Newcastle United surpassed Napoli to set the longest active unbeaten run in Europe’s top five leagues, after beating Fulham 1-0 on Sunday.
After Napoli lost 1-0 to Inter Milan, Newcastle beat their active record for the longest unbeaten run by extending their streak to 14 games.
Newcastle beating the Napoli unbeaten run shows takeover and Howe success
This stat is an insight into the transformative impact both the PIF (Public Investment Fund) takeover as well as Eddie Howe have had on the side.
When Howe took over as Magpies manager, the club were languishing in 19th place.
In fact, several fans had written off the sleeping giants’ rise to the top, due to them hiring the Englishman instead of a more established tactician.
However, Howe has proven that he is the real deal, as Newcastle United have beaten Napoli to now boast having the longest unbeaten run in Europe’s top five leagues.
While many expected the new owners at Newcastle to simply splash the cash at glamorous signings, the opposite has been the case so far.
The club’s finest incomings such as Kieran Trippier, Bruno Guimaraes and Nick Pope did not even cost the club £100 million in total, with the club’s No. 1 costing just £10 million (Sky Sports).
And what remains fascinating is that all these signings, be it astute pick-ups from foreign leagues or Premier League players all suit Eddie Howe’s system to a tee.
Can Newcastle go all the way in the Premier League?
Well, who can predict the future should be the natural response, but the reality is that the answer is likely to be no.
However, Newcastle United have a shout for being the 3rd best team in the league, based on performances alone and ruling them out for top four would be silly.
Regardless of how things pan out at the end of the season, Newcastle deserve massive credit for beating Napoli to set the longest active unbeaten run in Europe’s top five leagues.
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