Newcastle's sporting director, Dan Ashworth, reflects on Sandro Tonali's suspension and how Newcastle might react in January
After the , supporters are already daring to dream of a return to Wembley. A quarter-final at Stamford Bridge awaits in December, before which sixth-placed Newcastle will look to close the gap on the top five in the and attempt to progress from what many view as the ’s “Group of Death”.
“From the minute it happened, you look at yourself. What could we have done better? What could I have done better? What lessons can be learned from this? Could we have known? Should we have known? You look at your processes,” Ashworth says. “I’ve been doing this for 16 years and nothing like this has happened before. “We pride ourselves on due diligence and getting the right characters. You have all seen the culture and cohesion in the group are extremely strong and that’s not by chance.
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