"That is the only way we can play."
The words of Steve Bruce in 2019, on why his Newcastle squad could not play the attacking football fans craved, citing the work done by Rafa Benitez as too great to overturn in such a short space of time.
Bruce told supporters he would do it his way in the months that followed, but Newcastle fans were yet to see any consistent improvements. Fast forward to present day, Eddie Howe has all but rubbished that theory and is putting his own stamp on the Magpies squad.
