Eddie Howe's side dig deep to leave the San Siro with a clean sheet
It is less than two years since an embattled Steve Bruce made the depressing admission his remit was simply to keep the club “ticking along”. Now Newcastle’s fans are ticking off the great European away days.
Newcastle remember one of their great away days here against Inter in 2002, a night when 12,000 acclaimed Alan Shearer and a spiky, sprightly side sprinkled with liberal amounts of European experience. The competition has taken a quantum leap in the last two decades and Newcastle, despite their fast-track back into the top four, clearly have plenty of catching up to do.
Defensively they held firm, straining every sinew to prevent Milan from capitalising on their superiority. It was FA Cup third round stuff, throwing bodies and limbs in front of Milan’s bombardment to keep the scores level. It says much for their spirit but let’s not get it twisted, they will need to offer more to be competitive in a group laced with class acts.
At the San Siro they looked at sixes and sevens, ceding space to Milan’s willing runners. And how the hosts made hay, Portuguese maverick Rafael Leao playing the conductor as part of a forward three that exhibited the sort of balance that is lacking in black and white right now.
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