By Tyne-Talk
March 14 2009

Caretaker manager Chris Hughton believes his Newcastle team have what it takes to attack the top Premier League clubs over the next few weeks as they proved against Manchester United in their last League game. Despite losing the match on home turf, Newcastle United showed good team spirit and looked like they were playing for points when they hosted United 2 weeks ago. Next week Newcastle take on Arsenal, with Chelsea early April and Liverpool at the beginning of May. In between the "big guns" comes must win matches against Stoke, Spurs, Portsmouth, Boro and Fulham before ending the season away to Aston Villa.

Hughton was quoted in The Sunderland Echo saying;

"I think we have got to have an offensive option against them (the top four).

If you allow your Manchester Uniteds, Arsenals and Chelseas, teams with that type of quality, that much of the ball and that much of possession, ultimately they will break you down, and their quality will show.

You're also lifted in the game if you can have a good enough period where you can get them on the back foot.

That can give you a lift and inspire the lads to push on even more so. And I thought we were able to do that for long periods (against Manchester United).

The game plan was to play Obafemi Martins up front and Peter Lovenkrands giving us a little bit of security at the point of midfield, where they are so good with the quality they have there. But we wanted to break fast ourselves, and we were able to do that.

What we would like to be able to do is have a settled team, but because of injuries we haven't been able to do that.

But fortunately for us the back four and goalkeeper have stayed intact, and we're very much going to need their services over the coming games."

Hughton Plans Attack On Top Teams

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Gallowgate Luke
14/03/2009 13:58

Taking points off the lower clubs is more vital.
We gain points as they dont.
We MUST beat Hull today.

Stoke
Pompey
Boro

could be the make or break games

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