REMY CABELLA has denied Newcastle are already thinking about spending time on the beach after slumping to a fifth straight defeat at Liverpool.
The midfielder insisted he and his team-mates were as “hurt” as the long-suffering Newcastle supporters, who once again sang in protest at owner Mike Ashley’s reign during Monday’s 2-0 reverse.
Interim coach John Carver has seen his hopes of landing the job permanently nosedive, but Cabella maintains the players having not pulled up stumps for the season.
“On holiday already? No, no, we are professional,” he said. “We don’t think about our holidays. It’s impossible. We have six matches left. We need to concentrate on Tottenham.
“We need to win that game by working hard in training. In our minds, we are not on holiday. That’s not professional. We need to concentrate on playing.
Newcastle’s problems were compounded by the dismissal of Moussa Sissoko for two bookings late on at Anfield and Cabella added: “Everybody is disappointed. Five matches without a win, five matches we have lost – that’s difficult for us.
Midfielder Jack Colback understands why fans threatening a boycott of Sunday’s clash with Spurs at St James’ Park are in despair over the team’s slump.
The only consolation for United in their latest setback at Anfield was a slight improvement on their dismal show in the derby at Sunderland in their previous game.
“The minimum we could do was to be better than our last game,” he said. “We had to show a reaction.
United winger Rolando Aarons, who was close to a comeback after being out for five months with hamstring and thigh injuries, has suffered a setback and is unlikely to play again this season.