Damien Duff, 46
There’s been many reports about Joe Kinnear’s press conference, which had no less than 50 expletives.
Not going to dabble much into it, it must show how pressured Joe Kinnear has been over the past few days. As the interim manager of Newcastle United, a shock move like his was unexpected and unwelcome by most fans, and the critics themselves.
But on his second match as the Newcastle gaffer (also his first match getting to select the team), he managed to equalize the 2-goal advantage of Everton to make it 2-2 on Goodison grounds. Joe Kinnear was busy up and down the stairs telling his assistants what had to be done to change tactics about as he had been banned from the sidelines. One goal a minute before half time, and the second goal a minute after.
“Kinnear effect at work?“, the Soccernet.com report asks. While it is to be said that Everton had been unlucky in the efforts they had at the match and Newcastle were fortunate enough to score at the half time mark to break Evertonian hearts, Joe Kinnear has put some determination into his players’ spirits, and like milk and honey, directness and determination mix like mellow gold.
The match showed Newcastle with something they lacked under Keegan. And given the 50-worded conference he had a few days before, the critics must be silent and awkward all over now.
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