“Dominated”: Jaissle comments raise concern after Newcastle United defeat against Aston Villa

Matthias Jaissle claimed that Newcastle United “dominated” the game yesterday following the 1-0 home defeat against Aston Villa. But anyone who watched it can see that wasn’t the case.

We didn’t have more possession, we had one more shot with less on target, and we created a lower xG. Not to mention what we actually saw unfold on the pitch, which was nothing short of absolute chaos from start to finish.

I feel sympathy for the man, because coming into a club in a transition period and inheriting the sort of squad he has done with a young, naive core whilst trying to implement his own system isn’t an easy task… but claims like that make it very hard to feel overly sorry for him.