Eddie Howe has admitted he's concerned after Newcastle failed to register a single attempt on goal in the second half of their goalless draw with Bournemouth on Sunday.
The Magpies went into the game hoping to bounce back after losing 2-1 to a Marcus Rashford-inspired Barcelona in midweek.
However, Newcastle were flat on Sunday following their Champions League hangover with Bournemouth battling to earn a point at the Vitality Stadium.
Howe, speaking after the match on his side's failure to register an attempt on goal in the second half, made his feelings clear.
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He told the BBC: "I haven't give it too much thought in terms of who deserves what.
"We know Bournemouth are a really good team. We limited them to long sots and Nick made some good saves. We didn't get our attacking game going.
"It's not good [no shots on goal]. You want to create chances and clear cut chances.
"It didn't feel that in our performance. We are going through one of those phases where it's hard to score away from home.
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Eddie Howe was frustrated after Newcastle's failure to beat Bournemouth
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"Joelinton we have to really protect from injury. He's just back. Bruno is different but the two who played today did really well.
"We're evolving and changing as an attacking force. Our ability to defend has been at a high level and we will score goals."
In a separate interview with Sky Sports, the Englishman added: "It was mixed. I think there were some really good things.
"Defensively we were good. You want to see the team defending our box well.
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Bournemouth and Newcastle produced a boring draw at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday
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"We were strong, robust. We didn't create the amount of chances we would want but it's a really hard place to come.
"If you look at the games we've played, it's not by luck we've kept these clean sheets. We weren't as aggressive but it was a mixture of Wednesday and getting the best out of our players."
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola, meanwhole, expressed his delight at the draw.
"It was different to the other Newcastle Bournemouth from the past," he stated.
"They were trying to make the game very slow, very compact.
"We were putting pressure on them. We have been very solid but we haven't been as brilliant to make the difference.
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Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola was happy with his side's performance against Newcastle
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"We knew today that they have players who are super tall. We tried to play more through the middle.
"I'm very happy how we defended set pieces because I knew the size would be a problem.
"We didn't concede a lot of set pieces in the first half because we played in their half."
Newcastle are next in action in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.
They'll be aiming to defend the trophy won at Wembley earlier this year and will lock horns with Bradford City at St James' Park (7.45pm).
As for Bournemouth, their next game is against Leeds United on Saturday (3pm).