00:01Newcastle United were able to rediscover their energy
00:04as they defeated Manchester City by two goals to one at St James' Park
00:08with head coach Eddie Howe praising the efforts of Harvey Barnes
00:12who scored a brace in the win.
00:15Yeah, it was. I think we had a long, long wait
00:18in between the Brentford game and this game
00:20and in some respects that was probably a good thing
00:22because it allowed us time to reflect but then time to work
00:25and the players that stayed will vouch for that.
00:28We tried to re-find our energy and our athleticism through training
00:34and of course there was a group with us, there wasn't the whole squad.
00:39We tried to then instil that into the guys that came back from international duty
00:42that this is what we've worked on and this is what we need to deliver
00:44and the players didn't let us down.
00:46They were magnificent today.
00:47The heart and energy and athleticism was there
00:50and it needed to be because they're such a good opponent.
00:52One mistake and you're going to get punished.
00:54I thought it was a really high-level game against two.
00:56Pretty good team.
00:56I think Harvey never really gets affected by missing.
00:59I think that's a great asset to have as a goal scorer
01:01and certainly that is record for a wide player.
01:04He's incredible in front of goal
01:05and the first goal was probably the hardest of the lot.
01:08It was an unbelievable finish.
01:10The second one's about his instincts
01:11and being in the right place at the right time.
01:14And Sunderland lacked intensity.
01:17That's according to their head coach, Regis Labrice,
01:19as the Black Cats were beaten 1-0 by Fulham.
01:22We faced a good opponent, as expected.
01:27They were, for example, really good against Arsenal a few weeks ago.
01:32And they started well with many offensive threats.
01:36And I think tactically we were ready.
01:38But we missed a bit of intensity in duels,
01:44in second ball situations as well.
01:46So it wasn't easy today to escape the pressure
01:51to create and generate a new momentum.
01:53As you mentioned there, it was always going to be a tough game.
01:56And this is the nature of the Premier League.
01:58You're always going to face a tough opponent every week.
02:00And it's about just learning from those games
02:03if it ends in defeat.
02:05Yeah, absolutely.
02:06I think so.
02:08I focus a big part of the preparation about our basics.
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