RALPH Hasenhuttl insisted the fact Newcastle United’s match-winners were January signings made after this clash was controversially postponed “doesn’t interest me today”.
Ralph Hasenhuttl said: “It doesn’t interest me today, to be honest. We had 20 minutes in the second-half where I was not happy with what we were doing, we were confused after the second goal was conceded. But I have also seen 16 shots on goal, 11 inside the box, so this must be for more than one goal. We made 68 per cent possession against a deep defending line. I think we tried a lot, and the chances have been there. But the difference from the successful games in the past is that we don’t make these chances, we don’t score the goals we need. After the equaliser in the first-half, we had a big one with Che (Adams). Hit the crossbar, a few inches are missing and this is the second goal, we go in with a different mood then I think.”
Saints will have a chance to make amends when they host struggling Watford on Sunday, March 13.
