Newcastle United head coach Matthias Jaissle spoke ahead of a second meeting with Everton in the space of five days
Matthias Jaissle gesticulates as he stands alongside David Moyes during the Carabao Cup match between Everton and Newcastle United at Hill Dickinson Stadium on October 29, 2026
Matthias Jaissle gesticulates as he stands alongside David Moyes during the Carabao Cup match between Everton and Newcastle United at Hill Dickinson Stadium on October 29, 2026(Image: Mike Morese/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Matthias Jaissle hopes taking Everton back to St James’ Park can make the difference for his side as the teams face each other for the second time in five days on Monday with the Newcastle United head coach calling for his side to be more clinical.
The Magpies had 28 shots to the Blues’ 11 and were also ahead for shots on target, nine to five, but lots of their efforts appeared to be speculative. Jaissle, who when asked if his side were now better prepared to face Everton second time around, remarked: “It was exactly the game we expected,” added: “I think they showed that desire to win throughout the whole 90 minutes and not only in the end.
“But in the end, you can go all in. Especially when we scored it felt maybe there’s something special possible this evening but of course time was running out.
“Now it’s about taking that frustration and turning it into motivation for Monday and having the approach for the rematch on Monday.
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“It was also fantastic with 8,000 spectators (away from home) but of course I’m looking forward to play against the same opponent on Monday at home in front of much more of our fans to support us. They give us this extra feeling, this extra energy and that helps for sure to get a better result on Monday.
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“We take this as a long-term journey, and our approach is to make progress, to see improvements. I think now it’s time to learn fast from the mistakes we just did and we mentioned.
“There are other phases where you can see we have improved and this is something we can count on, and we can build on. This is the good part but in the end football is also about results, so you need to avoid these simple mistakes.”
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With spells in Austria at FC Liefering and Red Bull Salzburg before a previous post in Saudi Arabia at Al-Ahli, the 38-year-old German claims the Blues’ goals on Thursday night were poor ones for his side to concede.
He said: “We are of course, disappointed with the result. It’s also a bit shocking at the moment because overall the game was not that bad, but it’s a bit of the story of the season so far that in a situation where it really counts, we lack in the clinic approach to solve the situations.
“Just think about the first goal, you know, this is again a no risk zone where we said, ‘clear the ball’ and nothing happens. A couple of seconds later, you conceded a goal out of nothing.
“The second one is also frustrating as, in my point of view, we deserve to have a penalty. On the other hand, and then you miss you miss that in a transition then to defend their own box, which is, again, for me, difficult to accept.
“We have clear rules how to behave in these matters. The third one, again, a critical ball loss, when you hit position and the position is punishing you on that level, pretty clear.
“These are the things we need to learn quickly. On the other hand, I think you also saw the game and the statistics.
“We had many, many occasions, many, many opportunities to score, big chances as well. Also in their box, we need to be more clinical to get a different result.”
Jack Grealish (Photo by Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images)
Jack Grealish (Photo by Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images)