Matthias Jaissle, by his own admission, "likes challenges" and this was certainly a big one to take on.
Saturday was exactly 30 days since predecessor Eddie Howe oversaw what proved to be his final match in charge, a sobering 4-1 friendly defeat by Bristol City, before stepping down.
Newcastle had sold Sandro Tonali. Anthony Gordon had left for Barcelona. Captain Bruno Guimaraes' sights were set on a move to ***** nal.
The start of the season was also rapidly approaching.
Newcastle have made further additions since then, but only one of their seven summer signings, Nico Gonzalez, has previously played in the Premier League.

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