{"id":294371,"date":"2023-10-25T22:25:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=294371"},"modified":"2023-10-25T22:25:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:25:41","slug":"alan-shearer-claims-newcastle-deserved-nothing-from-dortmund-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/alan-shearer-claims-newcastle-deserved-nothing-from-dortmund-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Shearer claims Newcastle deserved NOTHING from Dortmund defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"
Alan Shearer insists Borussia Dortmund’s win over Newcastle was far from a ‘fluke’, claiming his old side deserved nothing from the game.<\/p>\n
There was lots of optimism in the air after Newcastle dismantled a star-studded Paris Saint-Germain side at home last time out in the Champions League.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But in a dominant first half, Dortmund went ahead through Felix Nmecha and they defended resolutely thereafter in a major downpour to condemn their hosts to defeat.<\/p>\n
‘You can’t say it was a fluke,’ Shearer said on BBC Radio 5 Live.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Dortmund might have been lucky once or twice in the last 10 minutes when it hit the bar but they defended so well.<\/p>\n
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Anthony Gordon was left in disbelief after Newcastle rattled the woodwork multiple times\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Borussia Dortmund’s defence, led by Mats Hummels (pictured), rallied to hold on to a 1-0 lead<\/p>\n
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‘They have played Newcastle really well and played the crowd really well. They were such a threat on the break.’<\/p>\n
The Newcastle legend added: ‘If Newcastle are honest then I think they’ll accept they didn’t deserve anything from the game.’<\/p>\n
One man who is at odds with Shearer’s assessment is Newcastle manager Eddie Howe who, when speaking to TNT Sports after the game, felt defeat was a harsh reflection on his team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘We grew into the game in the second half with the chances we created and the woodwork denied us,’ Howe said.<\/p>\n
‘I don’t think we deserved to lose today.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dortmund did what PSG never could on their visit in that they started quickly and were able to punish the hosts’ high press.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘We knew they were going to press us high. We managed it well in the first half but the second was all about them,’\u00a0Dortmund boss Edin Terzic told TNT Sports.<\/p>\n
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Eddie Howe felt his side deserved to get something out the game, but Alan Shearer disagreed<\/p>\n
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Felix Nmecha (left) got the only goal of the game in an impressive first half from Dortmund<\/p>\n
‘I wanted the second goal. In the end we found that it was going to be quite difficult to score and then you need to defend and protect.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘With the first half we deserved to win and the second half we protected the win.’<\/p>\n
For Shearer, it was as much a frustration with Newcastle as it was credit to Dortmund that his old side never really got a foothold in the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘With the form Newcastle have been and the amount of goals they’ve been scoring, we were expecting that again this evening but it never really happened,’ Shearer would add.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Dortmund didn’t allow them to get a foot in the game.<\/p>\n
‘In the first half, they played high risk football and managed to get ahead. In the second half, they were happy to sit back and they defended so well.’<\/p>\n
Newcastle are third in their group after three matches – one win, one draw and one defeat – and they face tricky trips to Dortmund and Paris to come, before also hosting AC Milan at St James’ Park, as they bid to reach the knockout stages.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Shearer felt Dortmund smothered Newcastle and did not allow them to get a grip of the game<\/p>\n
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