Eddie Howe talked candidly about a 3-1 defeat for Newcastle United against West Ham.
Jacob Murphy gave the guests the lead seconds after Jarrod Bowen hit the post, but the Irons would not be denied. Lucas Paqueta punched home an equaliser from range, Sven Botman scored an own goal on the stroke of half time, and Tomas Soucek sealed the deal as the Toon struggled for creativity.
The Newcastle manager could not defend the display as another away day went wrong for his players.
"It wasn't a great day for us. The away form is something that will be talked about and discussed and is of course something that concerns us. That was us far from our normal selves and that is the first time we have not performed away from home.
"The schedule is the schedule and it is demanding but it is where we want to be. It is a period of reflection for me.
"West Ham had a week to line us up and we had a very quick turnaround but no excuse. We had to come here to try and find a way to win."
"I can't really defend the performance, it was really disappointing after the start we had. I thought we could control the game, but we didn't. We let West Ham in with some uncharacteristic errors.
"Collectively we were off it. You could see that. We gave ourselves problems. We are disappointed and frustrated with ourselves because we have missed a huge opportunity for back-to-back wins.
"The feel of the team was wrong, we were lacking in physicality. I have to go away and reflect on it. This falls into the category that we didn't perform. This was a poor performance, but they happen. It leaves us with a gap to bridge. We can only do that with consistency and we haven't found that yet."
