As always you can trust the manager to find positives in a situation where you are likely to be without the player who has scored the lion’s share of the goals this season.
With glass half full though, maybe it was written in the stars that with Newcastle stuttering badly against West Brom, Sammy Ameobi would replace Ba and create the winner…
Attack is the best form of defence at places like Anfield and Old Trafford, after all what have we got to lose, with our record over the years it has to be worth trying something different.
The last minute Fenerbahce equaliser was annoying at worst…but it helped bring back nightmares of what has happened in Newcastle United’s not so distant past.
