Anthony Gordon spoke to the Newcastle United website following Sunday’s 2-1 derby defeat to Sunderland at St James’ Park.
Local written journalists were denied the opportunity to speak to Newcastle United players following Sunday’s Tyne-Wear derby defeat to Sunderland.
The club put no players forward in the mixed zone at St James’ Park after the game, as written journalists were pointed towards the club’s official website interview with Anthony Gordon for post-match player reaction to the pitiful loss at St James’ Park.
Supporters and journalists wanting answers from players were silenced and instead limited to listening to a controlled in-house interview or those from broadcast rights holders. The decision from the club was slammed on social media, including journalists covering Sunderland.
Gordon had given Newcastle the lead at St James’ Park before Chemsdine Talbi’s second-half equaliser and Brian Brobbey’s 90th-minute winner saw Sunderland complete the turnaround and claim three points.
Anthony Gordon reacts to Newcastle United’s defeat v Sunderland
The only Magpies player to speak to any media of any kind was their goalscorer on the day.
In an interview with the club’s website, he said: “Not good enough really. No excuses. We were good for [just] 45 minutes which has been the case too often this season. It’s something we knew going into the game and something we have been trying to work on this season. Not good enough [our] start to the second half, they were the better team in the second half.
“We had chances, we had some good play in the first half, but to be honest, I don’t think we showed our quality.
On whether losing this game is harder to take than the reverse fixture back in December, Gordon added: “It’s probably worse. Both are just as bad but the way we lost the game, we went ahead 1-0, the way we were playing, I thought they were really poor. And then we let them into the game and basically gave them the win.
“The frustrating thing is, in my opinion, they’re not a very good team, compared to us. We shouldn't lose to them. Away is obviously more difficult because they have their fans and the atmosphere but at home we should not lose that game. Not with the first half that we had, but again we have not been good enough with the start to second halves and it’s an ongoing problem.”
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