Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: Newcastle will be without skipper Alan Shearer following a hernia operation, leaving striker Michael Owen to spearhead the Newcastle attack. "What we are hoping for is that they have a hangover of some sort and we are resilient and one of our special players can do something on the day," said Souness.

said