Tired Toon Face VERY Busy Summer

By Matthew Jones
May 12 2003

Fatigue could be a factor for next season's Champions League campaign admits Sir Bobby, as his side struggled to earn a draw with relegated West Brom at the weekend. Many players have internationals to play before they can have a proper rest.

Fatigue the Key for Newcastle

Fatigue could be a factor for next season's Champions League campaign admits Sir Bobby, as his side struggled to earn a draw with relegated West Brom at the weekend.
Work is far from over for a number of his stars who face playing internationals for another month or so. Everyone has a very busy summer.
Robson said: "We've got a lot of internationals away now until the middle of June while Lomana LuaLua plays until the middle of July.
"He's not going to get any rest at all and I just hope they all come back safe and get the maximum amount of relaxation they can.
"They're not going to get very much - it's an 11-month season for some of them."
Only Hugo Viana's wonder free-kick saved them from defeat at The Hawthorns on Sunday. Even then they struggled.
Robson continued, "I would have been very angry having finished third and losing the last match to a team who have got relegated.
"That would have meant we were going nowhere. We didn't have to lose and while I have great sympathy for Albion, it would have meant that we had not approached the game in a proper fashion - look at what Arsenal did at Sunderland today."

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