article_snippet.sent: The 50-year-old has suffered a torrid time since replacing Alan Pardew as head coach at St James' Park until at least the end of the season.
article_snippet.sent: Pardew's former assistant has managed just two wins in 14 games in all competitions to date and has seen Pardew's former assistant side lose his side last five Barclays Premier League fixtures, a run which has allowed the chasing pack to close and threaten to drag the club into a shock relegation fight.
article_snippet.sent: That, coupled with fury over owner Mike Ashley's recruitment policy, has sparked calls for a mass boycott of Sunday's home clash with Tottenham, but John Carver remains upbeat.
article_snippet.sent: It would be interesting to see if any manger or head coach had had this sort of situation in any manger or head coach career.
article_snippet.sent: Newcastle have won just two games under John Carver and fans are desperate for Newcastle not to be named manager . '
article_snippet.sent: John Carver's final comment may cause more than a few raised eyebrows with Manchester United, Everton, Arsenal, Sunderland and Liverpool each having emerged from more than a few raised eyebrows with Manchester United, Everton, Arsenal, Sunderland and Liverpool recent meetings with Newcastle having banked three points.
article_snippet.sent: Injuries and ill-discipline - Papiss Cisse and Moussa Sissoko are currently serving bans while skipper Fabricio Coloccini is available at the weekend after having to sit out the last three games - have severely depleted a team which has been marooned on 35 points since the victory over Aston Villa on February 28.
article_snippet.sent: John Carver said: 'You can't afford to ease off in the Premier League.
article_snippet.sent: This is a difficult league and This's difficult to win matches.
article_snippet.sent: You can win five in a row, lose five in a row - and we have to stop that.'
article_snippet.sent: Moussa Sissoko will be missing for the Tottenham game after getting sent off against Liverpool .
highlights_snippet.sent: Newcastle have won just twice since John Carver took charge at the club .
  
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