AT Real Madrid he worked under Guus Hiddink and Vicente del Bosque. At Middlesbrough he had Steve Mc- Claren as his manager, while Jose Mourinho was his boss at Chelsea.

Now Geremi, playing for his fifth Newcastle United manager inside 15 months, is experiencing a different approach under Joe Kinnear – and he likes it.

After the infamous Kinnear rant to the media, he has gone on to claim two points from his opening matches in charge.

It isn’t enough to lift the Magpies out of the bottom three, but the improvement in performances has set Newcastle up nicely for their trip to Sunderland today.

And Geremi feels the work carried out by Kinnear in his opening couple of weeks should not be under estimated, although admitting that the 61-year-old’s way is completely different to what he has been used to.

“When he first arrived we had a good meeting and he told us why he was here,” said Geremi.

“He just tried to instil some confidence in us by telling us we have a good squad with some big players and he’s always reminding us that he can help us.

“Every manager has his own way of working but generally they do the same things.

“They come with their own plans but the downside is that they’re not working with their players.

“Most managers like to buy their own players and speak to the club about what they need. Joe has just come in and the first thing he needs to do is to get to know his players as quickly as possible. That’s what he’s doing. He has his own touch.”

While Geremi has worked with some of the game’s greats, he has been left feeling hugely frustrated by the uncertainty surrounding Newcastle in recent months.

Since moving from Chelsea when his contract expired at Stamford Bridge in July of last year, the 29-year-old has been part of a first team at St James’ Park that has had Sam Allardyce, Nigel Pearson, Kevin Keegan, Chris Hughton and now Kinnear running the show.

Continuity, Geremi feels, is the key to success at any club and he feels that Newcastle need to find stability if the fans on Tyneside are to witness a drastic turnaround in fortunes at St James’ Park.

“The best thing for any club is to set up the team for many years. Good examples are Real Madrid, Chelsea and Arsenal because managers need time to make a difference and win things,” said Geremi.

“They need three or four years to work with the squad and it’s not easy changing the managers so often. It’s not good.

I had two managers at Real Madrid.

“In football it’s not good to compare coaches because things happen and you don’t expect so many changes.

When I signed here I didn’t expect that.

“In football anything can happen and you just have to cope with that.

“It’s been a strange time at Newcastle because I’ve had many managers.

“There’s no escaping how important this match is and it’s one of the biggest games for the Geordies.

“Sunderland haven’t won at home since 1980 but they’re confident.

“I can understand Sunderland’s confidence but we’re going to the Stadium of Light to win.’