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Newcastle boss Steve Bruce has received the full endorsement of owner Mike Ashley despite growing fan unhappiness over the performances and results.
The Magpies are 15th in the Premier League having won 11 points from their first nine games, but Saturday’s listless 2-0 home loss to Chelsea was another example of Bruce’s men failing to create chances. as they only managed one shot on goal and had just 29% possession against Frank Lampard’s men, who would have won much more generously if it weren’t for the brilliant Karl Darlow and a whimsical shot from Timo Werner.
They were similarly dominated by surprise high flights from Southampton the weekend before and, despite Bruce last season equaling the club’s 13th place in 2018-19 with Rafael Benitez, discontent is mounting in Tyneside over the team’s defensive playing style.
Crucially though, he retains the backing of Ashley and managing director Lee Charnley after the transfer budget was cut, according to Telegraph Sport, despite #BruceOut trending on Tyneside in the wake of Chelsea’s loss.
Only Crystal Palace and Burnley have taken fewer shots this season, with Callum Wilson, unavailable against the Blues due to injury, the team’s only consistent goal outing.
In fact, Wilson’s former Bournemouth teammate Ryan Fraser was the only other attacking player to join over the summer. The Scotsman is currently out with a thigh injury.
Bruce, while saying in the summer that he was looking to make the team more visually pleasing, in recent weeks has spoken of the defensively strong but unambitious style that has left the fanbase so cold for most of his tenure. .
Newcastle have a roster of winnable matches, with home games against West Bromwich Albion and Fulham in December, as well as trips to Leeds United and Brentford next month in the Premier League and Carabao Cup, respectively.
Unusually there have been no Premier League bosses so far this season and Bruce is unlikely to be the first.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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