Daryl Janmaat has hailed Newcastle United's recent defensive form.
Much of their impressive change in form can be put down to a watertight defence, which hasn't conceded a goal for 432 minutes - more than seven hours' football.
Janmaat said: "It's important to be strong defensively, because if you defend well and have good attackers, you'll always have a good chance of winning any game.
"We're very strong defensively and that's good, because a strong defence has to be the starting point for any successful team.
"We're keeping down the number of chances our opponents are creating, and we're very satisfied with that side of our game."
