Newcastle United's Danny Guthrie says the players must shoulder the responsibility for the club's lowly position.
The 21-year-old midfielder, who could make his return from a hamstring injury against Chelsea on 4th April, insists it is he and his team-mates who have got the Magpies into the mess they are currently in, and only they who can rescue themselves.
With eight matches remaining Newcastle find themselves two points adrift of safety and in genuine peril. However, Guthrie believes the club's fate lies in the hands of the players alone.
He said: "It's the players who go out there on a match day, whatever anyone says.
"For me, what was going on behind the scenes didn't affect me. We went out there as fit and as well prepared as if nothing had happened, so I think it is up to the players to take responsibility for results on the pitch.
"There are eight games left and a lot of points to play for - but it doesn't look good when you look at the table, and we have got a lot of hard games as well.
"But we are more than capable of getting ourselves out of it - and it's about time we get out there and do it.
"No-one's heads have gone down. It hurts when you lose games, and the hardest thing to do is to pick yourselves up, but that's what we have got to do and get ready for the Chelsea game.
"We have got a lot of experienced players in the dressing room, which helps. You can turn to them and they have been there, seen it and done it."
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