There has been little time to waste following a period of dramatic change at the club.<\/p>\n
Former head coach Eddie Howe has moved on and key players Alexander Isak, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon have all left in the past year.<\/p>\n
Gallows humour gripped some supporters who made the trip after they adapted a chant which once featured the names of Guimaraes and Isak, who are now with Arsenal<\/a> and Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n “We’ve got someone in the middle,” they sang. “He knows exactly what we need. [Sven] Botman at the back, someone in attack, Newcastle<\/a> are going to win the Premier League.”<\/p>\n But it is not hard to imagine those blanks being filled in as a new generation steps up.<\/p>\n The average age of the squad has been dramatically lowered and 28-year-old forward Harvey Barnes was Newcastle<\/a>‘s oldest starter against Valencia.<\/p>\n It felt like a potential sign of things to come on a night goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek, 24, midfielder Aladji Bamba, 20 and forward Toure, 20, made their debuts and 18-year-old Steur impressed from the bench.<\/p>\n Jaissle has a history of developing young players at Red Bull Salzburg, which was a big draw for Newcastle<\/a>, and he knows better than most what they need.<\/p>\n “Time is the key,” Jaissle said. “They’re young lads. It’s never going to be easy in football, especially at the highest level, but we’re here to do that.”<\/p>\n