Fabricio Coloccini: “It means everything to us, and just as much to the English players, we know the game can make us into a hero.
“This is a very important game, but I don’t want to make history in one goal against Sunderland. I want to write a history over a long period.
“But we know how important this game is, and we have to win it. We have to think only of the three points.
“When we played at Sunderland two years ago, our fans were more noisy than their fans, and that is why we have to win – for the team, so we can climb the table, and to give a present to the fans.
“It is similar between Boca Juniors and River, but here the people are more passionate, and it is a better spectacle. It’s different, because for Argentina-Brazil, you wear the flag but it is the same type of intensity and on a par with the tempo.
“This is the most important game to Newcastle fans.
“It is one of the most important games I have played for Newcastle because it means so much to the fans and to us.
“I hope I can score again, but I would prefer three points and not to score.
“The song (the Toon fans sing) is great, it’s very funny and I know what all of the words mean!
“But for me, it’s very emotional, because I understand it and they give me so much confidence.
“I know we could go down in the history of the club as the team that went down.
“But a lot of people who went down stayed and took the club back to the Premier League, including myself. I want to win a cup with Newcastle United now – that is my dream.
“I want to score against Sunderland too, but I want to make history by winning a cup in the long run.
“But first things first, let’s beat Sunderland.”