ROBSON: Viana MUST Improve


By Matthew Jones
October 17 2003

Newcastle United boss Sir Bobby Robson has told midfielder Hugo Viana that it is time to start living up to his reputation, after he struggled in Newcastle's UEFA Cup victory at NAC Breda on Wednesday night. ROBSON SAID: "He's more content there (in central midfield) and confident there and he did okay.

"But he's got to work and put his foot in, he's got to learn that sometimes in football, many parts of the game are played without the ball.

"His other game with the ball is not a problem, but he's just got to learn if one team has the ball 50 per cent and we have the ball 50 per cent, that what he does in that 50 per cent we don't is very important.

"He's just got to brush that up and he'll be okay. You saw JJ do it, you saw Dyer do it. On the ball, he's excellent - he's got every pass in the book."

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