""It's a tough one to accept for me," he said. "I'm very frustrated. One of those weeks, we were very excited at the training ground, but we came here and didn't perform the way we can perform. So frustrated, and it makes me feel angry about our performance today. We were not there. No shooting the ball, no crossing the ball, no passing. We should have demanded the ball more.""
""I think we just accepted the way they will play, long balls, win the duels. In derbies, we have to win the duels. It's so frustrating for me to come here today, but the fans are right [to criticise] because it's a tough one to accept. We had a great opportunity to go in front of them, and we just missed it. For me, it's so frustrating.""
Newcastle United lost the Tyne-Wear derby 1-0 to Sunderland via Nick Woltemade's second-half own goal. The match recorded 11 shots and a combined expected goals (xG) of 0.54, the fewest in the Premier League this season, with Newcastle responsible for six shots and only two on target. Newcastle are winless in their last 10 league meetings with Sunderland (D3 L7). Bruno Guimaraes described the performance as "a mess," expressed strong frustration, said the team failed to demand the ball or win duels, and acknowledged fans’ criticism as justified. Guimaraes registered both of Newcastle's shots on target and contributed 0.08 xG of 0.24.
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