Dan Burn opens up on crisis meeting after Brentford defeat that led to back-to-back away wins for Newcastle United
It was recently revealed that the Newcastle United leadership group held an inquest in the dressing room at St James' Park after Brentford picked up their first win on Tyneside in over 90 years.
Many fans felt that the home game against Brentford was the struggling team's one good chance of a result in February, with so many tough away ties to follow, but it has so far proved to be the stumbling block.
The players stayed in the dressing room after the game and had it out, dishing out some home truths, and it seems to have worked.
Since that game, Newcastle have gone to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and picked up a win in the Premier League and then followed that up with a win at Villa Park in the FA Cup.
Dan Burn feels the dressing room meeting helped 'reset' the squad
Dan Burn spoke to The Chronicle after the win at Villa, and he lifted the lid on what happened in that dressing room after Brentford.
"We have spoken between players and staff. We always seem to have this once a season, where there are a few home truths spoken.
"It gives everyone a bit of a reset. You reflect on what we did well in the past and what we want to get back to. Everybody sticks with each other and supports each other. Maybe not two complete performances but two wins."
Dan Burn hailed the character of the players on Saturday
As much as we don't like that this has to happen at least once a season, we're glad it works. Our question is: What took you so long?
Burn went on to praise the character of the team on Saturday, with so much going against them, they didn't let their heads go down, which feels like a direct result of the Brentford inquest.
"I thought we played really well to be totally honest. I thought we moved the ball well, the goal hit us a little bit.
"Obviously, it was offside, and it was disappointing that they [the officials] didn't see it. But it showed the type of character in the squad that we could respond after going a goal down.
"Sometimes playing against 10 men can be a hindrance, not a help. It can put pressure on, but we were patient, we scored and got the win, which was important."
