Newcastle defender Daryl Janmaat will not miss Newcastle’s game against swansea, despite breaking two fingers after punching the dressing room wall against Southampton.
During the game against Southampton, Janmaat was subbed off due to a groin injury after falling awkwardly, a fall which ended up with Sadio Mane intercepting and scoring the Saints’ second goal.
The injury to his fingers, which apparently forced him to leave St Mary’s in a sling, is not expected to rule him out of the Toon’s match against Swansea at the weekend, reports the news outlet, the Newcastle Chronicle.
It is believed that Janmaat later admitted his actions had been of stupidity, but it is also understood there were some strong words from Newcastle players to each other after the utterly appalling first half display.
Jamaal Lascelles speaks out:
Lascelles is said to be another player who spoke up in the dressing room about the sorry state that Newcastle United are in. This is one of the only times a player has spoken out on the matter, as most senior players have shied away from any media since the club hit hard times.
Lascelles told the BBC: “We need bigger characters on the pitch, players who care and who are going to get after each other.
“We have lacked it this season and no matter how good you are, if you don’t have that fight and hunger and desire, it doesn’t matter.
“We had Steve McClaren who is a great manager and now we’ve got Rafa Benitez, who is a great manager, so it’s clearly not that.
“It’s the players and we have to take full responsibility.
“It’s ourselves who need to change it and not the manager.
“We need to play with more heart. We’ve got flair players, tricky players, players with loads of talent, but we need more heart, we need more desire.”
