Half a billion from the sheikhs is not the only reason for progress.

Manchester United richer but lower

Idi Amin, dictator of Uganda, wore the awards bought by the heroes of the world war on the tunic of the “field marshal”. Amin proclaimed himself “King of Scotland” and also declared war United States of America. Since the cowardly enemy did not appear on the battlefield, the next day the dictator celebrated Uganda’s victory. The bloody and absurd story of an African fan of the German Adolf and at the same time an ally of the Soviet Union has a foreseeable end.

Cannibal Amin was overthrown, fled to Saudi Arabia, where Newcastle owners rule. Lived until 2003. It is illegal for a mass murderer not to be tried. But his story teaches that money and power don’t always mean they’re in the hands of a reasonable person. If Newcastle, after the sale of the club by the extravagant Ashley, declared themselves the king of football in England, the result would be relegation from Premier Leagueturning into a laughing stock.

Money is a magnet for success in sport, but only in the hands of those who know how to spend it. Manchester United The Glazers and Woodward have thrown away billions, and Newcastle, who have given far less to newcomers since the arrival of the Sheikhs – as much as Tottenham Hotspur in two seasons, are higher in the standings, in third place. But initially the Forty didn’t have a composition like Arsenal, City and Liverpool. It is not the stars that light Newcastle’s path.

The sheikhs found managers who proposed the development without signing stars for the sake of the name. We have taken into account the peculiarities of the path from the provincial popular, who has not played in the Champions League since Bobby Robson, to the “piggy bank”, where everything is organized in a smart way.

Stavey, Ashworth and Howe are pleasantly surprised

Sheikhs like to show their modernity. So-so argument, early 20th century emperors were more educated than any president of a major country in the world at this time, which didn’t help them make wise decisions. But delegating power to the truly intelligent often helps. Never Abramovich and her son Chelsea as sporting directors would have been so successful without Granovskaya and company.

When the sheikhs of Saudi Arabia have decided to whiten their reputation by buying Newcastle, they could invite a conditional Pochettino. The choice of Eddie Howe as head coach showed that the crown prince listens to advisers. In addition, Amanda Stavely was named principal, not only because the prince played with equality, which he hardly believes. Newcastle’s new owners took advantage of Amanda becoming a symbol of the struggle for progress.

Staveley fought for many years to free Newcastle from “King of Scots” Ashley. He constantly refused, but the stubborn Amanda didn’t give up, she wasn’t used to it. A difficult woman, she refused to marry Prince Andrew, but she has acquired knowledge and been doing business with her husband in the Middle East for a long time. It was Stavely who helped Sheikh Mansour acquire Manchester City, a decade and a half running alongside football.

Amanda is in a hurry to live, because she has Huntington’s disease, which you’ll know for sure if you’ve seen the House MD series There, heroine Olivia Wilde, the thirteenth, had incurable chorea. Staveley’s disease was diagnosed 11 years ago. If there isn’t a medical breakthrough in relieving the symptoms of brain decline, then Amanda has ten years of productive life. Will you go down in the history of the new Newcastle?

So far, Amanda has invited not only rosy-cheeked coach Howe, but also the younger and more popular brother of Spartak’s sporting director Dan Ashworth. Unlike his controversial traveling brother, the young manager is involved in the development of the England national team. And while Dan can safely be called Newcastle’s main transfer of the time with the sheikhs, because Ashworth was of interest to many.

By inviting experts, the “magpies” did not take off. They also strengthened the squad with helpful newcomers, such as Trippier and Guimaraes from the Brazilian national team. Dear Isak got injured, but he can reopen a little later. Preparation was carried out, but only Eddie Howe’s play could judge.

Newcastle remains a cheeky provincial

Any club on the road to success, if it is not the eternal football aristocracy, must have a competitive advantage. You can’t take Nottingham Forest and, with hundreds of transfers, without a clear development plan for the entire club, turn the former European Cup winner into a team of the same level. Champions League. You can’t comically change the outdated logo of the wealthy Aston Villa from the huge Birmingham to a copy of the Chelsea brand and tune into European competition with Emery.

Newcastle have lost fans to Michael Ashley’s tyranny, but will return fans if there are major reforms. It is also important in this story that “magpies” will not be allowed to blatantly break the law. The British authorities closely monitored the intentions of the sheikhs. Now all of Staveley and Ashworth’s actions are seen under the microscope, because Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and the rest don’t want a powerful competitor outside England’s “football capitals”.

And it appears, even if on the Newcastle field there are guys who do not shine with the fate of Jude Bellingham. For example, on the left is a huge Dan Bern. What are the chances of the 30-year-old giant staying long on the wing, providing Brazilian Joelinton with balls and dribbling King Saint-Maximin, when Allen fights injuries and gets back in shape? Frankly low. Newcastle, which observes financial fair play under the supervision of envious competitors, will be strengthened.

Meanwhile, Howe squeezes the most out of those who are. Pope replaced Dubravka, second behind Pickford in save rate. The defense helps, even if at the center are the young Botman, who didn’t get to Van Gaal’s question for the World Cup, and the old Fabian Sher. Burn, Willock, Longstaff, Wilson, who was brought to the World Cup, although Callum was thirty years old and had worthy young competitors – “mere mortals”.

A competent coach is enough for a great fight

Arteta knows how to strategize – Arsenal have risen. Howe is fine, because his players are developing. For example, Almiron is the best player of October in Premier League. In May, sobriety symbol Grealish joked that Mahrez should be removed from the pitch, because Riyadh plays as badly as Almiron. The Paraguayan midfielder had effective action last season, and now has eight goals, a four-game streak with goals in Premier League to contract.

That doesn’t make Almiron the new Alexis Sanchez of the Arsenal era, or Hazard’s fourth brother, but Miguel’s success is a compliment to Howe. The former Bournemouth manager is used to systemic work. The sheikhs have allocated 80 million euros for development, the total investment has exceeded half a billion euros. € 267 million was spent on newcomers, but € 107 million was given to Isak and Botman, and Trippier’s key transfer cost € 14 million.

While Atlético have problems: they have flown out of European competitions, Newcastle are under high pressure Premier League. In terms of the intensity of the selection, they are inferior to City and Arsenal, but superior to the other giants. Let’s not pretend Howe has a place in the Champions League in his pocket. But while Potter, whose team Tuchel came together for themselves, had draws and losses, the Magpies forgot about failures, for the last time they lost in late August to Liverpool at a party.

The decisive goal was immediately in the 97th minute, Howe could have been the only coach on the field Premier League without defeat. Don’t be surprised if Newcastle play well against Chelsea. There is still a long way to go, but when half a billion is handed over to competent managers, Ashworth’s words about plans to become leaders over time don’t sound like Uganda’s declaration of war. United States of America. Newcastle restrict the rules but did not chase Mbappé in the first place.

Newcastle got creative after years of oppression by the useless Ashley, who didn’t divorce and didn’t develop the club herself. Due to a toxic relationship, forty fans are happy for the first time in decades. Already several, but now the appetite for the European Cup has gone crazy.