Inside Matthias Jaissle’s Newcastle struggles: ‘Vertical football’ philosophy that led to crisis meeting, fan concern at Ruben Amorim echoes, square pegs in round holes and why he wants to copy Hansi Flick’s Barcelona blueprint
CRAIG HOPE: It’s a good time to play Crystal Palace. That, at least, is the crumb of comfort being nibbled at on Tyneside. The more uncomfortable truth is that it’s also a good time to play Newcastle.