Bruno and Howe Dream about the Historical Trophy for Newcastle after reaching the finals of the Carabao Cup
Newcastle Captain Bruno Guimaraes admitted that his “dream” was to raise the first major Newcastle trophy in 75 years after helping them reach the Carabao Cup final.
Magpies are on Wednesday night in St. James Park beat Arsenal 2-0 to earn a total 4-0 win in the semifinals and book their place at Wembley.
It will be the second final appearance of Newcastle in the three -year competition, and after he went against Manchester United in 2023, Guimaraes this time desperately desperate to go better.
The Brazilian, who was called Skipper at the beginning of the season, told Sky Sports: “The incredible effect of everyone and we have to thank fans too. Here we are, another finale for the club and hopefully we will be able to win this.
“I felt anxiously before the game, Big Game, Arsenal A Top, Top Team, but when we play like that, we become an amazing team.
“Play so and we can dream a big one. It would be amazing to get a trophy, my dream is to do it.
“Isaac is the best striker these days for me. For me, the manager is amazing. He deserves a loan.”
“Ever since I joined the club, my goal was to put my name in the history of the club” ✨
Bruno Guimarães says it would be a dream to raise a trophy with Newcastle 🏆 pic.twitter.com/vxbwpc9HXQ
– Sky Sports Football (@Skyfootball) 5th February 2025
Howe: We are wiser than two years ago
Manager Eddie Howe says Newcastle is more responsible for his last place than two years ago and thinks they are in a stronger club that will go one better.
The toon boss said: “It’s huge [to get back to Wembley]. The first appearance there was a bit unexpected, but the club we want to be we must be there regularly, so it is not a surprise.
“We are there for merit, our race was not easy this year, we faced four Premier League teams, so we made a hard yard.
“I hope we can learn from last experience and improve our performance.”
Your finalists Carabao Cup 😍 pic.twitter.com/rcach4wtxh
– Newcastle United (@nufc) 5th February 2025
Howowe’s tactic surpasses the weapon
While enjoying smaller balls, Newcastle was controlled throughout the match at St James Park, after a Howe manager decided to switch to the back five and not to the usual four.
He did a treat, with the second Newcastle goal from the intense pressure of the defender Fabian Schara on the edge of Arsenal’s box, allowing Anthony Gordon to return home.
Howe added, “It was a great night for us. It was a difficult game, but we were tactically good. The intention was to be aggressive, and sometimes even when you do it, it doesn’t always work.
“Today it worked. I thought it helped to fix our plan. Sometimes we had to retire, but we were always in the game.
“The work [on the game plan] Started on Monday, which is fast. Last year’s Champions League helped us work on these two -day turns.
“Players followed the instructions to the letter, they deserve a loan. Fabinac [Schar] He had a long distance to cover himself in his job, following Declan Rice, whether he had low or had passed or had passed the central one.
“Sometimes he went straight across the field. He’s a good athlete and is very capable of it.”
