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Newcastles high number of foreign players may weaken their chances in Sundays relegation derby against Sunderland, according to former Magpies goalkeeper Shay Given. The two sides head into the 153rd Tyne-Wear derby at St James Park, live on Sky Sports 1 HD, knowing a victory could significantly improve their chances of avoiding relegation.Sunderland sit just above the relegation zone on 25 points, ahead of Norwich on goal difference, with Newcastle one point behind in 19th position. Given, who made 354 appearances for Newcastle between 1996 and 2009, knows all about the passion and rivalry that the fixture guarantees, but is worried the clubs foreign players may not be able to deliver the result that new manager Rafa Benitez desperately needs.Speaking on Sky Sports Now, Given said: My only concern is that there are a lot of foreign players at Newcastle now. Emmanuel Riviere battles against Bournemouths Steve Cook during the Magpies 3-1 defeat Sometimes you question whether they know what it means to play in such a big game as this - what it means to the fans, what it means for them going back to work on the Monday morning?Youd like to think Benitez can get that message across. Newcastle forward Aleksandar Mitrovic is one player who has not yet had the hoped-for impact He added: Its a tense occasion. Its huge for the fans, wanting to win this game more than any other game but if you asked any Sunderland fan or Newcastle fan this week would you take a loss at the weekend and stay up, they would probably do that.Its definitely a six-pointer, theyre both in the relegation fight and its going to be so close who stays up.It looks like Aston Villa have gone, and that its between Norwich, Newcastle and Sunderland [for the other relegation places] so it looks as if one of the two big ones from the north-east are going to go down. This game at the weekend is monumental. Rafael Benitez took charge of his first Newcastle game against Leicester Its not just a normal game, its not just another Premier League game, its a very special occasion. You can cut the tension with a knife beforehand.Sunderland have won the last six Tyne-Wear derbies, while Newcastle are enduring a run of failing to score in the past four matches against their local rivals.Eight points adrift of Newcastle is another one of Givens former clubs, Aston Villa, who have managed to record just three league victories all season and the 39-year-old has deep concerns for Remi Gardes side ahead of their trip to Swansea on Saturday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD. Its bleak reading when you see the Premier League table relegation fight at the bottom and theyre so far adrift, Given said.Randy Lerner invested I think £50m in the summer, thats a huge investment. 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John Barclay will use Australias thumping win over Wales as a cautionary tale as he and his Scotland team-mates bid to avoid being caught cold by the Wallabies at BT Murrayfield.The Scarlets flanker admits he was surprised by the emphatic nature of Australias 32-8 victory over Wales in Cardiff last weekend.The tourists had come off the back of their Rugby Championship programme, which involved six games against New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina since August, and Wales found it difficult to cope with the pace and fluidity of their play.Obviously I play with a lot of the Welsh boys and I spoke to a couple of them in the week leading up to it and they were feeling good about things, said Barclay. Sometimes you have those days but the manner of the defeat would probably be the most disappointing thing for them.You could maybe tell Australia had played a lot recently and Wales hadnt played together as a unit but thats something we have to learn from. Its important we dont fall into that trap as well.?The Llanelli-based forward did not delve too deeply into his Welsh colleagues pain but will aim to learn from it.I exchanged a few text messages here and there, the former Glasgow player said. They were bitterly disappointed so you dont want to pry too deep. But you can see a lot from the video where they went wrong.One of the main differences is the speed everything happens at. They were trying to get forward and Wales have had a great defence in recent years. But Australia played a lot of options inside and outside, its obviously something they looked at before the game and it all came off for them.Certainly they wantt to play fast ball, they want to play with the ball in front of them, moving the ball.dddddddddddd. Every teams goal in defence is to slow it down, if not turn it over, so nothing changes there really.But the 30-year-old added: They attack slightly differently, they have a lot of trail plays, a lot of movement, a lot of multiple-option plays, where defenders around the ball have all got to be doing the right job, not just the guy in front of the ball.So, yeah, they present a unique challenge, but I believe defence is relatively straightforward. But the speed of how it happens in international rugby, you dont have the recovery time that you maybe do in a pro rugby game.While Saturdays autumn Test opener for Scotland gives many players a chance to avenge last years controversial World Cup quarter-final loss, Barclay boasts a record of two wins in two meetings with Australia and just appreciates the opportunity to play for his country in a big game after two years where he barely got a look-in before this years RBS 6 Nations.I kept my head down for a couple of years and got my chance to come back in, he said. It does make you more hungry to get back in and stay there. When you play in Scotland you are in and around the coaches and the environment more than you are out of the country.For me personally to come up is a big change to come up from my club. I just enjoy coming up. Theres a few young guys coming through and its great coming into a squad that is trying to go in the right direction. ' ' '