Jaissle on Newcastle injury worry and Carabao Cup exit
· Yahoo Sports
Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle has confirmed Will Osula suffered an ankle injury during their 3-1 Carabao Cup defeat to Everton.
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Osula was unable to continue after twisting his ankle while taking a shot, with Jaissle admitting it is too early to know the severity of the problem.
“It’s too early at the moment,” Jaissle said.
“He was not able to continue. He twisted his ankle when he took the shot.”
Jaissle was also left frustrated by Newcastle’s overall performance, believing the defeat reflected a recurring problem this season.
“We are, of course, disappointed with the result,” he said.
“It’s also a bit shocking at the moment, because overall the game was not that bad.
“But it’s a bit the story of the season so far, in situations where it really counts, we lack in the clinical approach to solve the situations.”
The Newcastle boss was particularly unhappy with the manner in which his side conceded.
“Just think about the first one, this is again a low-risk zone where we said, clear the ball, nothing happens, and a couple of seconds later you can see the goal out of nothing,” Jaissle said.
“The second one is also frustrating, because in my point of view we deserve to have a penalty on the other hand, and then you miss that in the transition to defend our own box, which is again for me difficult to accept.
“We have clear rules on how to behave in these matters.
“And the third one, again a critical ball loss when you’re in possession, and the opposition is punishing you at that level pretty quickly.”
Jaissle also felt Newcastle failed to make the most of the chances they created.
“These are the things we need to learn quickly,” he said.
“On the other hand I think you all saw also the game and the statistics. We had many, many opportunities to score, big chances as well.
“And also in their box we need to be more clinical to get a different result.”