Newcastle: Eddie Howe has big Carabao Cup final problem, says Paul Merson | Football News

Paul Merson says that the final of the Carabao cup in Newcastle is a big problem for Eddie Howe when he is preparing for a “essential” match against the rivals of the first four Nottingham Forest.

In their first match since the reservation of their place to face Liverpool, Newcastle was purified by Man City who won a categorical 4-0 victory at the Etihad stadium. Their form dropped last month with three defeats in the last four championship games, and Howe warned that their season would be over if they only focused on the Carabao Cup final.

“If [having one eye on the final] This is the case, we are in trouble, “said Howe.” Because our Premier League season will be really over when this final arrives, it cannot be at the center. “”

Newcastle Face Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and West Ham united in the Premier League, as well as Brighton & Hove Albion in the fifth round of the FA Cup before the Carabao Cup final, but Merson says that it is only natural for the ‘Watch out for the players, who could become Newcastle Legends by lifting a trophy, to move away towards Wembley.

Before the Top Proil Enday Between Newcastle and Nottingham Forest, live on Sky Sports, Merson discuss the final problem of the Carabao cup in Newcastle, the impressive season of Forest and why the match of Sunday is a must for the Toon And a must for Nuno Espirito Santo.

The great opportunity of the forest in Newcastle

This is a massive opportunity for Nottingham Forest this weekend in Newcastle. They can open a difference of nine points in Newcastle with a victory.

It’s a chance to put real daylight between them and the side of Eddie Howe.

It is an essential game for Newcastle, but it is an essential match for Nottingham Forest.

If the forest can move away from St James’ Park with a point, they would be more than happy.

Their goal from now on until the end of the season must be to win at home, then stop the teams in and around them.

This is why the match against Newcastle is massive. Of course, they can win the game and move more clearly, but the absolute minimum is to leave with a point to keep Newcastle at the length of the arm.

Merse impressed by the forest “resilient”

I was shocked by the way the Nottingham forest has played this season.

What impressed me more than everything was when they were beaten, they recovered quickly. They were so resilient in this regard.

I saw them fighting in Man City and Arsenal, and even when they were slaughtered by Bournemouth, the way they rebounded in their next games have impressed me more.

In the Premier League, you can make these points where a defeat turns into another, and before you know, you lost five on the trot in the blink of an eye.

This is where the Nuno Espirito Santo team was so impressive. They won the matches immediately after a defeat, essentially stopping the rot before the rot settled.

‘Imminent Carabao Cup for Howe’

The big problem that Eddie Howe has for the moment is the imminent final of the Carabao Cup.

They were stunned by Manchester City last weekend. They made City look like Harlem Globetrotters.

They arrive on a stage, if they are not already there, that the players will turn to this final. It is not a lack of respect for the club or something like that, but these players have the opportunity to represent Newcastle in a Cup final in Wembley.

They have a chance to make the story of this football club.

It is natural that a player has this in the background of their mind.

Newcastle does not win the Cup competitions every two years. They have won nothing since I was born.

If they went and earned this competition for Newcastle, the players would be legends. This is something they will not be able to escape and it could cause Howe a headache in all the games before this trip by Wembley.

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