Spirits are quite high around Newcastle United after last weekend.
The Magpies beat Manchester United 1-0 at St James’ Park, and in doing so they moved out of the relegation zone and up to 16th.
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However, despite the Tyneside outfit’s great result on Sunday, one ESPN pundit doesn’t believe that they have what it takes to avoid relegation from the Premier League this term.
“Spirit is not enough to keep you in the division,” Alejandro Moreno said.
Moreno’s sentiment is hard to disagree with. Newcastle do have a good attitude and a great spirit when they’re motivated against top sides, but the quality just hasn’t been there against the teams they’re expected to get results against.
The Magpies’ only wins this season have been against two of the traditional ‘big six’, and while their fighting spirit has earned them wins against the bigger sides it doesn’t seem as if the same level of commitment and motivation is there when they’re getting beat 5-0 away at Leicester.