Steve Bruce has urged his Newcastle United players to dust themselves down after their disappointing defeat at Watford and end the season on a high.
A sloppy second half effectively handed the Hornets three gift-wrapped points at Vicarage Road thanks to two penalty blunders from Matt Ritchie and Javier Manquillo.
United have another quick turnaround for their next game as they face Spurs at St James' Park.
Bruce was not entirely dissatisfied with his side's performance and said at his Press conference: "It is important we finish the season off now.
"We could have gone 2-0 up when Allan Saint-Maximin burst through and hit their goalkeeper.
"They then needed a shot in the arm.
"I then felt the only way they could beat us was set-pieces.
"To give them two penalties is naive or they were really soft, I will let others make that judgement."
But United players can't escape from criticism after switching off in the second 45 minutes.
True, Watford needed the points badly but Newcastle's campaign is in danger of fizzling out if they are not careful.
Bruce reflected "We needed a response from the other night (0-5 at Man City) and I thought the first half performance was very, very good.
"The second half performance gave them a huge lifeline.
"Whether it was a penalty - with VAR and it (decisions) supposed to be clear and obvious - I will let other people make their mind up.
"They looked remarkably soft to me.
"There is contact all over the pitch so I think they were soft.
"Whether we were naive or not? It was just the thing that Watford needed.
"I don't know why he can't come to a monitor and he has to go to VAR in a studio where somebody else is just going to back him up.
"What is the point of that?
"This is the fourth decision in a few days.
"Look we don't want to make excuses but to lose games the way we did with decisions like that is difficult to expect."
Bruce added: "It is important we finish the season off now.
"We could have gone 2-0 up when Allan Saint-Maximin burst through and hit their goalkeeper.
"They then needed a shot in the arm.
"I then felt the only way they could beat us was set-pieces.
"To give them two penalties is naive or they were really soft, I will let others make that judgement."
