Matthias Jaissle has offered a candid response after the 1-0 loss to Aston Villa – but has warned a lack of basics won’t be tolerated
Aston Villa’s Johan Manzambi was given space to score against Newcastle United(Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)
Newcastle United boss Matthias Jaissle has revealed some of his post-match debrief after the 1-0 loss to Aston Villa – and warned his Toon side again they can’t afford to concede cheap goals.
The Magpies were beaten by Johan Manzambi’s free header after Lewis Miley after the stand-in right-back allowed his man to slip free and nod home. And Jaissle stated clearly that even younger players can’t have any excuses for the bare basics such as man marking.
Jaissle said: “That was the most frustrating thing. Because it was a goal out of nothing from Aston Villa.
“We were not smart enough, and we told the players: ‘You can’t let the opposition cross that easily’.
“We need to put pressure on the ball, and it was a clear scenario what we spoke about during the week, it needs to be body contact, it needs to be a man marking position, you at least don’t give the opposition a free header.
“It’s not an excuse, and even for a young lad, you need to do these things better.”
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The defeat against Villa resulted in a critical backlash from fans and pundits as Newcastle lost for the first time at home this season. Jaissle has refused to lay into his players and feels that his team will improve if they keep following the fundamentals set by his coaching staff.
Jaissle said: “In many aspects, we are going in the right direction. The phase before we conceded a goal was one in which we dominated.
“We controlled everything without creating massive chances. But what was clear was that we don’t allow Villa chances.
“If we want to improve our clean sheet mindset, then we must not concede easy goals. It won’t happen in the future.”
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