Matt Targett, one of the players who has lifted Newcastle United’s fortunes since January, says he is aiming for a top ten finish come May.
Currently on loan from Aston Villa, Matt Targett has established himself as the first-choice left-back at Newcastle United since signing in January. As a result, many fans believe a permanent offer should be made, and his chances will certainly be helped if the Magpies can finish in the top 10.
The 26-year-old had another excellent game in the 3-0 win over Norwich City at Carrow Road, not just bringing balance to the defence, but also shifting the ball forward. Afterwards he said Newcastle United will not take their feet off the gas in the hunt for league position.
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Speaking to the club’s website, Targett said: "It was a really important win to end a tough week. Three games in six days is always a big ask and I thought once we scored the first goal today, we looked really dominant and put ourselves in a good position
"The three wins are a good return and we'll make sure we recover well ahead of facing the big boys and see where we really are as a team. Hopefully, we can give them a good test.”
The Eastleigh-born defender then opened up on how it feels to have gone from relegation write-offs, to ninth in the Premier League. Targett said there was no chance of resting on laurels.
He said: ”I'm loving it. I’m playing with a smile on my face and when that happens, I think you can see by the performances on the pitch that I play at a consistent level and I'm glad I have come in, helped the team and we're kicking on to push up the table.
"It's been a massive turnaround. That takes a lot of hard work and what the manager has installed into us since the first day I joined. We've worked really hard to get where we are at the moment but there's still a few games left to play and we don't want to take our foot off the gas.
"Hopefully, we can finish in the top half of the table because that would be an unbelievable achievement, especially in that second-half of the season.”
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