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Rafa Benitez calls Newcastle’s defeat at Fulham an early ‘wake-up call’

Rafa Benitez calls Newcastle’s defeat at Fulham an early ‘wake-up call’

Newcastle supervisor Rafa Benitez watched his side go down 1-0 at Fulham and afterward portrayed it as a "reminder".

The Magpies were beaten by Matt Smith's first-half header in a dreary Championship season opener taking after a mid year spending of practically £45 million.

Benitez knows Newcastle can't bear the cost of numerous comparable exhibitions in the event that they are to instantly come back to the Premier League.

"I'm truly baffled since we didn't play at the level we expected," Benitez said. "We didn't win the ball a lot in the second ball and were not keeping the ball appropriately. We were not concentrating. This diversion could be a reminder for everybody.

"The main positive is it is the start of the season and we can wake up. In any event everybody needs to acknowledge it must resemble this for whatever is left of the season.

"We didn't play at the level we need to play and need to play in the event that you need to score objectives and win diversions. You must be vastly improved. We need to understand this is an extreme rivalry and we must be greatly improved."

Newcastle had two punishment bids waved away for handballs by Ryan Tunnicliffe and Tomas Kalas yet Benitez declined to censure ref Simon Hooper.

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"The first was clear and not given," he said. "The second one relies on upon the arbitrator."

Inverse number Slavisa Jokanovic was enchanted with three focuses and a perfect sheet having had the third most exceedingly awful cautious record in the Championship last term.

"It's awesome for us, the ideal begin," he said. "I took awesome joy from my group. They played through and through. It's uplifting news, my group played a genuine diversion. In the event that you tail along these lines we can consider a superior season.

"I thought my group worked extremely well in preseason. They demonstrated what they needed to do. We had numerous troubles keeping a perfect sheet last season, it's extraordinary news for us.

"My group is sharp. Be that as it may, this Championship is so long with such a large number of recreations. I said before we were prepared for Newcastle yet not for the season.

Jokanovic uncovered that he will be given the returns of Ross McCormack's late £12 million deal to Aston Villa to acquire new players.

"We have to make ventures and it is £12 million more," he said. "I need to spend every last bit of it."
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