The 61-year-old interim manager took his first training session
on Tuesday ahead of Sunday's Barclays Premier League trip to
Everton, where the Magpies will attempt to end a run of five
consecutive defeats, four of them in the league.
Saturday's 2-1 home loss to Blackburn Rovers left the club just
one place off the foot of the table with only Tottenham Hotspur,
who knocked them out of the Carling Cup last week, worse off.
However, Kinnear believes a couple of positive results would
have a major impact on a squad whose injury and suspension problems
are gradually easing.
He said: "A team like Newcastle United should not be in the
position it is in. But a couple of wins will change the situation,
and it is up to me to bring out the best in them.
"There's a fear factor and I have never had that in the dressing
room before. In fact, in my time at Wimbledon, the place was always
bubbling. Now what the Newcastle United players need to do is to
clear their minds and focus on the job."