"We played the football Newcastle fans want to see in that first half. They haven't seen that much this year."
With the way that he put a stop to it at half time, this almost reads like an apology for the first half and a staunch defense of the season so far.
Jonas blocked the original header (Krul had it covered, but still)
MYM made the sliding tackle to clear it before the Villa player could smash in the rebound.
Take three points any way we can get them right now, could end up being crucial in May.
Great first half, seems so long ago now.
Just sick of how gutless we are.