Micah Richards believes Eddie Howe may be the victim of his own success last season after guiding Newcastle United to Premier League safety. The Magpies did not win a league game until December before an emphatic run of form in 2022 saw the Toon finish just seven points away from European football.
It was an incredible feat for the Magpies who looked certain to be relegated to the Championship, with Howe masterminding the resurgence after taking over the reins in November. Newcastle's form from the turn of the year would have had them finish in the European places, had the season started in January hypothetically.
The January transfer window played a big part in the Magpies' surge towards safety and there's plenty of ambition on Tyneside following another impressive window to date. Speaking to Sky Bet's Big Questions, Richards said: "The problem with Eddie now, he performs so well in the second half of the season, it’s killed him because everyone’s going to expect that level.
