Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe admits they need to start winning games.
Despite winning only one of his first seven games – Newcastle had gone 11 without victory in the league before his arrival – Howe has been able to take positives from some of the performances, even in defeat.
However, he acknowledges the need to start dealing in the hard currency of points sooner rather than later if he is to complete his rescue mission, with Manchester United's visit to St James' Park the next opportunity to add to their paltry tally of 10 to date.
He said: “You always need to win, and I am in the kind of job when only winning is acceptable really because you can talk and highlight positives – that is great – but ultimately only winning silences any outside noise. And even within the squad, the players need to win.
“Now we have to also have our stability in our thought process. We have to understand the moment we are in and have calmness in our thoughts.
“The work on the training ground is good work, in my opinion, and we will see the fruits of that labour. It may take a bit of time, but I am really pleased with the progress we are making, while being well aware we are in a results business as well."
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