Newcastle United defender Mike Williamson believes his club will take the international break as a good thing as they seek to improve on their drastic start to the Premier League.
Alan Pardew’s side sit third from bottom after an awful start to the 2014/2015 season and having just won five games since the turn of the year, compelling the Newcastle boss to a weekly attack from the club’s fans.
However, they battled back against Swansea City on Saturday to salvage a point and central defender Williamson says the players are ready to improve even more.
“It is part and parcel of the game and there is no getting away from the position we are in and the results we have had,” he told the Newcastle Evening Chronicle.
“So that is the black and white of it and we need to get points on the board as much as we can. This will only make us stronger and people will see that when we get out of this period.
“We go into the break on a high and with a chance to get some work done, come together and make sure we win the next one.
“We just need that luck, but we need to build a base to make sure the luck goes your way and our spirit and persistence paid off for us at Swansea.”