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Newcastle keeper Dubravka: Howe system demanding even for me

Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dubravka admits there's an intensity in manager Eddie Howe's play.

Dubravka says he enjoys being part of Howe's system.

He told today's match programme: "You have to adjust your positioning. You have to be front-foot. You need to be there for your teammates, because they need you there.

"The way we play, intensity is our identity, and you can tell, especially against West Ham, for example. The game was mentally so difficult - physically for the boys, but mentally more for me, and physically more for my teammates. But I think in that game, we showed everything. We showed character, attitude, fighting spirit. This is us. Even when things are not going well for us, we'll fight until the last moment.

"Look at the dressing room. Every player here has that quality and mindset. They're hungry, they want to achieve something at this club. The manager came with a clear identity and philosophy, what he wants to do and what he actually demands from us, so every player is on the same page. But the togetherness we have in the dressing room is amazing. It's not always like this, and that's a massive credit to the manager and his staff that he created this kind of nice environment to be in."

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