Tim Sherwood has demanded more from his Aston Villa side after their 2-1 defeat to Stoke City at the weekend.
Sherwood’s first game in charge at Villa Park ended in disappointment as Mark Hughes’ Stoke City proved too strong, securing all three points thanks to goals from Mame Diouf and Victor Moses.
Villa now sit second from bottom in the Premier League table and former Spurs boss Sherwood is expecting a drastic improvement at Newcastle United on Saturday.
“The fans were as good as gold. It’s up to us now as a group to grind out those results,” he told the club’s official website.
“It’s all about results now. We need to improve. We need to start improving very quickly. I have seen the quality of the group. It’s about delivering it on matchday now. I am sure we will get it right.
“I want them to play a little bit more relaxed in the final third, get on the ball and express themselves a bit more. They are at a big club, the demands are high and they need to show that they are capable of delivering on the big stage.
“I can only judge them from what I have seen in training and I believe we have a group who are capable of doing that.
“We will build. We will work on the training field this week. We will improve.
“The players were bitterly disappointed in the dressing room after the match. The fans went home disappointed. But now we have to look forward, build and get a positive result at Newcastle.”