"Banknote ability" is indeed the most effective superpower!
While the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals was in full swing, the Premier League also played four make-up matches, and although the outcome of the victory and defeat did not change the rankings, the implications were profound.
Newcastle travelled to St. Mary's Stadium in midweek to challenge Southampton, and although it is a middle-down team battle in the Premier League, the £320 billion club game is the focus. Since entering 2022, Newcastle has opened a crazy point-grabbing mode driven by the "banknote ability", winning 7 games, 5 wins and 2 draws in the Premier League to win 17 points, and the ability to grab points in the same period is second only to Liverpool, which has 8 wins, 7 wins and 1 draw!
It is thanks to the blessing of "banknote ability" that Newcastle has been able to renew after the winter window, the ranking has soared, from the first to last place in the Premier League to the fourteenth place, while continuously narrowing the gap with the previous team, but also further widening the gap with the relegation zone.
However, Newcastle is not without hidden dangers - Trippier, who is considered the best reinforcement in the winter window, fractured his toe after the explosion performance, and it is lucky to return to the team at the end of the season; the center Chris Wood who smashed the gold hoist has not broken the goal drought, although as long as it is to weaken the relegation opponent, Burnley's momentum is getting stronger and stronger; Brazilian midfielder Guimarães, who is signed in the future, is still looking for rhythm...
Although the Magpies flew on the branches and the relegation was basically worry-free, among the opponents in these 7 games, the Hammers ranked a little higher (1-1), and the Magpies' goal was a super club, and if they wanted to go further, they needed to show some real skills. Therefore, the away match against the Saints is quite important.
With the record at the bottom, Eddie Howe also has the strength to adjust the squad, Guimarães finally started amid the thousands of calls from Newcastle fans, and the highly anticipated midfielder can play, of course, it is highly anticipated.
Southampton this season is a typical strong and not weak, weak is not strong, can be home and away to the leader Manchester City, away to Tottenham Hotspur, can also be a fiasco to Norwich... But the situation after the opening showed that the Saints were clearly playing the Magpies as a strong team.
Southampton attacked and Dubravka became the busiest player on the pitch, but after a lot of trouble, Newcastle's goal was lost. In the 25th minute, Armstrong broke the deadlock with a header in the melee in front of goal.
The score is behind, the scene is passive, if it is changed to the past, Newcastle is doomed to collapse, but after the winter window blood replenishment and the confidence brought by the recent excellent record, Newcastle has the confidence to deal with it calmly. In the 32nd minute, Chris Wood inserted a diagonal pass from Shelvy, met the ball a little, the ball was in the net, and Wood finally scored his first goal to join Newcastle.
Yi Bian fought again, and the first starter Guimarães finally saw his value, facing Dan Bern's header into the box, the Brazilian midfielder swung the ball towards the goal with his back to the goal. Saints goalkeeper Foster did not expect Guimarães to suddenly attack and could only watch the ball into the net. Guimarães scored for the first time for Newcastle, and the football art engraved in the bones of Samba players is amazing!
With the debut goal of the two new signings introduced to the team in the winter window, Newcastle overtook the score. After the "banknote ability" was completed, Newcastle entered the "standby mode", and Dubravka became the busiest person on the field, but after the "banknote ability" opened the back line of light, it was no longer the state of the past that leaked wind on all sides, and Newcastle saved the victory as desired.
8 wins, 6 wins, 2 draws, 20 points! Looking at the top five leagues, only Liverpool and Barca have scored 20 points after entering 2022. With the "banknote ability", the Magpies are really going to become phoenixes, and this season is no longer aimed at relegation, this is the rhythm of the top eight!
Premier League ninth place Aston Villa, 27-36 points, Newcastle fourteenth, 27-31 points...