Newcastle United boss Steve McClaren has vowed to keep fighting after the embarrassing Capital One Cup defeat at the hands of Sheffield Wednesday at St. James' Park.
Lewis McGugan scored the only goal of the game in the 76th minute as the Championship club eliminated the Magpies in the third round.
The result was met with a chorus of boos from the home fans but McClaren was remaining defiant.
Asked if the defeat was embarrassing for his club, McClaren replied: "I've been in football too long to be embarrassed. Angry, disappointed.
"Things like that can happen in football, we said that beforehand, and yes, it's a very disappointing result and evening for everybody.
"We have said to the players, 'You can't feel sorry for yourselves. You have got to come out on Saturday and be a fighter or a victim', and it's one or the other, and we can only have fighters on there now.
"We say how far do we have to go before we turn it around, because the players are capable of doing that. We can't talk about it, we have to do it.
"There's not a lot you can say. There are no excuses - back in tomorrow morning, Chelsea Saturday, it's the fighting mentality we need."
