Louise Taylor was at St James’ Park tonight. Here’s her verdict. Thanks for reading this MBM.
Eddie Howe talks to TNT. “Good start from us … really good for half an hour … two things happened … we couldn’t sustain the level we were playing at in terms of our intensity … they certainly responded … they played really well … it is a tough one for us to take … we maybe just ran out of gas … we became stretched … we didn’t always have the answers … they are a very good team … I don’t think we touched the ball at the start of the second half and we conceded … that was a body blow … we needed the ball to generate pressure and we couldn’t get enough of it … the crowd were magnificent today … they didn’t have a lot to shout about after that initial period … they stayed with us … cheering at the end … we’re going to need them for Tuesday [against Barcelona] … that is now really our season … it’s in the hands of the next two games in the Champions League.”
