A ‘very upset’ Bruno Guimaraes claimed Newcastle have been a ‘mess’ as they slumped to a 4-2 loss in opposition to Brentford.
The fixture started in explosive vogue as each groups scored twice contained in the opening 32 minutes.
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Brentford’s second purpose was actually from a Newcastle perspective, as Harvey Barnes carelessly handed the ball straight to Yoanne Wissa, who gleefully drove on the Magpies backline earlier than firing previous Nick Pope.
Barnes atoned for his error by scoring the equaliser, however Newcastle couldn’t match Brentford within the second half as targets from Nathan Collins and Kevin Schade wrapped up the three factors.
Collins’ purpose got here from a free-kick lumped ahead by Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken whereas Sandro Tonali’s smooth turnover led to Schade’s strike, underlining how simply the Magpies gave up targets.
The loss was Newcastle’s fifth of the season and prolonged their winless run to a fourth sport as they sit twelfth on the ladder.
It additionally continued the Magpies’ poor away type this time period, having gained on the highway simply twice.
Talking to Newcastle’s in-house media group after the competition, Guimaraes opened on his frustrations on the defeat as Eddie Howe’s facet slipped additional away from the European spots.
“First half, we’ve some good moments,” Guimaraes mentioned.
“However the second [half], we turned a large number. After the third purpose, we misplaced our approach, we misplaced management. We turned a large number on the pitch. Very upset.”
Worryingly for Newcastle, the 4 targets shipped in opposition to Brentford made it seven targets conceded in two video games after the membership’s pulsating 3-3 draw in opposition to Liverpool on Wednesday.
Performed in entrance of a raucous St. James’ Park, Newcastle appeared to have turned a nook with a powerful efficiency in opposition to the league leaders.
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However the Bees introduced out the worst in Howe’s facet, sparking severe questions on a defence that simply two seasons in the past conceded solely 33 league targets throughout your entire marketing campaign, eight greater than they’ve this time period after 15 video games.
Nevertheless, Guimaraes doesn’t imagine it is an issue remoted simply to the backline.
“We’ve been conceding rather a lot this season,” Guimaraes mentioned.
“We have Champions League and we did not concede as a lot as we’ve.
“This isn’t an issue about simply the defence. It is an issue for the midfield, an issue for the assault. It is the group’s downside.
“We’ve to cease this. However our season, being trustworthy, has been very, very disappointing.”
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Howe additionally pulled no punches in his evaluation of his group’s efficiency and bemoaned the string of particular person errors that finally proved pricey.
“That is the frustration, as a result of earlier than that we appeared tight on the again, the problems have been on the different finish of the pitch,” Howe mentioned.
“Now we have scored 5 in two video games and appeared a very good attacking group, a few of our attacking work was actually robust right now.
“Lo and behold we then we go and concede seven in two video games from nowhere actually. It is tough to work out as a result of structurally we have been advantageous however there have been plenty of particular person errors right now.
“We have work to do in plenty of totally different areas. There’s an excellent group in there, I’ve obtained no doubts, however we have not proven it persistently sufficient, we have not delivered it anyplace close to sufficient for my liking.
“A interval of reflection and a interval of labor, then we’ll attempt to struggle again.”
Howe and his Newcastle facet will hope to have discovered an answer to their defensive woes in time for his or her subsequent fixture on December 14 as they host Leicester Metropolis.