Rafa Benitez did not mince his words after Newcastle United’s 4-0 hammering at the hands of SC Braga .

The Magpies boss and his players looked thoroughly dejected as they left for their flight home from Portugal.

Newcastle will land on Tyneside at 2.30am in the small hours of Thursday with just a week left of the transfer window.

Here is a full transcript of Benitez’s explosive Press conference.

Q: Rafa, what are your reflections after that tonight?

Benitez: It was a bad game. We did not do things the way we have to.

“Ten days before the start of the season now and this is wake up call. We have to realise we can’t make these mistakes.

“Things are not going well off the pitch and you can see a reflection of that on the pitch.”

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Q: What things do you mean when you say it’s not going well off the pitch?

Benitez: “Everything.”

Q: Are there any players close to coming in?

Benitez: “I have no idea.”

Q: The players told us after the game they couldn’t speak to us, why was that?

Benitez: “As I say things aren’t going well off the pitch and you can see a reflection.

“We were poor and we made too many mistakes. We have to wake up - that’s it.”

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Q: Do you expect deals in the remainder of the window?

Benitez: “We will try to change things in the next 10 days. We will try our very best.

“I have no idea. We can talk and be close but after we’re not so close.”

Q: Is there money to spend?

Benitez: “I have no idea.”

Q: The fans are frustrated out there...

Benitez: “They have to be concerned. We are concerned. They have to be concerned.

“We are also concerned.”

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Q: So you expect deals to be done?

Benitez: “Maybe, maybe not. I still think we need three or four more players.”

Q: What is the situation with Gayle?

Benitez: “ It seems he will stay .”

Q: Lascelles has been linked with a move away, could he go?

Benitez: “I don’t think we will lose any of the players we have at the moment but I can’t say too much.

“I can’t say too much about players coming because in the end it depends on so many things and we don’t finish the deals.”