Matthias Jaissle social media post sparks Newcastle United frenzy as supporters relish Instagram manager
Newcastle United fans are loving the fact that Matthias Jaissle - their new manager - is on social media.
Hearing directly from a Newcastle United head coach or manager has been limited to pre or post-match press conferences, club-led interviews or feature pieces with broadcasters or the written press.
With a fanbase rightly demanding regular updates and the latest news, any further pieces of information or insight into life at St James Park are always welcome - and new head coach Matthias Jaissle appears to be willing to share his personal views via social media.
Prior to Jaissle, only Rafa Benitez, who led the Magpies back into the Premier League in 2017 just 12 months after they suffered relegation into the Championship, had a social media account as he posted on Twitter (no called X) and Instagram. It is the latter of those social media outlets where Jaissle has been active over the last week after his departure from former club Al-Ahli was confirmed prior to his appointment as successor to Eddie Howe at St James Park.
Jaissle posted an emotional farewell to his former club after he guided them to back-to-back Asian Champions League wins before reposting a photo from United’s recent training camp in Spain that was originally shared by the club’s official Instagram account.
Jaissle and his players are now back in the North East and are currently preparing for Wednesday night’s friendly with Premier League rivals Everton before a home double-header with Bayer Leverkusen and Strasbourg over the weekend. The German thanks United fans for the ‘incredible welcome’ he has received since his appointment was confirmed and expressed he can ‘feel the right energy’ during the opening days of his St James Park reign.
The new Magpies head coach posted a photo of him on the touchline during Saturday’s win in Valencia with the caption: “Thank you all for the incredible welcome. We’re working hard, we’re getting to know each other and we’re starting to put things in place. Still plenty ahead of us, but we can feel the right energy. Looking forward to meeting you all next week. @nufc.”