6 Quotes From John Carver's Interview That Show Newcastle Were Right To Sack Him

2. Carver Believes His "Best Coach In The Premier League Quote" Managed To "Help Get The Team Over The Line"

On May 7th John Carver sat in the briefing room at Newcastle United's Benton training base ready to face the press having just overseen the Magpies' worst ever run in the Premier League. Following the embarrassing 3-0 loss to Leicester City, Newcastle had lost eight games in a row for the first in their Premier League history. Yet, despite this horrendous run, Carver infamously declared: "I still feel I'm the best coach in the Premier League. I still feel I'm the best coach around." Taken slightly out of context, as he was merely talking about the fact he had to believe in himself if he was going to keep Newcastle up, Carver's comment was still ridiculous. However, Carver maintains in his interview with The Telegraph that this outrageous remark helped to keep Newcastle in the Premier League. He said:

"Everybody outside Newcastle wanted us to be the big club that went down and I had to find a way of keeping a clear head. "I only said I was the best coach in the Premier League to find a way for the players and myself to believe we could get over the line. If I'm asking the players to believe in themselves, then I had to show I believed in myself. "If we hadn't been in the situation we were in, I would have never said it. It helped me achieve what I wanted to do, which was to get the team over the line."

If Carver thinks overseeing one victory from the final 12 matches of the Premier League season was achieved by his ridiculous comment then Newcastle were definitely right to get rid of him. The Magpies barely got "over the line" - and Carver's remarks certainly didn't help them to do so.