Eddie Howe says his Newcastle gamers can be affected by a “steep” comedown from their thrilling 3-3 draw with Liverpool as they put together to tackle Brentford.
Fabian Schar’s Ninetieth-minute equaliser earned the Magpies a deserved level towards the Premier League leaders on Wednesday after main twice at St James’ Park.
The outcome ended an eight-game win streak for the Reds, with the Toon placing in a show which ought to encourage them within the weeks forward.
“Going into the Liverpool sport, the gamers would’ve felt the excessive of the sport – definitely as a participant I felt that,” Howe mentioned forward of the journey to the Bees on Saturday.
“After any sport, there’s at all times a comedown, however I feel it is going to be a steep one after the Liverpool sport.
“Our problem this weekend is to discover a technique to hit the identical degree of depth and psychological high quality we confirmed on Wednesday.”
Angle is vital
The Toon have received solely certainly one of their final 10 Premier League video games, with Brentford coming into the sport off the again of a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa.
Thomas Frank’s males have appeared a special facet at house, nonetheless, profitable six and drawing certainly one of their seven on the Gtech Communit Stadium this time period.
Howe needs to see his gamers method the sport in West London with the same angle to what they produced on Wednesday.
He added: “As at all times, it’s angle. Angle is all the pieces to any workforce. In opposition to Liverpool, you noticed the right angle, the right psychological preparation from the gamers.
“After we entered the pitch, I’ve little doubt, within the early exchanges of the sport, we have been in a very good place; actually good vitality, biting in midfield, need to win the ball, actually good in duels.
“Step by step, if you find yourself good in these small areas, your greater efficiency appears completely different.
“Athletically, I believed we appeared actually good; the operating pace of our entrance gamers, the battling qualities of our midfield towards a high workforce. Particularly within the first half, I felt we received that battle.”
Necessary to begin properly
Brentford are recognized for scoring early targets this season and Howe is aware of his facet might want to begin the gane properly to have any likelihood.
The Toon boss added: “Everytime you go away from house, the intention you set is vital. The early exchanges offer you loads of clues to how the sport goes to go. We have to begin properly.
“Brentford have scored loads of early targets – we’re properly conscious of that. They’re nonetheless a really god set-piece workforce as properly, so we’ll should be on our guard.”
Group information: Botman and Trippier bettering however nonetheless out
Howe says injured defender Kieran Trippier is “bettering”, whereas providing an replace on centre-back Sven Botman.
He mentioned: “He’s doing properly. It’s all about rhythm for Sven now. It’s all about getting these sport dynamics, the pitch geography again; issues that he would usually do on autopilot, he must rediscover how you can do.
“It’s been an enormous increase to have him in coaching. He’s an enormous man, an enormous presence and we’ve definitely missed him.”
