After his appointment as Newcastle’s new manager, those who know Eddie Howe best tell Sky Sports why he could end up being the perfect man for the job. Howe’s arrival, following breakdowns in talks with Villarreal boss Unai Emery and ex-Roma head coach Paulo Fonseca, has not been met with universal acclaim across the footballing world. His doomed final season as Bournemouth manager lingers as the prevailing memory for some having joined a team for whom relegation, despite their current predicament, is unthinkable. Howe is also a victim of circumstance. He did not ask for Newcastle to be linked with Antonio Conte and Zinedine Zidane before settling on a man who has managed only Bournemouth and Burnley, or for the news that he was second or third choice, perhaps lower, to become so publicly apparent. Speaking to those who know him best, pressure is something Howe is unusually comfortable – and certainly familiar – in dealing with. When he took his first managerial role, at then Leag...