Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe welcomed the man from the match Dan Burn as “Colossus” and stated that his side had broken new soil with their 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the EFL Cup final.
Magpies ended the 70-year waiting for the main domestic trophy, and the 56-year waiting on a large trophy of any kind, as the head of Burn and the top strike by Alexander Isak secured a well-deserved victory at Wembley, despite the stopping time of Federico Chies who praised the lead and the Frajly Newcastle.
Burn, invited to England, for the first time at the age of 32, was extraordinary in the glitter of Liverpool attack, along with a colleague of Central Bek Fabian Schara, and Howe quickly praised the local hero while his side celebrated their names in Newcastle Folklore.
“I’m very emotional and I’ve been all day that is unlike me,” Howe told Sky Sports. “We knew what was today for all our fans, we wanted to make them proud and win a trophy.
“So, so pleased with the result and performance – today we deserved to win.
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“It was difficult when Liverpool scored. I was thinking about extra time, we always make it difficult for ourselves that it would never be 2-0.”
“We were aware of history and wanted the club to be proud. We wanted to score, we wanted to perform and we wanted to win.
“We break new soil, I thought we were magnificent today.
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– Newcastle United (@nufc) March 16, 2025
“We couldn’t believe Dan Burn had scored – he didn’t train that way! It was a coloss for us.”
Newcastle suffered 2-0 defeat in the Premier League on February 26 in the Premier League. Asked about this game, Howe admitted that he had deliberately refused to show his tickets at a competition in which his team was much less ambitious.
Howe was eventually proven to have a perfect game plan, his more direct style and energy of his side and pressing helping, suffocating the most striking attack of English football.
“Both teams were pretty direct, we were doing well,” Howe added.
“No one wanted to go wrong, there was not much nice football, but we were effective in both boxes.
“We didn’t want to show a hand when we played them a few weeks ago, we still wanted to win that game that we just did in a different way.”
But Howe would not be drawn to a conversation about his legacy and where Newcastle could get out of here, and Magpies are still in the Champions League hunting qualification through the Premier League.
“I want to enjoy it first,” Howe said. “I’m always about tomorrow, but I’ll put off my coaching books for a few days.”
