Five home games and not one single goal from a Newcastle player, and Roeder was left to face the flak. But Hughes understands every manager is at the front of the firing line.Hughes Understands Roeder's Position
Five home games and not one single goal from a Newcastle player, and Roeder was left to face the flak. But Hughes understands every manager is at the front of the firing line.Hughes: "It is very difficult. We are all judged on results. We have to win Premier League games. Points at Premier League level are like gold dust. They are so valuable to everybody and when you don't gain Premier League points, then people are not happy, and that is understandable.
"I thought we were good value today. We created numerous chances in the first half and the only frustration at half-time was we were only one goal to the good.
"We were a little bit frustrated that we had not converted more of the chances we created.
"You expect a response from Newcastle, they always try to put you under pressure. But we set our stall out and we were really strong today defensively. The two centre-halves and the full-backs coped with everything and in an attacking sense, we were excellent.
"We got the second goal and, from that point onwards, we were never in any danger of losing the game."
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