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Matthias Jaissle

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Matthias Jaissle is a football manager reportedly appointed to replace Eddie Howe.

Notable Quotes

"My teams are built on togetherness, hard work, intensity and a passion to improve every single day."
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"We will not smash the locker room now and celebrate a lot."
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"Winning games always helps to gain confidence."
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"Time is the key."
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"I will not change my style because that's my personality."
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"I try to see in all challenges the chance in it, so therefore I'm here."
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"Of course you can complain about the timing, the big transition, all the sales the club did, but we will not."
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"What I can say is he's not only a great manager, he's also a great human being."
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"I told them that I'm really proud of what I saw over the 90 minutes. This is a really top starting point."
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"I'm very happy to see Nico become a Newcastle United player."
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"It's always important if you're making signings like Nico that there is a commitment there."
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"Not to put too much pressure on him but, honestly, coming back from a long injury with a really short pre-season and showing that in the first match is something special."
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"There was all clarity in the room that the learning curve needs to be really fast."
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"If you're tougher in the duels, if you're more aggressive, if you're more sharp and hungry to collect the second balls, then it will be automatically a huge step already."
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"That means that you're more dominant, that you have more possession, and then that leads also to the fact that you threaten the opposition much more."
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"He spent the bus journey home digging into the detail behind the defeat with his analysts."
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"I had a tumour when I was five years old."
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"Every setback also has a positive side."
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"I think there were elements in games where we saw a lot of the things we were looking for."
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