Eddie Howe ‘no 100%’ but loved to return to Newcastle

Eddie Howe says his recent illness has been “difficult” but he is happy to re -lead Newcastle United against Ipswich on Saturday.

Howe, 47, was hospitalized with pneumonia And he has lost the last three matches of the Magpies.

Assistant Jason Tindall and Graeme Jones took over the victories on Manchester United and Crystal Palace and a defeat to Aston Villa for the last time.

But Howe has returned and said, “I’m fine. I’m not 100% of my body, but I would like to think that I am very close to 100% in my head, which is the most important thing.

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“I see that it is very tight and possibly at the end of the season for the first five places. I think we have put ourselves in a very strong position. We enter a five -game league now where we have some difficult games, but we will have to be at our best … pic.twitter.com/xekwpi9toq

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“It has been difficult weeks for difficult weeks. I try to take a positive for each experience, I think it is really important, but this has been a real challenge because your health is undoubtedly taken.

“When you do not have the luxury of feeling normal, it can be very difficult, so I have gone through various emotions. Luckily, I feel that I am on the way to recovery, which is the most important.

“I am happy to be here. The staff behaved and acted absolutely brilliantly, so a real tribute to them and now I return, I hope I can add something to the group as we enter the last five games.”

Howe says he made the decision once he became ill from moving away from his role and not keeping in touch with Tindall and his staff.

He said, “I put in zero contact. I made a conscious decision when I did not feel good enough to focus on football to give Jason and all coaches all responsibility because for me, you are all all or all, and I could not contribute.

“The care I received from the NHS was absolutely first class. I can’t thank them enough, they were absolutely bright, the care and love I felt about them.

“And of course, the wishes and text messages that I have received from everyone. I tried to turn around everyone, take a while!

“I really appreciate it and I’m really grateful.”

The Champions League race is heated! 🍿

The gap between the third and seventh place is the lowest at this stage of the history of the Premier League. 😮‍💨🔥

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Newcastle will come to the weekend fifth, which would get a champion league place for next season.

After they play at Ipswich, they have matches against Brighton, Chelsea, Arsenal in Everton.