Inside Matthias Jaissle's Newcastle struggles: 'Vertical football' philosophy that led to crisis meeting, fan concern at Ruben Amorim echoes, square pegs in round holes and why he wants to copy Hansi Flick's Barcelona blueprint

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CRAIG HOPE: It's a good time to play Crystal Palace. That, at least, is the crumb of comfort being nibbled at on Tyneside. The more uncomfortable truth is that it's also a good time to play Newcastle.

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