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McClaren ´bewildered´ by defeat at Arsenal

“We’re going to stick it out and fight”.

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The game after the boxing day fixtures is historically the match where you would usually rotate but it saw the likes of Florian Thauvin, Siem De Jong, Cheick Tiote and Yoan Gouffran stationary on the bench at the first whistle, and you just have to wonder if McClaren has given up on anyone outside his first 11-13 men.


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Will Newcastle United stage an upset against Arsenal today? “That is the first half over, we have a little break, review it, and get ready for the second half in the New Year”. We will see. You can’t say halfway through a season. The evidence said work needed doing here. “I think I’ve said enough to say that we do need more goals and that we’re working behind the scenes to address that”.


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Even so, McClaren acknowledges that adverse results have, at times, sapped morale. Rob Elliott is also a huge doubt after being sent home for training on Wednesday with the stomach bug that saw him pull out late from Monday’s game at West Brom. That’s what we have got to try and keep away from and keep the mentality strong, keep trying to talk about the positives. For his part, McClaren is adamant that Newcastle is not quite as dysfunctional as it often appears.

The people of north east England, from what I understand, are some of the toughest sons of bitches you’ll ever meet, which is why I love the city and the club.

“Really knowing the people behind the scenes, they’re different to some other places where those people can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel”, he said.

McClaren has been involved in a number of transfer discussions with chief executive Lee Charnley and chief scout Graham Carr in the last few weeks, and while he remains reluctant to say too much about the club’s potential dealings, the head coach has delivered his strongest hint yet that an attacking acquisition could be in the offing.

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“They are the kind of people who really want to make a success of this”. Instead he has cautioned that relegation will loom should the board fail to sign a forward this month. Aleksandar Mitrovic is the only out and out striker who’s actually available and ready to play.

Newcastle head coach Steve Mc Claren has ordered his players to put a disappointing Christmas behind them