Former star striker Alan Shearer is afraid that Newcastle are heading towards relegation from the Premier League on the back of terrible loss of form.
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A former skipper at the northeast club, Shearer was stunned by Saturday’s 3-2 defeat to Swansea at St James’ Park which was the Magpies’ seventh straight loss, their worst ever run in the top flight.
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That loss left them 14th with 35 points, just five ahead of arch-rivals Sunderland in 18th with four games to go.
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“Have no doubts about it – Newcastle are now in real danger of going down,” Shearer wrote in his column in The Sun.
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“I didn’t think so until Saturday but after that performance I can’t actually say with any certainty that we will get another point this season.”
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The 44-year-old lays the blame firmly on the players, lamenting their attitude and expressed sympathy for head coach John Carver as he tries to get more from them.
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He added: “Carver himself has been getting some stick. But he loves the club and I know he is hurting.
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“Why don’t the Newcastle players start taking some responsibility? Because right now they are an embarrassment.”
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Newcastle have won just twice in 16 matches since Carver replaced Alan Pardew as manager.
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Shearer has been impressed by Aston Villa’s resurgence, Leicester’s remarkable four-game winning streak and feels Hull will be buoyed by their win over Palace at the weekend.
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He feels all those sides can overhaul Newcastle and just questioned if Sunderland can get the points they need to drag Newcastle deeper into the mire.
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