Defeat to West Ham could cost Newcastle a place in Europe next season, which would be detrimental to the club's business planA season that promised tussles with European heavyweights and going deep in the cup competitions comes down to this for
“They are all must-win, I don’t look at this any differently,” Howe said on Friday of the first of those contests against West Ham.Newcastle have been in Dubai during the international break, recharging batteries, resetting goals and reaffirming messages that seem to have been lost since a December slump they have never really recovered from.
In the second part the training work was ramped up and for those not engaged in the international break it has felt like a positive experience. One insider noted tothis week that previous sunshine training camps have seen the team’s results improve markedly – a sign that Howe’s best work is usually done on the training ground, coaxing improvements from his players..