Jaissle 'still in a phase of figuring things out'
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Matthias Jaissle spent the bus journey home from Monday's tough game at Leeds United digging into the detail behind the defeat with his analysts.
However, just as Jaissle has not allowed himself to get too high following positive results, he has not tended to emotionally rip up the foundations after a setback, either, as former Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Zlatko Junuzovic explained.
"They analysed the situation and, where necessary, made one or two adjustments, but nothing drastic," Junuzovic said of the Newcastle boss' approach to losses during their time in Austria.
"I think he's still in a phase of figuring things out [at Newcastle], where he has to see for himself which players fit his system and which ones don't."
Jaissle, 38, may still be a relatively young manager but he has experience to fall back on in that regard.
It was a different level, a different sort of capitulation and a different squad, but the German also suffered a bruising away defeat at a similar point of his reign at Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli, when they were hammered 5-1 by Al-Fateh in 2023.
Could that difficult night at Elland Road prove a similarly valuable learning experience or will this campaign be characterised by further ups and downs?
"We don't search for excuses, even with a young squad," Jaissle said. "We need to learn fast."
