{"id":291304,"date":"2023-09-19T23:20:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T23:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=291304"},"modified":"2023-09-19T23:20:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T23:20:26","slug":"eddie-howe-denies-newcastle-were-lucky-to-secure-a-draw-in-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-denies-newcastle-were-lucky-to-secure-a-draw-in-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Howe denies Newcastle were &apos;lucky&apos; to secure a draw in Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Eddie Howe denies Newcastle were &#8216;lucky&#8217; to secure a draw against AC Milan in Champions League opener&#8230; as he praises his players for putting their bodies on the line in stalemate<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AC Milan 0-0 Newcastle: Toon earn battling point on Champions League return<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>THE NOTEBOOK: Newcastle keeper Pope makes five saves in six crazy minutes\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eddie Howe has denied that his Newcastle team got lucky after a battling draw to open their Champions League campaign in Milan.<\/p>\n<p>The home side had 26 efforts on goal but found goalkeeper Nick Pope in inspired form, especially during a first half in which he made seven saves.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle resisted Milan&#8217;s pressure after the break to protect a point on their return to the competition after 20 years away.<\/p>\n<p>And Howe said: &#8216;I didn&#8217;t think the draw was lucky on our part. I was slightly disappointed with the way we played with the ball.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But I thought the way we defended was commendable with our blocked shots and how many times we threw ourselves in front of the ball. We were determined to defend our goal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/23\/75617261-0-image-m-51_1695163599225.jpg\" height=\"616\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle boss Eddie Howe salutes the travelling fans after Tuesday&#8217;s draw with AC Milan<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/23\/75609943-0-AC_Milan_could_not_find_a_way_past_Nick_Pope_in_Newcastle_s_goal-a-46_1695162645402.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>AC Milan could not find a way past Nick Pope in Newcastle&#8217;s goal as the Magpies held on\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/23\/75609929-0-Rafael_Leao_wasted_a_glorious_chance_for_Milan_after_a_brilliant-a-49_1695162667477.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rafael Leao wasted a glorious chance for Milan after a brilliant mazy run in the second half<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Yes, our goalkeeper played well, but it was a really good defensive display in a very hostile atmosphere and a very difficult place to come. You can&#8217;t underestimate the power of that draw.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Pope&#8217;s heroics provided the foundation on a night when he had to be at his best to keep the Rossoneri at bay three days after keeping a clean sheet in a Premier League victory over Brentford.<\/p>\n<p>Howe said: &#8216;I thought he was outstanding today. He was excellent against Brentford &#8211; although he didn&#8217;t have a lot to do &#8211; and his all-round game was at his highest level.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s no coincidence, two big displays and two clean sheets from him which is absolutely crucial to us. He was a huge part of our success last year and no doubt he&#8217;ll be the same this year.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle might even have snatched victory at the death when midfielder Sean Longstaff forced a crucial save from substitute keeper Marco Sportiello deep into stoppage time, and Howe was not countenancing suggestions his side had been fortunate.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;Everyone&#8217;s entitled to their opinion. I didn&#8217;t think the draw was luck. We were slightly disappointed with how we played with the ball tonight, but there are a lot of different reasons for that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12537965\/Eddie-Howe-denies-Newcastle-lucky-secure-draw-against-AC-Milan-Champions-League-opener-praises-players-putting-bodies-line-stalemate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eddie Howe denies Newcastle were &#8216;lucky&#8217; to secure a draw against AC Milan in Champions League opener&#8230; as he praises his players for putting their bodies on the line in stalemate AC Milan 0-0 Newcastle: Toon earn battling point on Champions League return THE NOTEBOOK: Newcastle keeper Pope makes five saves in six crazy minutes\u00a0&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Eddie Howe denies Newcastle were &amp;apos;lucky&amp;apos; 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