Newcastle United head coach Matthias Jaissle is one booking away from a touchline ban after being shown his second yellow card of the season during the closing stages of the 1-1 draw with Fulham. The 38-year-old was booked for shouting at his own player, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, to get up, a decision he protested after the match.
Jones hears Jaissle yell at own player
Referee Rob Jones, the Merseyside official who was booed off at St James' Park in the 2-2 draw with AFC Bournemouth earlier in the season, heard the Toon boss yelling at Fernandez-Pardo during the dying stages of the game. Jaissle attempted to protest his innocence but was issued with his second yellow card of the campaign.
The former RB Salzburg coach now finds himself on the brink of a spell in the stands, following in the footsteps of Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta, with just one more yellow card needed to trigger a touchline ban.
Jaissle pleads his case
Jaissle pleaded afterwards: "I was shouting at my player that he should get up because if we can lose him for one minute at a decisive moment of the game, yeah, he should get up."
"Only when he is really injured can I understand it. The referee then gives me the yellow card. That's strange."
Previous clash with Jones at St James' Park
Jaissle had already clashed with Jones at St James' Park when he was booked for encouraging his players, albeit slightly out of the technical area. On that day, Jones booked the usually mild-mannered Yoane Wissa for losing his cool during his officiating display.
Wissa had lost patience with Jones and appealed to fourth official Matt Donohue as another AFC Bournemouth foul went unpunished. Jones then charged over to the DR Congo international, pointed to himself, and ordered Wissa to come to him if he had any more problems, before booking Jaissle.
The tension between Jones, who was jeered off the field with his team of officials that afternoon, began when he failed to give a foul on Anthony Elanga before Bournemouth broke and took the lead. Chants of 'you're not fit to referee' boomed around the stadium as he failed to get a grip of the game.
There was no surprise when that chant erupted again, this time at Craven Cottage as Jones tried to take centre stage once more.
Jaissle's frustration boils over
Back in September, Jaissle had said: "That was a bit disappointing actually. I need to check what really caused that problem."
"If I was against the referee (protesting) then it's fine to get a yellow card but if I am 20cm outside the technical area just pushing and supporting my team I am not sure if that's the point of the rules."
It had been an afternoon of frustration after Jones told off William Osula despite the striker being shoved around before Dan Burn's goal was chalked off for a foul by Wissa. Jaissle said after it: "Do you think it's a foul? In the Premier League? No."
Jaissle ended the game rowing with match officials, including Andy Madley, who was the fourth official for the day. The 38-year-old head coach was feeling a sense of injustice and referred to an incident last Monday when he felt Fabian Schar had been fouled in the build-up to Everton's goal.
When asked if the Wissa foul was soft, he replied: "Soft? I have learnt this word since I came to England."
"When you look at the game on Monday, Fabian Schär is left bleeding with a facial injury and the goal is allowed to stand, but this one is a foul? I do not want to say much more as I do not want to be fined. I did not agree with the decision."
