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Enrique determined to impress

16 Feb 2009 - 07:28:41

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Newcastle United's Spanish left-back Jose Enrique is determined to prove his worth after a difficult start to his time in England.

The 23-year-old moved to Tyneside from Villarreal at the start of last season, but has found himself in and out of the Magpies starting line-up ever since.

He told the Sunday Sun: "I'm happy living here. I'm happy being at Newcastle, because it's a very good club and a great city and I'm happy because I am playing right now.

"But I'm not happy because we've only won one of our last six games and because of the position we are in the league. Nobody here can be totally happy in this situation.

"I know I can play better than I have, it's been difficult to play here. Not in England, but in this team, because when you play bad and your team is down, life is hard.

"The problems for Newcastle have probably made me a better player. I always felt I defended well, but now I defend better because I practice it every day.

"The only problem here is our position in the league. Nobody wants this club to go into the Championship."