Steve Bruce admits he isn’t doing good job at Newcastle with boss under huge pressure amid relegation battle

STEVE BRUCE admitted he is doing a shoddy job at Newcastle.  Two wins from 17 leaves the Magpies struggling to stay afloat after plunging from mid-table safety in the Premier League. Defeat at Brighton tomorrow could be critical for Bruce. And the under-fire Newcastle boss said: “That decision will always be taken out of my […]

STEVE BRUCE admitted he is doing a shoddy job at Newcastle. 

Two wins from 17 leaves the Magpies struggling to stay afloat after plunging from mid-table safety in the Premier League.

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Defeat at Brighton tomorrow could be critical for Bruce.

And the under-fire Newcastle boss said: “That decision will always be taken out of my hands.

“I only want what’s best for the club and over the last few months, in particular, I haven’t been good enough to get the results this club demands. 

“I understand it totally.” 

Three successive draws from winnable games against Wolves, West Brom and Aston Villa leaves the Toon Army fretting with 10 games left. 

But despite it taking 19 games to pick up their last 18 points, Bruce is targeting the same tally in the home stretch.

Ahead of facing the Seagulls, he added: “For both clubs it’s a ‘must win’. We have to go and try and win.

“We’re coming into the last quarter. Our first was decent, the next was a disaster and over the last eight to 10 I think we’ve picked up enough points to get the momentum back a bit.

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“Can we match what we did at the start of the season by getting something like 17 or 18 points? 

“That would be happy days, and we know we’re capable.

“There’s always a bit of anxiety. We’re Newcastle – it wouldn’t be without anxiety, would it? 

“We have got to handle that and keep positive to see if we can get the points to see off this battle ahead.”

Miguel Almiron returned to training on Thursday after a knee problem and is set to be involved.