Allardyce said: "The defence will take the blame for the defeat, but I look at the midfield. Geremi was one who could have done more to help out the backline."
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Joey Barton, who has yet to make his competitive debut for the Magpies due to injury, was said to be Sam's first choice for the captain's armband. But that long term injury has given Geremi the chance to stake his claim for an honour he relishes.
Geremi: "Coming from a defeat is good in a way, because if you have lost the week before like we did at Man City, you want to win this one even more.
"You want it to come quickly to win and forget the last game.
"For us it's important to win and give everything to make sure we go into the international break with a win under our belts.
"It is simple but it is the way it is.
"We have managed to score in many matches and proved we can score. The aim is to keep a clean sheet and focus on that if we are to win the match. "Everton are one of the six teams we are fighting with for a European place. It isn't a good thing to drop points against them.
Geremi: "Coming from a defeat is good in a way, because if you have lost the week before like we did at Man City, you want to win this one even more.
"You want it to come quickly to win and forget the last game.
"For us it's important to win and give everything to make sure we go into the international break with a win under our belts.
"We know we have players who can score all over the pitch but we know we mustn't concede. I remember before we went to Man City we were tighter and we managed to score which helped us win the games.
"It is simple but it is the way it is.
"We have managed to score in many matches and proved we can score. The aim is to keep a clean sheet and focus on that if we are to win the match.
"We must win and make sure we are in contention for a European place. There is no hiding place for us.
"We want that position. We don't have a specification on whether it is Champions League or the UEFA but we know we need to be around the top six.
"That's why we must keep winning especially at home."