Eddie Howe hints at frustration with Newcastle’s performance after defeat against Arsenal, whilst Régis Le Bris praises Sunderland’s defensive display against Nottingham Forest.
00:00It was heartbreak for Newcastle United in the Premier League as they lost late on against Arsenal at St James' Park by two goals to one, with head coach Eddie Howe making clear it was not his side's best performance.
00:15The collective effort, the commitment was there, the desire to win was there. I thought mentally we were really good. I don't think it was our best performance, but still winning that game 1-0 would have been the perfect boost for us because we've done that many, many times.
00:30Today, fortunately, we couldn't hold on to that and end up with nothing. When you're playing, you have seconds, sometimes less, of course, to make split-second decisions that impact the game.
00:40I think Nick's been very positive today in everything that he's done, a number of really, really good saves. I think it just distributed the ball in a similar way with the throw, which was really effective.
00:49As you say, that is the life of a goalkeeper, but still, from the resulting corner, we should have defended it better.
00:54Every game is different, but yet, of course, today, again, I'm looking at that going, if I'm Nick, I want more.
01:00You know, I want more. Not necessarily from the team, because he plays an important role in that himself, but, you know, I want more goal-mouth action.
01:08I'm going to thrive and live off that. Whatever bits he had today, he converted.
01:12Meanwhile, Sunderland claimed their third win of the Premier League season so far, with a 1-0 victory away at Nottingham Forest, thanks to a first-half goal from defender Omar Alderette.
01:26Following the full-time whistle, head coach Regisler Rees praised his side's defensive performance that ultimately won them all three points away from home.
01:34Yeah, important, because we can't expect anything if we don't defend properly, especially against this squad.
01:46They are really good on the ball, many threats, many different profiles, wingers, strikers, midfielders, even the defenders are really good on the ball.
01:54So it was obvious, going here, we had to defend really well, mid-block, low-block, even a bit higher during the first half.
02:06We did well, not perfectly, but enough to keep a clean sheet.
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