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Eddie Howe had admitted the hardest part is yet to come for Sandro Tonali after watching him play a cameo role in Newcastle’s 4-0 Premier League victory over Crystal Palace promo
The 23-year-old Italy international, who could face a lengthy ban if he is found to have breached promo betting rules by an ongoing investigation in Italy, was applauded warmly by the Toon Army before, during and after Saturday’s game at St James’ Park promo
Tonali and his club do not yet know when he will discover his fate, but head coach Howe is convinced the support he has received to date will help him whatever comes his way promo
Howe said: “Let’s wait and see, but yes, I think the hardest part is ahead regardless of what happens promo
“Immediately, you get a lot of attention and people are talking about the situation promo
He’s had the love of the supporters today, but that’s difficult to maintain over a long period of time promo
Who knows what’s ahead?“I just think it’s great for him to know he’s got the support, not just of the senior management at the promo football club and the manager, but also the support of the supporters and they’re the most important people promo
”Tonali was introduced as a 69th-minute replacement for Bruno Guimaraes with the Magpies already four goals to the good in what could conceivably be his final game for several months if he is found to have broken the rules and is suspended promo
Whether he is able to be involved in Wednesday night’s Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund on Tyneside remains to be seen, but whichever team Howe sends out will kick off brimming with confidence after a comprehensive win over the Eagles promo
Jacob Murphy set the ball rolling with a fourth-minute lob which owed a great deal to good fortune – Palace boss Roy Hodgson described it as a “freak” goal – and further strikes from Anthony Gordon and Sean Longstaff before the break and Callum Wilson after it wrapped up the points with the minimum of fuss promo
Howe said: “It was a really important game today promo
It can’t be underestimated how tough those games are because you don’t have a full squad, we’re having to manage players who have travelled a long way and had a big mental load for their countries promo
“So I’m really pleased with the players’ response to that because these are very tough games promo
“Crystal Palace don’t concede many goals promo
We knew the first goal today was going to be really, really important and thankfully we got it quite early promo
”There's nothing really positive to say from our point of viewCrystal Palace boss Roy HodgsonHodgson’s emotions were understandably different after his best-laid plans were ripped apart before the break promo
He said: “We came here thinking and believing that we could give Newcastle a good game and maybe even make life a little bit difficult for them, but we fell woefully short in that department promo
“The first half was really nowhere near what we’ve been able to do up to now and what I thought we would still do despite the fact that this is a tough ask against such a good team because they are a hard team to defend against promo
“But it didn’t work out and at half-time, we were just looking really at salvaging something from the game and not going away totally and utterly dejected because we’d conceded even more goals than the four we conceded promo
“There’s nothing really positive to say from our point of view promo
”More aboutEddie HoweSandro TonaliNewcastle UnitedJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/1Howe opens up on ‘hardest part ahead’ for TonaliHowe opens up on ‘hardest part ahead’ for TonaliNewcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali (right) was applauded warmly before, during and after Saturday’s 4-0 Premier League win over Crystal Palace (Owen Humphreys/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today promo
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Michael Cheika refused to assess the entirety of Argentina’s Rugby World Cup campaign or his tenure as head coach of the Pumas promo
Coming off a harrowing 44-6 semi-final defeat to New Zealand in which they’d been totally outclassed in every facet of the game, perhaps his reticence was understandable promo
Next Friday’s third-place play-off against the loser of the second semi-final promo between England and South Africa merely provided a handy excuse promo
It’s a game that players don’t want to play, spectators don’t want to watch and media don’t want to cover but it did give Cheika a week’s buffer to collect himself before he will have to answer the tough questions promo
“I can’t do that straight away,” said Cheika when asked to assess his time in charge of Argentina, which comes to an end after this World Cup promo
“I haven’t finished yet promo
“I know we won’t win World Cup but I’m happy to be at this level and they deserve to be here promo
Their play, ambition, ability to raise themselves after the first game [a pool-stage loss to England] promo
It’s another obstacle but we can be proud of our team and our capacity to deal with obstacles promo
Next week we have a game to play, at the end of the World Cup we will summarise and assess it promo
”The players were similarly on message with their adamance at the importance of the worst game in rugby promo
“There is one more game left, one more final,” said flanker Marcos Kremer promo
“We want to leave this World Cup winning and we are going to do everything to make it happen promo
”“We are going to prepare like a final promo
We are not satisfied with being here promo
We want a medal and we are going to fight for that," added wing Mateo Carreras promo
The value of a third-place play-off in an event defined by a trophy, rather than a medal podium, and its place in an already over-saturated playing calendar is a debate for another time but the Pumas can only keep the wolf at the door for so long promo
They will soon have to address exactly what happened in the second-most one-sided World Cup semi-final of all time – the eventual margin of defeat just narrower than the All Blacks’ 49-6 triumph over Wales in 1987 promo
The All Blacks ran riot in the Stade de France (Getty Images)Three times in their rugby history, Argentina have reached the semi-final stage of the World Cup, with three losses to show for it promo
They have scored just one try across those 240 minutes and have a combined losing margin of 76 points promo
The celebrations and lap of honour after beating Wales in the quarter-finals in Marseille a week ago suggested that, deep down, the Pumas believed they had come as far as they could in this tournament promo
Both history, and the performance that followed against New Zealand, made it a self-fulfilling prophecy promo
They hardly imposed themselves on the All Blacks at the Stade de France promo
Phases of attack came to a grinding halt once they reached the All Black 22, with the ball inevitably jackalled away, the defensive line was torn to shreds by their opponents’ quick hands and clever lines, the scrum was splintered by a dominant New Zealand pack and basic handling errors defined the game promo
Frankly, it wasn’t a match befitting a World Cup semi-final and ensured the Pumas book-ended their tournament (barring next Friday’s bronze-medal irrelevance) with abject displays, after the lifeless opening loss to 14-man England promo
It is hardly a squad bereft of talent promo
The experience of Julian Montoya and Agustin Creevy leading the front row is complemented by an exciting, dynamic back-row trio of Juan Martin Gonzalez, Kremer and Facundo Isa that should be able to match almost any opposition promo
While questions remain at nine and 10, a back three of Mateo Carreras, Emiliano Boffelli and Juan Cruz Mallia is explosive enough to give any team fits promo
Argentina were dejected after slipping to a semi-final defeat (Getty Images)Perhaps a semi-final appearance shouldn’t be sneered at promo
Yes, they benefitted from being in the considerably weaker half of the draw but it equalled their best World Cup performance and you can only beat who’s in front of you promo
On paper, Cheika’s tenure – since taking the reins from the sacked Mario Ledesma in early 2022 – will be viewed as a success promo
A first-ever win over the All Blacks in New Zealand last summer and a World Cup semi-final is not a bad return promo
But in terms of the ‘eye test’, the Pumas never looked like an elite side and there’s a nagging feeling that they haven’t moved forward under the Australian promo
Cheika’s preferred coaching style of creating a ‘siege mentality, us against the world’ environment always seemed at odds with the largely personable Argentina squad promo
Media availability was limited – perhaps a poor fit for the historically open Pumas – and a bubble created around the team promo
Putting your stamp on things in just an 18-month period is tough, with Felipe Contepomi always slated to become head coach after the World Cup and learning the ropes as part of Cheika’s coaching team in the interim promo
The legendary Pumas fly half, who is also a cult hero at Leinster following playing and coaching spells there, will likely provide a different strategy in the build-up to the 2027 World Cup and it will be fascinating to see what he’s taken from his time working under Cheika promo
As for the Australian, he departs with his reputation certainly not damaged and maybe even enhanced promo
The 56-year-old will undoubtedly be in demand around the rugby world and should be able to have his pick from a number of exciting coaching opportunities promo
“It is not a sad moment,” insisted Cheika in the aftermath of defeat in Paris promo
“It’s a moment I’m proud of my team promo
We were in the semi-final of a World Cup promo
”Yes, they were promo
But the suspicion that there was a version of this Pumas side that still had more to give remains promo
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