"Howe was even pushed in front of the travelling support by Bruno Guimaraes and Kieran Trippier to take the acclaim of the crowd after his side's 2-1 win. The Newcastle head coach is not usually one for doing so. But he could not help but punch the air before waving his arms up and down as Newcastle supporters roared in response. "That was a special connection," he said. "I'm grateful it's still there.""
"Those words were uttered just a few days after Newcastle were booed off at St James' Park following a 3-2 defeat against Brentford. That was an evening a crestfallen Howe admitted he was not doing his job "well enough at the moment". It led to a lot of soul searching for Howe behind the scenes following just one win in eight games in all competitions."
""It was not an act," he said. "That was me being very real and very genuine in terms of how I felt. "I'll say it again. I've got to believe that I'm the right person to be in the job with all the sacrifices that it entails and I've got to feel that the players are playing for me. "Today they showed that they are but that has to be consistent moving forward.""
At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium a section of Tottenham supporters chanted for manager Thomas Frank's dismissal while Newcastle fans serenaded Eddie Howe after a 2-1 away win. Bruno Guimaraes and Kieran Trippier pushed Howe forward to receive acclaim as he celebrated with the travelling supporters and called the moment a "special connection" he was grateful remained. Days earlier Newcastle had been booed off after a 3-2 home defeat to Brentford, prompting Howe to admit he was not performing well and to undertake soul-searching following one win in eight games. Several players suffered cramp late on, indicating intense effort, and three new signings stepped up amid recruitment scrutiny.
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