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Mathieu Debuchy: Newcastle will wipe out derby shocker
MATHIEU DEBUCHY insists shell-shocked Newcastle will respond to Sunday’s shocking derby defeat.
The Magpies were dumped out of the Europa League on Thursday then suffered a humiliating home reverse at the hands of their rivals, but Debuchy is convinced they will recover, starting at West Brom on Saturday.
“We don’t have a choice, we’ve got some important matches coming up and that starts next weekend,” said the France international. “We need to get to work and make sure we’re up for it and we will start at The Hawthorns.
“It’s very difficult to lose a match like that, a derby. For a few of us it was our first derby, we know it was a very important game for the club and the fans, so we’re very disappointed.
“We would have preferred to have gone out there and won to make sure we had a bit more space between ourselves and the bottom, but we’re going to go out there and fight until the end. We have great character in the dressing room and this week we will get down to work and make sure we win as many games as we can until the end of the season.”
Debuchy says he accepts fans are suffering from Sunday’s loss.
He said: “I can understand it’s very difficult for them, but it’s also very difficult for us to take a 3-0 setback like that. But I just want to tell them that we really need their support, it’s really important for us.”