When Eddie Howe fell ill last week and it became clear Newcastle’s manager could be absent for some time, the team’s captain, Bruno Guimarães, convened an emergency meeting of senior players.
According to Guimarães, everyone resolved to “keep our standards as high as ever” and subsequent actions have shown they really meant it.
Written by Louise Taylor at St James’ Park
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