Derby County: Former Rams boss Steve McClaren admits Newcastle United are

It was an excruciating moment for the former England boss, who probably thought the Toon Army would rather wage war on the club’s hierarchy – he was wrong.

Newcastle United managing director Lee Charnley appears to have given his backing to Steve McClaren by claiming that the club will not make any “rash decisions” following the team’s poor start to the Premier League season. Because since November 22 previous year, this team has won five games in 32 and on the last day of the season, won a game to stay up. We created a few problems during the match for the defensive part of the Newcastle team.

But de Jong, who has struggled with fitness because of health and injury problems since his arrival from Ajax 13 months ago, tries not to worry too much about the plight at the wrong end of the table.

“When we play against Arsenal, we will talk about it then”.

“We had plenty of the ball in the final third and shots, but we didn’t hit the target enough”, said McClaren.

“We need that with the style that we are playing”. That is why he feels time is needed for a few of his players, but he is also on the look out for greater mental strength after starting with six league games without a win.

Lewis McGugan’s 76th-minute strike proved the difference between the sides on a night when the Magpies rarely looked like scoring, and the crossbar spared them further punishment twice within seconds as time ran down. They did exactly what we planned for this match.

Sam Allardyce has urged Newcastle fans to get off Steve McClaren’s back – as it’s the players who deserve the grilling. The midfield against Sheffield was in disarray, players failing to keep possession by stringing passes together and looking confused over their given roles on the pitch.

“I stated before we have come in here and are changing a lot of things and it is hard”, said McClaren.

“There’s not a lot you can say”.

“We can not lose matches, we can not be below expectations”. “They gave 100 per cent, so I am very happy with them”.

McClaren had previously called on the Newcastle fans to show “blind faith and belief” that the club will turn their form around but their woeful start continued with the defeat to second division Sheffield Wednesday.

“In the first half, even if you had Diego Costa, Maradona and Pele, the way they played in the first half was shocking”, Henry said.