The Newcastle United Eddie manager has transformed the fighting side into one qualification to the Champions League in just 18 months, and one of his former players revealed how much he liked to work under him.
Chris Wood is flying now Nottingham Forest and fight for Champions League There, but initially arrived in Newcastle in January 2022 Premier League Goals in 17 performances Burnley This season.
Pressure for New International Zealand has also been added Newcastle After activating the exemption clause worth 25 million pounds and in need of points to get out of the inheritance battle. For Wood, Howe turned out to be the perfect manager who will help him enjoy football more.
The head of Newcastle United Eddie Howe is key to Chris Wood’s success
“He instilled trust in me,” says only Wood Fourfour. “He was an amazing manager for work and I think many players say it after working under him. He is a very bright man with a very intelligent football brain. He was happy to play under him. “
But while Wood fought for goals in St. James’ Park, shooting only five times in 39 matches in all competitions, before joining Nottingham Forest in the second half of the 2022/23 season, Wood believes that the expensive movement still came out for all events.
“I think it worked – Newcastle needed a striker because Callum Wilson was wounded, an opportunity appeared and I wanted to test myself outside my comfort zone,” explains Wood. “I wanted to try something, especially in the Newcastle project.
“I wanted to be part of it; Play under Eddiem Howe and be historically involved in a huge club. It worked well on the pitch. The maintenance was huge. Leaving the place where they were when I arrived – I think it was 11 points – to end in the 1940s. [49 points] He was sensational.
“I liked my time. It was disappointing that there were no more goals, but this is life. I think I brought much more than just goals, but it would be nice to have both. “
In Nottingham Forest Wood had exactly both: 14 Premier League goals last season were already matched in 2024/25, while European football probably looks in the next term, because Forest is sitting comfortably in third place in the highest flight.
