{"id":311717,"date":"2017-04-18T06:22:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T06:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=311717"},"modified":"2017-04-18T06:22:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T06:22:22","slug":"newcastle-must-keep-fighting-for-pl-promotion-atsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/newcastle-must-keep-fighting-for-pl-promotion-atsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle must keep fighting for PL promotion &#8211; Atsu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<p>Christian Atsu says Newcastle United must put their Easter Monday defeat at Ipswich Town behind them quickly as they bid for promotion from the Sky Bet Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Former Town forward Daryl Murphy equalised on the hour for the Magpies after Freddie Sears\u2019 first half opener at Portman Road, but further strikes from David McGoldrick and Emyr Huws won it for Mick McCathy\u2019s men.<\/p>\n<p>United face Preston North End at St. James\u2019 Park next Monday in the first of their final three fixtures of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>And Ghanaian winger Atsu says Newcastle must \u201ckeep fighting\u201d to make sure they\u2019ll have something to celebrate come May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating, because before today we\u2019d played really well against Leeds before we conceded that last-minute goal. But we cannot blame anyone, we just have to blame ourselves, correct our mistakes and continue working hard for the future,\u201d he told nufc.co.uk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re really disappointed we lost this game, but we have three more games to play, we are still in a good position, and we have to keep fighting until the end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t start well, and we gave them confidence. We were not compact. But we have three more games to play and something to fight for, so we have to keep on doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Atsu added: \u201cNo one is happy with today. Everyone is down, but we cannot keep on like this \u2013 we have to make sure we change everything with our next game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to give more, fight, and just give everything in our next game, which is more important now.\u201d<br \/>\nTwo of Rafa Benitez\u2019s side\u2019s final three games are at home \u2013 something on-loan Chelsea man Atsu hopes, like the fact United have a week to refresh and prepare for the visit of North End next week, will help Newcastle in the run-in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always great to play at home,\u201d he said. \u201cBut in football, playing home or away is not necessarily an advantage, you just need to keep fighting and concentrate on our gameplan.<\/p>\n<p>I hope and I believe that at the end of the season we will make our fans happy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know the kind of position we are in now, and we know we cannot lose any games. We just have to keep working hard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will have some rest and then the lads who have played a lot of games will have a good recovery, and we will come back strongly again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Newcastle United<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Atsu says Newcastle United must put their Easter Monday defeat at Ipswich Town behind them quickly as they bid for promotion from the Sky Bet Championship. 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