Eddie Howe says his Newcastle gamers will probably be affected by a “steep” comedown from their thrilling 3-3 draw with Liverpool as they put together to tackle Brentford.
Fabian Schar’s Ninetieth-minute equaliser earned the Magpies a deserved level towards the Premier League leaders on Wednesday after main twice at St James’ Park.
The outcome ended an eight-game win streak for the Reds, with the Toon placing in a show which ought to encourage them within the weeks forward.
“Going into the Liverpool sport, the gamers would’ve felt the excessive of the sport – definitely as a participant I felt that,” Howe mentioned forward of the journey to the Bees on Saturday.
“After any sport, there’s at all times a comedown, however I feel it will likely be a steep one after the Liverpool sport.
“Our problem this weekend is to discover a technique to hit the identical stage of depth and psychological high quality we confirmed on Wednesday.”
Perspective is vital
The Toon have received solely one among their final 10 Premier League video games, with Brentford coming into the sport off the again of a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa.
Thomas Frank’s males have appeared a special aspect at house, nevertheless, successful six and drawing one among their seven on the Gtech Communit Stadium this time period.
Howe desires to see his gamers method the sport in West London with an identical perspective to what they produced on Wednesday.
He added: “As at all times, it’s perspective. Perspective is the whole lot to any staff. In opposition to Liverpool, you noticed the proper perspective, the proper psychological preparation from the gamers.
“Once we entered the pitch, I’ve little doubt, within the early exchanges of the sport, we had been in a very good place; actually good vitality, biting in midfield, want to win the ball, actually good in duels.
“Progressively, if you find yourself good in these small areas, your larger efficiency seems to be completely different.
“Athletically, I assumed we appeared actually good; the working velocity of our entrance gamers, the battling qualities of our midfield towards a high staff. Particularly within the first half, I felt we received that battle.”
Essential to start out nicely
Brentford are identified for scoring early targets this season and Howe is aware of his aspect might want to begin the gane nicely to have any likelihood.
The Toon boss added: “Everytime you go away from house, the intention you set is vital. The early exchanges provide you with quite a lot of clues to how the sport goes to go. We have to begin nicely.
“Brentford have scored quite a lot of early targets – we’re nicely conscious of that. They’re nonetheless a really god set-piece staff as nicely, so we’ll should be on our guard.”
Staff information: Botman and Trippier enhancing however nonetheless out
Howe says injured defender Kieran Trippier is “enhancing”, whereas providing an replace on centre-back Sven Botman.
He mentioned: “He’s doing nicely. It’s all about rhythm for Sven now. It’s all about getting these sport dynamics, the pitch geography again; issues that he would usually do on autopilot, he must rediscover do.
“It’s been an enormous enhance to have him in coaching. He’s an enormous man, an enormous presence and we’ve definitely missed him.”