Source: Daily_Mail
Cheik Tiote tells Newcastle: Forgot about Manchester City defeat and focus on beating Spurs
Listen up: Cheik Tiote wants Newcastle to put it right [LNB]Cheik Tiote has told his Newcastle team-mates to forget about losing to Manchester City on Boxing Day and concentrate on bouncing back against Tottenham.[LNB]The Magpies suffered a 2-1 reverse at home to Manchester City and they have a chance to put it right when they face Spurs at White Hart Lane on Tuesday night.[LNB]The midfielder was disappointed Newcastle failed to get anything out of the City clash as he felt his side deserved at least a point but he says all the focus should now be on beating Harry Redknapp's Tottenham.[LNB]Tiote told the Chronicle: 'OK, we had a bad start but we could have taken something from the game. Maybe a point, maybe more. You don't know what can happen if you take your chances.[LNB]'We didn't and we can't think too deeply about this, we have to think about Tottenham already. Some teams may have folded all together and lost heavily.[LNB]'The most important thing for us was to stay in the game. The game is long and we knew we couldn't concede any more quick goals. We had to believe and play well.'[LNB] Newcastle 1 Manchester City 3: Carlos Tevez keeps City in the hunt with double to down Magpies Title contenders? Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini seems unconvinced despite win at Newcastle NEWCASTLE FC
