Jason Tindall left emotional over Eddie Howe pneumonia battle: ‘It’s really difficult’
Jason Tindall admits it’s ‘really difficult’ to see his close friend and Newcastle United manager. Eddie Howe battling pneumonia in hospital.
Premier League football club Newcastle confirme on แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ Monday that Howe is still recovering after being diagnose with the lung issue.
Howe was absent from Newcastle’s 4-1 win over Manchester United on. Sunday and will also miss upcoming matches against Crystal Palace and Aston Villa this week.
It was first reveale on Saturday that Howe was struggling with an illness, with the 47-year-old. Englishman having in hospital since Friday.
Newcastle’s assistant manager Tindall – who has worke as Howe’s No.2 for almost two decades – was aske in a press conference on. Tuesday what the last few days had like for him on a personal level.
Jason Tindall shares emotional reaction to Eddie Howe’s illness
‘It’s really difficult,’ Tindall said. ‘Especially when it’s someone you’ve worke so closely with for such a long time. He’s never misse more than a day or two in all the time we’ve working together.
‘It’s a new situation for me. But the most important thing, and what gives you some comfort, is that he’s in the best possible hands.’
Eddie Howe and Jason Tindall’s long-standing partnership
Tindall and Howe have known each other for a total of 27 years, with the duo having first met when they were playing together at AFC Bournemouth.
The pair both playe as defenders – and when Howe became Bournemouth manager in 2009 – Tindall was named as his assistant as they successfully kept the club in League Two, avoiding relegation on a -17 points deduction, before leading the south coast side to promotion in the following season.
Howe left Bournemouth to manage Burnley in 2011 and took Tindall with him as they continue their managerial partnership in Lancashire.
When Howe returne to Bournemouth for his second spell as manager in 2012, Tindall was again by Howe’s side all the way up to 2020 as they incredibly guide the Cherries from League One to the Premier League for the first time in the club’s history, keeping them there for five seasons.
After a brief spell apart, they linke up again at Newcastle in 2021 and having working together ever since, helping the Magpies clinch the Carabao Cup trophy this term.