Newcastle coach Steve McClaren said that the club looks bonkers from outside, but it really isn’t.
Newcastle are hovering over the relegation zone after 15 games and are riding on goals.
With the new players struggling for form, McClaren has backed them to succeed.
When asked if allowances had to be made for players arriving at a “bonkers” club, McClaren replied: “That’s a bit harsh! You don’t work inside it, and it’s not so bonkers inside. It looks it, though, doesn’t it from the outside?
“A lot of players have been here longer than I have, a lot of them. We only introduced five, I think, and we always said that it would take time for them to adapt.
“And in terms of the job and adapting and blah, blah, blah, it can take the first half of a season to do that. I fully expect us to be stronger in the second half than we are in the first half.
“It’s not an easy football club, as you and we all know, but that’s the situation that we’re in. I think the players know that and I think those new ones are coming in and adapting to that. I think it can be a culture shock to them.”
Newcastle are hovering over the relegation zone after 15 games and are riding on goals.
With the new players struggling for form, McClaren has backed them to succeed.
When asked if allowances had to be made for players arriving at a “bonkers” club, McClaren replied: “That’s a bit harsh! You don’t work inside it, and it’s not so bonkers inside. It looks it, though, doesn’t it from the outside?
“A lot of players have been here longer than I have, a lot of them. We only introduced five, I think, and we always said that it would take time for them to adapt.
“And in terms of the job and adapting and blah, blah, blah, it can take the first half of a season to do that. I fully expect us to be stronger in the second half than we are in the first half.
“It’s not an easy football club, as you and we all know, but that’s the situation that we’re in. I think the players know that and I think those new ones are coming in and adapting to that. I think it can be a culture shock to them.”
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