You have to respect their quality, but not respect them on the pitch. You have to make their lives miserable. You can't show them too much respect. If you do, they'll punish you and create chance after chance. We did that that night: we pressed them from the first minute and tried to do it throughout the game.
Newcastle United winger Harvey Barnes will not be switching allegiance to Scotland before the World Cup, head coach Steve Clarke has confirmed. The 28-year-old, who has one England cap from a friendly against Wales in October 2020, is eligible for Scotland through his maternal grandparents. However, Clarke revealed Barnes has turned down the opportunity to play for a place in his squad.
Keegan was in charge of Newcastle between 1992 and 1997. They were dubbed The Entertainers' due to their cavalier approach to defending, and his belief that the team had a duty to put on a show for the paying public. Arguably his most famous moment came in 1996 when, as Liverpool scored in the last minute to beat his side 4-3 to all but end their fading Premier League title hopes, he slumped over some advertising hoardings.
Chelsea have made an offer to sign Newcastle's exciting winger Harvey Barnes. That is according to the latest from Spanish outlet Fichajes, which claims that the Blues are now going head to head with Manchester United for the signature of the Newcastle star. As per the report, both Chelsea and Man United have made an offer worth 53m for the attacker. Chelsea see Barnes as the perfect long-term signing to a team full of exciting youngsters.
The 27-year-old, who is eligible to play for the Scots through his grandparents, netted twice for Eddie Howe's men at St James' Park as they edged out Pep Guardiola's side in a thrilling Saturday night victory. Will that performance have swayed any Scotland fans sitting on the fence? Or perhaps it has flipped opinions entirely? Here, BBC Scotland looks at the state of play, the mood among the Tartan Army and what Barnes could bring to Steve Clarke's team.
