http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Demba-Ba-c10812 believes Newcastle can maintain hot streak despite suffering defeat to Manchester City
Newcastle United forward, Demba Ba has gone on to claim that the Magpies are not going to be greatly affected by the defeat the suffered at the hands of Manchester City.
Going into the game, both City and Newcastle remained as the only unbeaten teams in the Premier League. However, following an onslaught from City, Newcastle went on to lose the game by three goals to one.
As a result, Newcastle’s unbeaten run came to an end, while City still held onto the streak that they had going for them.
When talking about the game, the forward went on to state: “It’s a disappointing result but there are positives”
During the game, City went on to expose a number of flaws in the Newcastle side. City constantly exposed Ryan Taylor and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937 went on to win a penalty of the defender, which led to the first goal of the game.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hatem-Ben-Arfa-c15884 came close to converting for Newcastle, but his effort came off the bar. With City already leading by two goals to nil and the chips not falling in Newcastle’s favour, it was only a matter of time before the team fell apart.
Ben Arfa went on to concede a second penalty, which was converted by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Aguero. Newcastle did manage to score a consolation goal in the dying stages of the game, but that effort didn’t really help change the shape the game had developed.
Nonetheless, despite the loss, it seems like the Newcastle United players are not giving up home and Demba Ba, along with the rest of the team has admitted that this defeat will not force the team to bow their heads.
“We have some very strong characters and I am sure this result will not affect us. We’re not going to struggle mentally because of one defeat.”
Despite the loss, Newcastle are still sitting in the third spot in the Premier League. However, the team is now set to take on Manchester United, followed by a game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786.
Depending on how the team performs in these upcoming games, they could very well set the tone for the remainder of their season.
Demba Ba is however maintain a sense of confidence going into the games and believes that his side are more than capable of causing a few upsets.
When talking about the game against United, the forward went on to add:
”We played well and still have plenty of confidence after this.”
“I definitely think we can get something at United."
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