Newcastle United U21s boss Ben Dawson has urged his side to try and treat the upcoming Wear-Tyne derby as 'just another game'. The young Magpies travel to face Sunderland in a Premier League 2 clash at the Academy of Light on Monday afternoon.
It will be Dawson's first match in charge since being confirmed as Elliott Dickman's successor, having led the U21s on an interim basis for their last three matches. The former first-team development coach believes derby clashes with Sunderland at all levels are always 'blood and thunder', but has called for his team to show 'nous' ahead of the encounter.
He told ChronicleLive: "I think for the younger lads, you don't need to stoke the fire with them. From the lads who come through from under-nines, you go watch the academy games against Sunderland. They're blood and thunder all of the time.
