Toon Defender Had 'An Immense Desire To Cry'!

"The team has a great budget and I am sure that if they do things well from the beginning, we can create a team of the level of Aston Villa.

"I like the city and I am very happy in England, but that doesn't rule out that I will study an offer that could arrive.

"Today, I see myself playing next season at Newcastle. At the moment, I'm focused on my holidays. It was a bad time for me and I need to relax. It's been the longest year of my life.

"I was filled with an immense desire to cry. Something like this has never happened to me, and I couldn't believe it.

"I went home that day and I couldn't take in what had happened to us. I don't understand how a team like Newcastle and with top-level players that they can count on could have been relegated. I'm very down.

"We have had four coaches this season, and there have been times when we haven't even had a coach.

"Things have been bad since the first moment but I hope everything will change for the best. I believe that with Alan Shearer on the bench this change is possible.

"If they leave Shearer in place, things will change for the better. He is a coach that can do something great for Newcastle, and they have to give him time.

"I think if they let him work on a long-term project, he can do something very good for this team."