Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew expects his January signings to be better for their first six months in the Premier League.
Pardew has returned rejuvenated and confident that with January signings Mathieu Debuchy, Massadio Haidara, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Moussa Sissoko and Yoan Gouffran having six months in English football under their belts, they will be more competitive this time around.
He told BBC Radio Newcastle: "Certainly since January, when we brought in the influx of Moussa and Mapou and Massadio, they have done very well for us.
"They have got six months under their belts, they are going to be better next year.
"We have got a World Cup year. I have got, I would suggest, 10 players, maybe more than that, who could get to the World Cup, so it's a very, very important year.
"I am very confident that some of the players who I think last year were probably just a little bit below par - I'm not going to name any names - with the World Cup around the corner are going to show how good they are and that will take the team forward in itself."
