Analysis: A tale of two halves

[Getty Images] Matthias Jaissle had made it clear to his players that they needed to take losing a duel personally following their meek performance against Leeds United . That message got through to his side on Saturday - in the first half, at least. It was rather telling that Lewis Miley won the ball back high up the field in the build-up to Willock's opener, while Lewis Hall also dispossessed a blue shirt before doubling his side's lead just a few minutes later. No wonder Jaissle was applauding such aggression as he walked down the tunnel at half-time. However, by full-time, the German let out a relieved roar and clenched both fists following a nail-biting victory. Jaissle was pleased with the "heart" his side showed to hang on but felt the nervousness inside the stadium after Newcastle repeatedly dropped points from a similar position last season. "That's maybe somehow a trauma from the past that stuck," he said. "I hope we can change that mindset. "The players told me already these games maybe would have ended in a different result. We tried to change this narrative, that belief also, and hopefully you can feel that in the next weeks and months that if something goes wrong, we are energised in a positive way and supporting. "With a young squad, especially, this is really important." Newcastle will need to find a way to control games moving forward, but a return of eight points from their opening five league matches is a good foundation to build on following a summer of huge change.