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Newcastle defender Janmaat: I was stupid

Newcastle United defender Daryl Janmaat branded himself "stupid" after his dismissal in defeat at Swansea City.

Janmaat knew that he had put his teammates in an impossible position.

He said: “It was stupid of me and I have to apologise to my team-mates, the supporters and everybody, because trying to win a game with 10 men is very difficult.

“The first yellow card was clear. The second one, I lost the ball, he ran past me and in a split-second I touched him. I pulled him back and that was stupid.

“With 11 men at Swansea it is already hard but with 10 men it makes it almost impossible. We didn't give up though, and the rest of the team gave it everything, but it was a disappointing game."

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