When Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe collected the manager of the month award for November, he instantly made it known that it was an accolade for the team and the staff around him. “I'm delighted to collect that for them,” he told Sky Sports. It’s another reminder of Howe’s approach to life at Newcastle and management as a whole - the team is everything.
That approach has been built into everything he has done at Newcastle in the 12 months he’s been in charge - everything positive that has come over the last year has had a sense of unity running through it. From the training pitch to the boardroom to the stands - the cliche of ‘we win together, we lose together’ is one that would sum up Newcastle United.
The turnaround in that time has been quite remarkable. As Newcastle break for the World Cup, they sit third but this time last year, they sat bottom of the Premier League still without a win. And yet, Howe remains as modest as ever.
