Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has rejected calls to resign, insisting he would step aside only if he believed he was no longer the right person to lead the club.
Pressure has grown on Howe following Saturday’s 3–2 home defeat to Brentford at St James’ Park, where Newcastle players were booed off by their own supporters.
The loss left the Magpies 12th in the Premier League, with fans voicing frustration over the club’s recent run of results.
Howe admitted after the match that he was disappointed and said he was “not doing my job well enough at the moment.”
However, speaking two days later, the manager said he still had full belief in his ability to turn the situation around.
As reported by BBC Sport on Monday, Howe, speaking ahead of Newcastle’s trip to Tottenham Hotspur, said there was “no doubt in my mind” that he remained the right coach for the club.
“That’s why I’m sitting here,” he said. “If there was doubt, I wouldn’t be – because the club is the most important thing. I’ve never put myself before the club.”
He added: “If I didn’t think I was the correct man to take the team forward, and I couldn’t give the players what they need, then I would step aside and let someone else do it.”
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Despite winning only one of their last eight games in all competitions, Howe continues to have the backing of the club’s hierarchy.
Since his appointment in 2021, he has overseen a major turnaround, leading Newcastle to the Carabao Cup to secure the club’s first major domestic trophy in 70 years and guiding them into the Champions League twice.
Newcastle now face a demanding run of fixtures, including a Champions League last-16 tie against Qarabag and an FA Cup fourth-round clash with Aston Villa on Saturday.
Howe acknowledged he was enduring one of the toughest spells of his time at the club but said he was relying on lessons from previous difficult periods to help Newcastle recover.
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