Carver slams 'abysmal' Newcastle



Posted Monday, April 06, 2015 by Foxsports.com

Newcastle boss John Carver believes defeat at rivals Sunderland could have harmed his long-term job prospects at St James' Park.

Carver, who is in the job until the end of the season, saw his side suffer a fifth straight Wear-Tyne derby defeat at the hands of Sunderland thanks to Jermain Defoes wonder strike just before half-time.
And the 50-year-old did not hold back in his post-match interview, claiming his side were second best to Sunderland.
The way we performed in the first half I thought we were abysmal , Carver told Sky Sports.
I always talk about any side of mine should give 100 per cent. Im not saying they didnt give 100 per cent, but we were poor.
You cant come to a stadium like this, on an occasion like this, and perform like we did in the first half. From there its an uphill battle.
It was a world-class strike on Jermains weaker foot. If we had of got in at half-time at 0-0 I would have been delighted because we were second best in every department.
Unfortunately we didnt and it was a great strike. We came back in the second half and huffed and puffed, but it still wasnt good enough.
Newcastle have been hit by a string of injuries in recent weeks and Carver, who fielded a makeshift back four at the Stadium of Light, reserved some praise for his defender and goalkeeper.
However, he criticised the rest of his team, saying his long-term job prospects at Newcastle are now in the balance following the poor performance.
Without going into it too much what I will say is the back four is a makeshift back four and I thought they stuck at their jobs ever so well, along with the goalkeeper, said Carver.
They deserve a bit of credit but the other units in the team, Im not happy with.
And when asked whether the result will affect his chances of landing the Newcastle job full-time, he said: I think it will. Youve got to win these games and no matter who you are playing against, youve got to win football matches.
At the moment were not doing that and the thing I cant understand is how we can go so well against Arsenal two weeks ago and perform so badly today.
People talk about my passion before the game but youve got to have a bit of thought, and that wasnt there today.
Weve got seven games left and theres still a long way to go. Losing the derby game doesnt help the situation but Im a positive guy.
Ill prepare the team for the Liverpool game now and its my job now to get the guys in that dressing room ready for the game.



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