Newcastle United squad quality and the question of accountability
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11-second readA lot of my friends believe this Newcastle United squad explains our erratic start to the season. We lack quality in the right places, they say, and the manager is... You can click here to read the full article.
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A lot of my friends believe this Newcastle United squad explains our erratic start to the season. We lack quality in the right places, they say, and the manager is being judged for weaknesses in the players he has been given.
There is substance in that argument. But there is also a danger in stopping there. If the Newcastle United squad is the problem, we still have to ask why this is the squad we have.
Its limitations cannot become an explanation that leaves everyone responsible for assembling and managing it beyond criticism. After the Carabao Cup exit at Everton, I wanted to test the premise.
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