{
  "id": 3002355,
  "title": "Newcastle players - old and new - showing Jaissle grit and spirit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/newcastle-players-old-and-new-showing-jaissle-grit-and-spirit",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T10:53:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/newcastle-players-old-showing-jaissle-105310615.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Matthias Jaissle's Newcastle United displayed the intensity, determination, and work-rate needed to compete against Liverpool. New signing Amar Dedic, who joined from Benfica for £30m on Tuesday, exemplified these qualities. So too did some of the players who arrived last summer after a challenging first season on Tyneside. Anthony Elanga opened the scoring with a well-placed shot in the bottom corner, while Yoane Wissa, who set up substitute Joe Willock's second goal, showed a growing confidence under the new manager. Wissa, who won more duels than any other Newcastle player that day (11), explained that Jaissle expects him to be a leader, winning balls, and ensuring everyone pushes forward. Despite a tendency to drop points from winning positions (27 last season), the team displayed unity and a fighting spirit, something Jaissle praised highly.",
  "summary": "There were early glimpses of just what Matthias Jaissle's side could be against Liverpool - the intensity, the balls in behind, the grit, spirit and the work-rate. Few embodied those qualities quite like new arrival Amar Dedic, who only completed his £30m move from Benfica on Tuesday, but what was just as striking was the performances of one or two of last summer's signings following difficult…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Newcastle v Liverpool: Iraola pleased with point as Jaissle questions late penalty decision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/newcastle-v-liverpool-iraola-pleased-with-point-as-jaissle-questions",
        "published": "2026-08-24T03:49:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}