Matthias Jaissle's Emotional First Month at Newcastle: A Love at First Sight

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In Short: Matthias Jaissle, the new manager of Newcastle United, has been deeply moved by the club's fanbase and the team's potential, according to reports.

Matthias Jaissle, the new manager of Newcastle United, has been deeply moved by the club's fanbase and the team's potential, according to reports. His ability to 'connect' with the players, many of whom are Newcastle fans, has been noted by insiders. Jaissle, who is only a few years older than the senior members of the dressing room, has already begun to make an impact, focusing on chance creation and dominating in the final third.

Jaissle's working days begin at 7:30 am and extend into the early evenings, a testament to his dedication. He has also taken time to pick the brains of Newcastle's all-time record goalscorer Alan Shearer, a conversation that he found particularly enlightening. In his first few months in charge, Jaissle has written letters to all of the club staff, noting how many of them are Newcastle fans and promising to deliver a team that represents them.

Following the 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, Jaissle and his coaching staff were mobbed by well-wishers and selfie-hunters, an experience that touched Jaissle. He feels a duty to repay the affection shown by the supporters by delivering a team they can be proud of. The group was particularly impressed by a banner unfurled in the Gallowgate End by the Wor Flags tifo group that read: 'Matty Jaissle's Black and White Army.

Jaissle is an emotional character as well as an 'absolute workaholic,' according to reports. He has been impressed by the character of the dressing room he has inherited and the willingness of the players to embrace new ideas. With more time on the training ground, which will come as Premier League rivals embark on draining European campaigns into the autumn and winter, Jaissle is convinced that this Newcastle team will go from strength to strength.

Jaissle has also been focusing on in-game changes, which he believes are improving the team. Late-night laptop sessions and chats with Eddie Howe have helped him get to know the club and the players better. His in-game changes are showing promise, and there should be encouragement about the way they are improving Newcastle.

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If the size of the job is considerable, he has the energy to match it and it is a measure of the man that on Saturday night, after the coaching staff returned to the upmarket hotel that is serving as Jaissle’s base while he house hunts in the North East, he popped open his laptop and started to analyse the 2-2 draw that maintained Newcastle’s impressive unbeaten record.
Jaissle may not appear it in press conferences, where he tends to deliver fairly succinct, direct answers, but he is an emotional character as well as an “absolute workaholic”.

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