The incredible scenario of this Tuesday evening does not only make people happy. Led 1-0 by Newcastle until half-time, OM completely turned the match around after returning from the locker room. Thanks to a double from in-form Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the club won at home (2-1), ending a series of 17 consecutive defeats against a team from Europe’s top 4.
A prestigious victory, crucial in the race for qualification, which does not really delight Eddie Howe. If his team is still in the top 8 despite the defeat (8th, 9 points), the coach did not appreciate the content offered by his players. Especially in the second half.
“It’s particularly painful. We had very strong opposition at the start of the match”he first noted in a post-match press conference, before delivering an implacable observation on the key moment of the match.
“We lost in ten minutes”
“We lost in ten minutes at the start of the second halfcontinues the English tactician. It was difficult to predict. They scored very early after the locker room, we didn’t expect them to score so quickly. » The fault also lies with one “Really unlucky second goal”according to Eddie Howe, who was keen to defend his goalkeeper Nick Pope, author of a risky outing on the action.
“We sometimes concede goals, but that’s it. Nick (Pope) has saved us several times already. (…) It’s the life of a goalkeeper. Sometimes he has good matches, others not so good.”he recalled. In summary, Newcastle leaves with “a lot of disappointment. » “We didn’t do the right thing. Marseille played really well,” concluded the coach.
