Matthias Jaissle begins Newcastle reign with pre-season win against Valencia

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jaissle-matthias/Ua064Hks/"]Jaissle[/a] endured an early setback when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ugrinic-filip/hEpwVFCf/"]Filip ‌Ugrinic[/a] fired [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/enner-valencia/KELXYJ3s/"]Valencia[/a] ahead inside four minutes, ‌but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle[/a] fought back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/newcastle-p6ahwuwJ/valencia-CQeaytrD/?mid=foXRVATq"]at the Mestalla Stadium[/a] with substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wissa-yoane/b35gWzB2/"]‌Yoane Wissa[/a] scoring twice in the second half.[/p][p][b]"It ‌was a friendly today. We will not smash the locker room now and celebrate a lot," [/b]Jaissle told reporters.[/p][p]"We're ‌quite balanced. We know what it is ⁠about. Now it's pre-season, ‌and we're still looking to work on it. It's just ​a journey."[/p][embed guid="4996565c-d963-42b1-bc4d-b5419b8eb593" url="https://x.com/NUFC/status/2086220912207036896" social-type="twitter" /][p]The victory was overshadowed by an injury scare for summer signing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/elanga-anthony/dOlRWlZ6/"]Anthony Elanga[/a], ​who was stretchered off after a challenge from Valencia defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gaya-jose/xWguLPCU/"]Jose Gaya[/a], who was shown a red card.[/p][p]However, ⁠Jaissle said the ​Sweden international appeared to have escaped a serious injury.[/p][p][b]"It seems to be not bad, so we are pleased. I hope it's true, then he can start again ‌next week,"[/b] the 38-year-old said.[/p][p]"I was in fear, definitely, but now I'm more relaxed as the medical department is showing almost green lights, and there's nothing serious."[/p][p]Jaissle, appointed on Wednesday following the departure of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/howe-eddie/hbOpz9hE/"]Eddie Howe[/a], has inherited a squad in transition following the departures of key players [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bruno-guimaraes/xtyKanzU/"]Bruno Guimaraes[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tonali-sandro/fmQVO5TQ/"]Sandro Tonali[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gordon-anthony/EFo95m2P/"]Anthony Gordon[/a].[/p][p]The German manager turned to ‌youth, with goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hornicek-lukas/4xGGcozp/"]Lukas Hornicek[/a], midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bamba-aladji/SdqoM3cU/"]Aladji Bamba[/a] and ​winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/toure-bazoumana/jqfhZBWt/"]Bazoumana Toure[/a] making their debuts, while 18-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/steur-sean/M7pUtmE7/"]‌Sean Steur[/a] impressed off the bench.[/p][p][b]"Time is the key. They're young lads," [/b]Jaissle said.[b] "It's never going to be easy in football, especially at the highest level, but we're here to help them."[/b][/p][p]Newcastle ⁠begin their Premier League ⁠campaign against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] on ‌August 23.[/p]