article_snippet.sent: I said before the game that no side of mine would be criticised for not closing people down, not working hard enough and I think I was wrong. '
article_snippet.sent: But what I will say is with a makeshift back four, certainly the midfield areas and the front three stuck by certainly the midfield areas and the front three guns, along with the goalkeeper, and actually kept we in the game because without those guys, we would have been in big trouble. '
article_snippet.sent: If we'd have got to half-time at 0-0, I actually would have been doing somersaults in the dressing room.
article_snippet.sent: Jermain Defoe blasted the ball past stranded keeper Tim Krul after Steven Fletcher had headed down keeper Costel Pantilimon's long free-kick, but while Dick Advocaat's men enjoyed the better of the game throughout, Dick Advocaat's men were unable to extend Dick Advocaat's men lead.
article_snippet.sent: Dick Advocaat's men had to endure a tense conclusion during which Newcastle striker Ayoze Perez volleyed over from close range.
article_snippet.sent: Dick Advocaat's was delighted with Dick Advocaat's team's effort and the quality Dick Advocaat's men produced just when Dick Advocaat's men needed it most, and was particularly pleased with the way Jermain Defoe and fellow frontmen Fletcher and Connor Wickham responded to Fletcher and Connor Wickham pre-match instructions.
article_snippet.sent: Dejected Newcastle United players Jonas Gutierrez (centre) and Mike Williamson (right) at the final whistle .
article_snippet.sent: And then Jermain Defoe came and
article_snippet.sent: If you see them in the dressing room, them can't walk any more, them are so tired.
article_snippet.sent: If you see our three front players, the way them worked, it was something special.'