Eddie Howe compared to Bobby Robson as Kieron Dyer makes Newcastle trophy claim
Newcastle legend Kieron Dyer insists the Toon Army will put Wembley heartbreak behind them and win “many trophies” in the future.
The former Newcastle midfielder Dyer is convinced that Eddie Howe has built foundations for long-term success which will help them bounce back from losing the Carabao Cup final. Dyer believes they will soon be ready to compete with the likes of Manchester City and Howe is their best hope of delivering silverware since the late, great Sir Bobby Robson.
Ex-England star Dyer says the Saudi ownership can build a squad to be a genuine force for years to come and get Newcastle into the Champions League.
Dyer said of the Magpies: “If they miss out on winning the League Cup final and miss out on the Champions League, this is still an incredible season from where they were this time last year. I know it’s hard for the fans and a lot of people to realise that but the strides they’ve taken with Eddie Howe.
“I know (sporting director) Dan Ashworth quite well, he’s doing an amazing job with the recruitment side of the club. Listen, it's going to be many more finals for Newcastle. They’ve got probably the wealthiest owners in the league, incredible fanbase, incredible stadium. Once you win one, it seems the floodgates will open. They will open. I can sense that.
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“When we had period in the early 2000s with Bobby, when we had a few semi-finals and we were competing in Champions League, it was going to be very hard to maintain without a real wealthy owner.
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Eddie Howe has done wonders at Newcastle (Getty Images)“They've got a real wealthy owner now. You look at what the wealthy owners have done for Chelsea, Man City and you can put Newcastle in that bracket now going forward. There’s going to be many finals.”
Dyer is also convinced on Howe’s qualities as Newcastle manager even though he says he is very different to Robson from his days at St James’ Park. “He (Howe) is calm. There's two ways of looking at that; I'm a heart on the sleeve guy and I like to see emotion sometimes,” said Dyer.
“Why Bobby resonated so well with the fans is if we had a poor away game, he knew that most of them are working class and they’ve travelled all the way down to London and he’d put that out there and you could see how much he was hurt by that.
“So I would like to see Eddie show some emotion when the time is needed, but at the moment, he's so level. One of the things I learned from this (coaching) course is never get too high and never get too low, always stay in that middle ground and he's very well grounded.”
Dyer went through the challenges of injuries during his playing career, revealed in his autobiography the abuse he suffered as a youngster and has also battled through a liver condition.
Now, he is looking to get into coaching and regrets not doing his badges sooner. He wants to give something back to the game and be a leader, and says his health is not a concern ahead of trying to get into management.
He added: “Every month, I have my bloods taken. Every four to five months, I have ultrasound scans and MRIs. If my bloods were reading today, they wouldn't show that I even had a liver condition; that's why I've been suspended on the list.
“I can go and do jobs and it's just an ongoing process, but the way my signs are saying where I had there probably three to six months where they thought I was having the operation, they are saying this could be five, 10 years down the line. So, maybe me getting in the gym showing the young kids I’m showing some the benefits of my long-term health.
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“I've never thought I could replace that feeling of playing but I get more of a buzz because you're responsible. As a player, it was a team game but you're responsible for yourself. But this is where you’re responsible for all your players and I love that.”
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