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\nNEWCASTLE: Newcastle United are having to deal with increased expectations this season, according to Eddie Howe, with the head coach admitting the Magpies\u2019 Premier League start has yet to live up to his own high standards.<\/p>\n
\nHowe\u2019s men have lost just one of their opening seven games this season, including six played in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
\nHowever, just one of those six top-flight games ended in victory, with four draws and a late loss to Liverpool completing the set.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m not happy with it. I want more points, I want to win every game,\u201d said Howe when discussing the Magpies\u2019 2022\/23 campaign so far.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThere\u2019s always swings and roundabouts, it never always goes for you, but I thought we should have got something from Liverpool. There\u2019s more points we\u2019ve left out there, but it\u2019s up to us to improve those slight margins.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m sure expectations have been raised, although certainly not by me or anyone connected internally. I think we\u2019ve just tried to go about our business in the way that we feel benefits the team and improves the team,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cObviously, when you sign players for transfer fees, that creates a buzz and excitement, and rightly so. But we just have to create an environment where the players are able to perform and give their best under the most minimal pressure possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nOne of the bright sparks for United this season has been the emergence of youngster Elliot Anderson.<\/p>\n
\nThe 19-year-old Geordie made his first Premier League appearance under Howe in the 1-1 draw at Wolves, hitting the bar in the closing stages. He had a transformative impact when used off the bench by Howe again against Crystal Palace last weekend, although for all his enterprising play, he could not unlock the door for the Magpies.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI thought he was very bright,\u201d said Howe of Anderson.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe brought him on the left, as I thought our midfield three were doing well at that moment in the game and I didn\u2019t want to disrupt their rhythm. Sometimes you make a change to an area that can have a negative effect, so I put him wide. It\u2019s an area he can play very well in.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cCertainly his chopping and turning in the box was very impressive. He put a couple of lovely balls in with his left foot that we probably should have done better with.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cVery pleased with Elliot. Again, a home game, he comes on with pressure on him. He wants the ball in every moment and that\u2019s a big positive to take.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAnderson, speaking to\u00a0nufc.co.uk, said that he believes three points, as well as goals and assists for himself, are just around the corner.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cFor me, I\u2019m trying to get that first goal and hoping it comes soon so I can start kicking on from there,\u201d said the player who spent last season on loan at then League Two Bristol Rovers.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m confident in the lads to get three points in the near future. You can see when we\u2019ve picked up draws, everyone is fighting very hard for the win and I think that victory will come soon.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe defending has been very good, and we just need to be a bit more clinical and have that cutting edge when taking our chances in front of goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHe added: \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to earn the gaffer\u2019s trust in putting me on and hoping I can make that difference. I thought I played well, but I think I was just missing that goal or assist to try to change the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nMeanwhile, club co-owner Amanda Staveley has revealed she suffered a sleepless night after VAR ruled out a potential United winner against Palace last weekend.<\/p>\n
\nThis week Magpies chiefs filed an official complaint with Professional Game Match Officials Limited, which is in charge of setting refereeing standards in the English football pyramid.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI had a sleepless night,\u201d Staveley told Tyneside Life.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe should have won, I hated the VAR decision. Obviously that\u2019s something we\u2019re dealing with, it seems to be a consistent theme of the last few games. But we are dealing with that, talking to officials and we\u2019re trying to get something that we think will work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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