Matt Bondswell wants to make amends for last weekend’s hiccup when Newcastle United under-21s host Crystal Palace at Whitley Park. A crushing 4-0 defeat to Bristol City a week ago was a nightmare start for the young Magpies in their Premier League Cup campaign.
Monday night allows for a quick turnaround to put the situation right as the Eagles’ second string make the trip to the North East. Alongside Bondswell - who featured in Newcastle’s pre-season friendlies against Benfica, Atalanta and Athletic Bilbao - will be highly-rated youngster Joe White and recent recruit Amadou Diallo.
Speaking to the club website, the England under-18 international urged his teammates to bounce back. Bondswell said: “I think it's as simple as picking ourselves up, analysing where we went wrong and making it right for Monday's game against Palace.
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"I think we were all really disappointed with the result and performance (against Bristol City) but, because we have just a week to bounce back, it's a good opportunity. With it being a group stage, it's us against three other teams and they're all being played in the next couple of weeks. We know what we have to do - beat the teams around us and we'll qualify for the next round."
The Nottingham-born defender insisted lessons can be learned from last weekend - despite the heavy defeat. An opportunity to win silverware at junior level is also enticing for Bondswell, a former RB Leipzig student.
"If you ask all the lads in the changing rooms, we enjoy playing against those types of teams even though they are going to be tough for us,” he added. “We're all looking forward to it and hopefully we can put in a good performance and get a positive result.
"Momentum in football is everything and our performances and results at home have been good so far this season, especially the last four games, and we'll do everything we can to continue that. In the league, we've been very vocal about what we want to achieve this season. We want to get into the play-offs and try to get promoted but the Premier League Cup is a chance to win silverware and everyone wants to win a trophy."
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