00:00The prospect of facing Sunderland is not one that Becky Langley fears, even as manager of newly promoted Newcastle United.
00:08But she realises that the game will have an extra edge to it.
00:11There's always that conversation, isn't there, about it's just another game.
00:14For me, I don't buy that. I don't think it's just another game.
00:17I think it's a special game where you need incredible focus on what your process is and what your job role is individually.
00:25You should have that extra spark, you should have that extra excitement going into such a fixture that is important for our region.
00:32Playing at the Stadium of Light in front of a large crowd brings its own pressure and mental resilience will be required from her players.
00:39But ultimately, the process remains the same for Langley.
00:42I think we've got to be bold. Me as a manager sitting here, I don't know, people think maybe I'm young and naive and it is just another game.
00:51But we can't all be vanilla. We can't just come out with that. I think we have to have that extra bite about it.
00:57Our processes are the same for any fixture. We'll still look at what our dead ball press is going to look like,
01:04what our open play press will look like, what we're going to build, what our shape's going to be,
01:09how we're going to attack and defend set pieces. That will always stay the same.
01:12But I think we can have that extra energy going into this because it's a derby and we're proud people from the North East that want to do well in it.
01:20The loss at home to Durham was a bitter pill to swallow for Newcastle, but feeding off that will be needed in the game that is to come.
01:27Sunday was disappointing. Disappointing because we had so many chances in the game and, in my opinion, I was slightly biased.
01:36I thought we were the better team. But we weren't clinical enough and then we've made a couple of errors on the ball.
01:43At this level, you get punished and we got punished in those last few minutes of the game, which was obviously tough to take.
01:49But I think the mood in camp has been one that's been really positive. There's been a lot of learning from the game on Sunday.
01:56I think the girls recognised they performed well and the stats would suggest that.
02:00But at the same time, we're all disappointed to not have won another local derby that meant a lot to so many people involved as well.
02:09So that one stung, definitely. But at the same time, it's given us that extra fuel this week to ensure we're putting the wrongs right.
02:17All that was missing against Durham was the clinical edge, but Langley was willing to defend her players.
02:22It's the most important part of the game, finishing those opportunities, I guess. But as I said to the players, it's not on them.
02:29Yes, they'll individually review their own performance, but the results are on me.
02:34The results come from Claire and I's decisions. It comes from what we do on the training pitch.
02:40It comes from the team selection. It comes from the shape. It comes from everything.
02:44Subs we've made in the game, the timing of them, it's on us.
02:47So we want them to play freely, enjoy it, be creative, enjoy being a full-time footballer at this amazing football club.
02:55And if they're doing that, then the results will come. So yes, we're confident.
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