'Never walked away from a fight': Arthur insists he can turn things around

Following Sunday's 48-16 hammering at the hands of the Storm, Eels coach Brad Arthur remains steadfast in his belief that he is the right man for the job and continues to have the backing of the club's powerbrokers. 

Parramatta were outscored 32-6 in a second half Arthur labelled as "embarrassing" at Suncorp Stadium, as they collapsed to a fourth-straight defeat and eighth in 10 games this year.

The 12-season veteran coach said while he expects another week full of speculation about his immediate future, nothing will change for him ahead of taking on the Rabbitohs in Round 12. 

“Yeah, I do [believe I'm the right man for the job]. You know, the facts will be there at the end of the year," Arthur said. 

"I've never walked away from a fight and we're going to keep fighting hard.

We're five minutes after the game, but there hasn't been any indication from the club towards me [of a desire for a change of coach].

Brad Arthur

“All they want to do is get around us and support myself and the coaches and the rest of the staff and the team.

“But at the end of the day, what matters is what we're doing on that field for 80 minutes and it's not good enough at the minute.

"The facts are that we're not playing well enough and I'm the head coach of the team."

Already without halfback Mitchell Moses and captain Clint Gutherson due to injury, the Eels were further weakened by the withdrawal of veteran forward Ryan Matterson (illness) prior to kick-off.

After giving up eight tries to a Storm side who themselves were missing several key players and lost five-eighth Cameron Munster late in the first half, Parramatta have now averaged 29 points conceded through their opening 10 games. 

Arthur said a lack of confidence within the team was hurting them, along with a lack of resilience when things start to go wrong. 

“I still believe in this team, but they've got to start to believe in themselves, especially when they're under a bit of pressure," Arthur said. 

“When we're at that level where we need to find a bit of resilience, they need to believe in themselves that they can get themselves out of it.

"We need to get better at managing the game while we've got Mitch out, to allow us to (not) have those periods of 10 or 15 minutes where we're under the pump."

The result continued what has been a miserable run for Parramatta at Magic Round, with the blue and gold having now won just once in five games at the annual event in Brisbane.