MAGS MUST ATTACK MORE NOW – DUBRAVKA
NEWCASTLE GOALKEEPER WANTS SIDE TO GO ON OFFENSIVE AT WATFORD
Martin Dubravka says Newcastle United must forget about their defeat to Liverpool – and go on the attack against Watford.
The club suffered the heaviest defeat of Rafa Benitez’s tenure at Anfield on Boxing Day.
Benitez’s side were convincingly beaten 4-0 by the Premier League leaders.
The result left United 15th in the Premier League, and five points clear of the relegation zone, ahead of tomorrow’s game at Vicarage Road.
Liverpool took the lead through a first-half strike from Dejan Lovren.
Mohamed Salah doubled their advantage from a disputed penalty and Xherdan Shaqiri and Fabinho netted late goals.
“We knew that it would be a tough game,” said Dubravka.
“We were playing the leaders of the table. We knew that they would push from the beginning.
“Unfortunately, the result it 4-0, which is not good for us. The first half is probably not bad from our side, but unfortunately we didn’t create a 100% chance.
“I think we had one good chance. It’s very hard to play against them.” Dubravka has urged his teammates to quickly forget about the Liverpool game and focus on Watford, who are ninth in the Premier League. “We have another game, so we have to be focused about this game,” said the goalkeeper.
“Forget about this result. We knew that it would be a tough game. We have to look forward now and hopefully we can get a good result in the next game.”
The Watford game is following by a January 2 home fixture against Manchester United.
The club, which sacked Jose Mourinho this month, has won back-to-back league games under new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
“It’s a very tough period,” said Dubravka, who made his debut in a 1-0 home win over Man United in February.
“You have to say that sometimes it’s good if you lose like this that you have another opportunity to change something very quickly.
“I really hope that, in the game against Watford, we start a little bit more offensive.
“We will create some chances. Hopefully, we can get a good result.”
“I really hope in the game against “atford we starta little bit more offensive”