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Eddie Howe has confirmed that this morning’s 8:05am clash with the A-League All Stars will feature a host of Newcastle youngsters in the final game of our Australia trip.
A host of first-team stars featured in Wednesday’s shootout win over Spurs, where Alexander Isak levelled before Mark Gillespie was the unlikely hero in a 5-4 victory on penalties. However, it’s emerged that five senior players have left our camp Down Under.
Bruno Guimaraes and Miguel Almiron have departed as they prepare for Copa America (starting on June 20th) with Brazil and Paraguay. Joelinton has also returned to his homeland to marry his partner Thays Gondim. Congratulations in advance, big Joe!
Alexander Isak and Emil Krafth have also been given some additional time off after being called up to the Sweden squad for early-June friendlies against Denmark and Serbia; two sides preparing for Euro 2024.
Kieran Trippier is also unlikely to feature in today’s match as he continues his come back ahead of the Euros. His first-half substitution on Wednesday was pre-planned, but he’s still edging his way back from a calf problem that start just one of our final 11 games of 2023/24.
Asked about today’s game and the side we’re likely to see, Howe said: “It will be a younger team for us. A lot of our international players will now move back to their various countries where they are going to prepare for the Euros and different competitions. We’ll play a younger team so the majority of the experienced players will have finished their seasons.”
On Trippier, he added: “No, I don’t think he’ll play Friday. But let’s see how he feels. He’ll be with us for the whole trip but we have to make sure we treat him well because it’s the early stages for him.”
Several youngsters featured from the bench in Melbourne and it seems many of them could start today’s 8.05am kick-off, leaving Kuol, Parkinson, Diallo, A Murphy, De Bolle, Charlton, Hernes and Thompson all with a…
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Author : Olly Hawkins
Publish date : 2024-05-24 05:11:46
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