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Five things we learned from McCLaren’s press conference

By Russell Hughes

"St James' Park from the Sandman Signature hotel, 18 April 2012" by Ian Paterson. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_James%27_Park_from_the_Sandman_Signature_hotel,_18_April_2012.jpg#/media/File:St_James%27_Park_from_the_Sandman_Signature_hotel,_18_April_2012.jpg
"St James' Park from the Sandman Signature hotel, 18 April 2012" by Ian Paterson. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_James%27_Park_from_the_Sandman_Signature_hotel,_18_April_2012.jpg#/media/File:St_James%27_Park_from_the_Sandman_Signature_hotel,_18_April_2012.jpg /
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Newcastle United play Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend, and will want to continue their run of good form.

After beating Liverpool on Sunday, Magpies head coach Steve McClaren knows the side will have to put in a performance will a similar work ethic and graft if they are going to please the Toon Army.

Should they do that, even if they lose, the whole squad will be able to take confidence from the game – which is vital leading up to their must win clash against Aston Villa.

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However, should Newcastle roll over and die like they did against Crystal Palace and Leicester City, then it will all come crumbling down for McLaren and his men.

Spurs will present a tough challenge, and are unbeaten in the league since they lost to Manchester United at the start of the season. They are resting Harry Kane for their Europa League clash on Thursday night to make sure he is in top fitness for the Magpies game.

Click through the slides below to see five things we learned from his pre-match press conference.

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