Jermaine Jenas has issued his support for Steve Bruce and believes that Newcastle United will begin to start playing more attractive football if he continues to bring in his own players.
The Magpies signed Callum Wilson, Ryan Fraser, Jeff Hendrick and Jamal Lewis, with the former making a fantastic start to life at St James' Park.
However, Bruce has come under fire for a perceived lack of attacking intent from supporters, with only the Premier League's bottom four and Arsenal scoring less than their 10 goals.
Despite fans blaming Bruce for those negative tactics, Jenas believes that the club's DNA has become reliant on staying in the Premier League but the additions of more players like Wilson can help to restore the club's former glory.
“When it comes to this place and what it’s like to play for Newcastle United, the Newcastle I played for, it was all attacking football," Jenas told BT Sport.
"Joe (Cole) was here when the stadium is full and it gets going, they wanted to be a part of games when you’re winning 4-3, or 3-2, or whatever it was, it was about being on the front foot and taking the game to the opponents.
"I think so many years now, it’s been very tough for Newcastle fan to deal with the product, or style of play that’s been on the pitch. From Steve Bruce’s point of view, I think this year, in regards to the window, he’s kind of knocked it on with the players he’s brought in.
"Some good players, like Jamal Lewis, the Longstaff brothers in midfield, Saint-Maximin, Fraser and Wilson. That tells me that there is a part of change, possibly.
"That tells me that Newcastle are going into a process of change, and it’s going to take time, because this team have been under Rafa Benitez for so many years playing in a certain way, under Steve Bruce, playing in the Premier League has been part and parcel of what the mandate is.
"But he now has the framework to open it up a little bit and get back to what Newcastle is about. Definitely not (Bruce is the issue). It’s about what the DNA of the club has become.
"The DNA of the club was not that when I arrived, but then all of a sudden, it became about staying in the league and survival, which is why this whole stadium has been fuming because it’s not what they’re about or used to seeing.
"It’s not what they deserve. The sooner they get back to what this city is used to and deserves and then the better times will come. Steve Bruce will be a part of that, just from seeing those signings.”
