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Newcastle has had a rocky start to the 2023/24 Premier League season, with key player injuries hampering the club’s ability to win games.
The Magpies have shown flashes of their form from previous season, but the truth is that they are still a long way from their best.
A 0-0 draw in the humidity of Milan, on the other hand, is likely to be viewed as a sort of success, and if the club can obtain a positive result against Paris Saint-Germain in the next Champions League group game, it will set Eddie Howe’s team up beautifully.
for the remaining games.
Joe Willock will undoubtedly be absent, owing to the way he treated his current injury problems.
“We’re missing the two Joes in midfield, I think apart from that we’re pretty good,” he said in his pre-match press conference for the weekend’s game (h/t Shields Gazette).
“We’re hoping with Joelinton he could be back sooner [than the international break] but Joe Willock will definitely be after the international break.”
Willock is so near and yet so far from making a comeback, and when he finally does get to set foot on the pitch again, it’ll surely be like having a new signing for Howe given it’ll have been five months since his last appearance.
If nothing else, it gives the manager another rotation option as Newcastle aim to attack every game and tournament that they play in.
Should Willock be in contention for the final couple of Champions League group games too, it’ll be an unexpected bonus for the club