"I don't know [how the game slipped away] but it's happening too many times, to be honest. The first half an hour was really poor but we reacted well and we came out well in the second half. The manager gave us a kick up the backside and we reacted well. Defensively we need to be more tight because we are conceding too many goals late in games."
"The manager gave us a kick up the backside and we reacted well. Defensively we need to be more tight because we are conceding too many goals late in games. I don't know if that is fatigue, but it all comes back to mentality. We need to be stronger, we need to be better We have to hold out in these games because that is what top teams do."
Newcastle were denied a vital Champions League win as Alejandro Grimaldo's late goal secured a 2-2 draw with Bayer Leverkusen after Anthony Gordon's penalty and Lewis Miley's header had put Newcastle ahead. The Magpies had earlier fallen behind to a Bruno Guimaraes own goal. A victory would have moved Newcastle into automatic progression contention, but the draw leaves them outsiders ahead of fixtures against Paris Saint-Germain and PSV Eindhoven. The late equaliser was the eighth goal conceded after the 80th minute this season. Anthony Gordon urged stronger mentality and tighter defending in closing moments, while Eddie Howe criticised first-half belief.
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