Jonny Hobson on Alex Neil. Extract from article on The Athletic...

Alex Neil, who coached Howson at Norwich, stands out. “He was the first one who opened your eyes tactically,” he says. “When he came from Hamilton (Academical), we were a bit unaware of him as a team and even from a personal point of view.

“As soon as he came in through the door, the videos, the analysis, the tactics would just open your eyes like, ‘Wow’. That’s a real talent.

“What he put across to us made sense. Some can be really tactically in depth, but it’s like, ‘There’s too much information coming at me’ or, ‘What’s the first thing, never mind the 10th thing’. He just had that real knack of getting through to you.”

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