‘Under massive pressure’ - Newcastle United favourite speaks out on Matthias Jaissle job
Matthias Jaissle has endured a mixed start to life as Newcastle United manager since arriving in August.
Kevin Nolan believes Matthias Jaissle will be facing huge pressure if he loses three of the next four fixtures.
Newcastle United tackle a tricky fixture list after the international break. Arsenal and Brighton - the top two of the Premier League - await Jaissle and Co.
The Magpies then host Manchester United - who will have a new manager - before the Tyne-Wear derby against Sunderland on December 6. As it stands, Newcastle sit just four points above the relegation zone.
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‘Under massive pressure’ - Kevin Nolan
Speaking to talkSPORT, former United captain Nolan is rooting for Jaissle to succeed - but fears the worst if results do not improve. He said: “I believe if he loses three out of four of them, he'll be under massive pressure. He'll be under massive pressure. I hope he's not.
“I hope he's not because I hope he's given the opportunity because you want to see young managers doing well. But he's a very charismatic man. He looks really good.
“Everybody who I speak to in Newcastle about him have got nothing but positives to talk about him. So I quite like that. The ultimate thing is you've got to get results and he's going to need them.”
Kevin Nolan on Newcastle United expectations
Nolan also called for the expectation levels on Tyneside to be lowered due to the volume of high-profile exits. He added: “What Eddie built over the last four years, where there was an expectation to come out, get after sides (and get) results, that is most important. If you can do that with the Newcastle side, the stadium goes into uproar.
“Thankfully in my time there, that's what we were able to do at home more than we didn’t. I've got some brilliant memories at St James' Park. At this moment in time, they're probably questioning Jaissle a little bit, the stuff that he's trying to do and what he's trying to put forward.
“The expectation has got to come down a bit because there's been a lot of turnover. Players, the manager, his staff… getting to know the Premier League. I really worried about Newcastle going into this season because I watched them before the season against Everton at Murrayfield.
“Everton picked them apart a lot. Hopefully, he (Jaissle) can sort it out. But I'd just say it's just been an average start for them - and that's good. I don't think we can expect anything more because the calibre of player, although the potential might be there, at has gone down in Newcastle's team.”
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