Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle has apologised to the travelling fans following their 4-1 loss at Coventry, as Jamie Carragher said they were "beaten up" once again on the road. The Magpies' previous away game a month ago also saw them defeated 4-1 on the Monday Night Football at Leeds. A second loss in three games comes after Jaissle had enjoyed an unbeaten five-game start across all competitions, but recent results have seen his side fall to 11th in the Premier League table.
A wasteful Newcastle lost at Coventry despite having 19 shots, three big chances and more than double the number of touches in the opposition box than the home side. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Jaissle told Sky Sports: "We're frustrated. It's a feeling you don't want to have on a Monday evening after a match where you should win.
"We can only apologise to the fans who came here; they deserve a different result. "We need to analyse it, clearly. There were bits that were good but, in both boxes, to defend our own goal we need to improve and also score goals.
"The opportunities were there, but the desire and hunger to finish the attacks was missing." He added: "We need to improve on the things we can control, and that's a lot right now." Newcastle have now conceded the joint-most goals in the league so far alongside Bournemouth and Chelsea. The German said at his post-match press conference: "I think it was a tough story throughout the whole match. There were elements in both boxes where we need to step up and improve.
"It's not something we can compare with the Leeds match today because I think we were at least better. "The goals we conceded, it was a different story. We were better after the first 10 minutes; we dominated the game but conceded easy goals, which we need to improve.
"If you conceded eight goals in two away matches on Monday evenings, then it's not good enough for the Premier League." It is the first time since December 2012 that Newcastle have conceded four or more goals in back-to-back Premier League away games. For Carragher, the heavy losses at Leeds and Coventry have raised questions over Newcastle's "lack of physicality". Speaking on Monday Night Football, Sky Sports' Carragher said: "We've consistently said this season they've had a good start results-wise, but the underlying numbers haven't been great.
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