Dan Byrne: Home team games will definitely mobilize the competitive state, and I am confident that I will continue to play well.

6686 Sports reported on November 5th that in the early hours of Thursday morning, Beijing time, Newcastle United's home team faced Athletic Bilbao in the fourth round of the Champions League. Before the game, Newcastle United defender Dan Byrne attended the press conference.

Talk about losing to West Ham United

Bourne: "Usually a game is not played well, that is, one or two players are not in good condition, but the whole team was not in competitive condition in that game, which hindered the team. We have not won in 8 away games, and the coach is also studying the reasons. I want to understand why the away team's performance is so poor. The most frustrating thing is: we know that tomorrow's Champions League home game will definitely mobilize the competitive state, and the fans will be very enthusiastic, but we just can't copy this competitive state to the away team game."

Talk about the frustration of the away team gameote>

Bourne: "It will definitely be frustrating. It is easy to mobilize the competitive state in the Champions League night or this kind of focus game, but games like Sunday's game against Brentford are where we should 'earn wages'. The players in the team have the ability to play these games well and will definitely do it, but the current performance of the away team is indeed not up to standard."

Talk about the frustration in the locker room

Bourne: "Everyone in the locker room knew that we made each other despair. We are a very united group-in my opinion, there are not many teams in the locker room that can have such high demands on each other as we do. So against a (sports state) We were frustrated when we failed to perform well against a team with poor performance."

On the feeling of playing at left back

Bourne: "Except for the game against West Ham United, I felt that I performed well at left back with Livramento and Terry Pierre. I can't achieve their skills, but I think I have played well. I prefer to play as a central defender - this is the position I played when I won the best player in the team last year, but as long as I can help the team and the coach, I am willing to play any position."

Talk about whether I am currently in the best period of my careerkquote>

Bourne: "Definitely. Being able to play so many games, reach the cup finals, and be selected for the national team is definitely the best year of my career. But I feel that I have not reached my peak yet, and my physical competitive condition is also very good."

Talk about Newcastle United's next challengelockquote>

Bourne: "I'm a Newcastle fan myself, so everyone is excited about the Champions League - unless we play in the Champions League for many years in a row, this excitement will not change. The challenge now is to maintain the standard in all competitions. Manchester City have done a good job in this regard, the key is to always be ready and live up to the expectations we have for each other. Expectations."

Talk about adapting to the new style of play

Bourne: "The current style of play is indeed different. There are new players this year, which is different from the previous situation, but we are adapting every season. Looking at the team that barely avoided relegation, and looking at the current team, it is simply a world of difference. The difference is that we are always moving forward. Although the current style of play is different, we enjoy this challenge and like this freshness."

On coping with more playing time this season

Bourne: "I will always control what I can control and do my best to recover. Only in this level of competition can I maintain my competitive state. When I was young, whether I played well or not would affect my mentality, but now I can better control my competitive state."

On the competitive pressure of guarding positions

Bourne: "My entire career. We are all facing this kind of competition - there will always be centre-backs who want to take away my position, but I have always stayed in the team. Since coming to Newcastle, I have accumulated enough trust and have the confidence to continue to play well."

Talk about how players analyze the poor performance of away teams

Bourne: "When our performance is far below expectations, it feels bad. The best way to delve into it is to have some honest communication about "uncomfortable", and the coach is very good at leading such conversations. There are many common problems in the away team's performance this season, which we can change and improve."

Talking about Newcastle United's "lack of little tricks"

Bourne: "A few years ago we were known for using some 'little tricks', but now we are not good enough in this regard. When we first played in the Champions League, we were more like a dark horse. Our opponents did not give us the respect we deserve. We could win in 'ugly ways' and even suppress our opponents. But as the team moved forward, introduced more powerful players, and the style of play also changed, they gradually stopped using those methods. But Arsenal did a good job - they can play beautiful football and use these "little tricks", and they can still maintain the dark horse mentality even if they are no longer the dark horse. "

Talk about your own stability

Bourne: "For me, the key is to remain stable. Some players in the league can occasionally perform at 9 points out of 10, but they cannot maintain it all the time; and if I can stabilize at 7 points, I can stay in the team."