'Everything we do is at 100 miles an hour'
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Former Newcastle defender John Anderson spoke to BBC Radio Newcastle after Saturday's defeat against Aston Villa: "I didn't think we played that badly.
"The work rate and energy levels are all there, but when Villa went 1-0 up, they controlled the game and kept the ball moving. It wasn't at 100 miles an hour and they took the sting out of the game; everything we seem to do is at 100 miles an hour. It's still a work in progress.
"You can't question the desire and the energy levels, it's just the final ball, decision making and a little lack of quality at the moment.
"I thought we defended well. In the first half, Villa looked like they could cause us problems because we were committing so many bodies forward but the two centre-backs did well. I think the manager will be disappointed with the goal, it's a really poor one to give away."
