Jaissle begins Newcastle rebuild with Valencia win, Elanga scare not serious

Aug 9 : Newcastle United's new coach Matthias Jaissle sees plenty of work ahead for his young team after marking his first game in charge with a 2-1 pre-season friendly win over Valencia on Saturday.Jaissle endured an early setback when Filip Ugrinic fired Valencia ahead inside four minutes, but Newcastle fought back at the Mestalla Stadium with substitute Yoane Wissa scoring twice in the second half."It was a friendly today. We will not smash the locker room now and celebrate a lot," Jaissle told reporters."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." The victory was overshadowed by an injury scare for summer signing Anthony Elanga, who was stretchered off after a challenge from Valencia defender Jose Gay