For all the talk of Manchester United wobbling and opening the top-four door for Liverpool, Newcastle are also having a bit of a moment.
Pioli and the players backed up this version of events but, regardless of the intention, it cannot have been easy on the coach. And without a swift and sudden improvement from Milan on Tuesday night, the next meeting is sure to be rather less affectionate.
David Moyes made a raft of changes for Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at Brentford so he could hardly bemoan the result, even if he still “didn’t like the performance”. Resting key players ahead of the trip to AZ Alkmaar served a dual purpose, with those brought in given the chance to play for their places and, in some cases, their West Ham futures. No one took their opportunity.
After taking one point from their last six, Newcastle are checking their shoulders on their way to Brighton on Thursday. Which Seagulls side will be waiting for them: the side who were embarrassed by Everton in their last home game? Or the one that ruthlessly took Arsenal apart at the Emirates? Newcastle face another of the strugglers at the weekend when they welcome Leicester before a final-day trip to Chelsea. They need five more points to secure a top-four spot. Bruno’s form, against Brighton’s Moises Caicedo and Alexis Mac Alister, will have a huge say in how comfortable the Magpies want to make the final week of a so-far fabulous season.Three EFL play-off second-legs fall in midweek, with both Championship affairs still very much in the balance.
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