Newcastle midfielder Mohamed Diame was not satisfied with his own performance against Wolves at the weekend. The Magpies went into the match after five wins in a row in the league, with four clean sheets, and they were facing a side that had lost 4-0 home to Barnsley but goals from Helder Costa and an own goal from Chancel Mbemba meant Newcastle suffered their third league defeat of the season.
Speaking after the 2-0 home defeat to the Evening Chronicle, the Senegalese international felt that although he is now fit enough to play 90 minutes, he is expecting better performances from himself in the coming weeks:
“Definitely for me it was a disappointing display. We have a quality squad, there is a lot of competition for places so it is important to impress in every game but I will keep working and we will keep working and we will be fine. I am getting there I can finish the game now, I am playing 90 minutes so it’s good in that sense. But we need to be ready technically, tactically, physically and mentally be on the top because we are Newcastle United and we need to show it.”
Strangely enough Diame and his Newcastle side will play Wolves again at home in their next match tomorrow night in the EFL Cup. No doubt Rafa Benitez’s side will want to make amends for the league defeat straight away by progressing to the fourth round of the competition.
