Newcastle United’s midfield has not been perfect this season to say the least. Indeed, the lack of a defensive midfielder was noted upon by pundit Tim Sherwood during the Boxing Day defeat to Nottingham Forest and there has long been an acceptance that Bruno Guimaraes is operating out of position. In fact, even before big summer signing Sandro Tonali was banned from football, there were questions as to whether or not the Italian could successfully operate alongside Guimaraes. Still, there were reasons to be excited. After the thrashing of Paris Saint-Germain in October, Guimaraes even hailed T…