O’Brien to Fight

By Nick Raynor
April 21 2005

Newcastle defender Andy O’Brien is going to fight for his place in the Newcastle United team.

O’Brien has been criticized in the past and branded ‘not good enough’ by many Toon fans but he wants to stay and prove his worth.

 

He said:

 

"When I was brought off in those circumstances against Aston Villa a couple of weeks ago, it was a personal disappointment for me.

"However these are the things you have to live with when you play for a football club like Newcastle United.

"But I am not questioning myself too much. I have played over 300 first-team games in my career, including 160 for Newcastle United, and nobody can ever take that away from me.

"My defending has been okay lately, although I haven't played as much as I would have liked.

"I thought I did all right last night, even though we didn't keep a clean sheet, and it's not up to me to say if either of the two goals were my fault."