This prompted jeers from the stands at the final whistle, and while Joelinton accepted those figures must improve, he believed they had progressed since their trip to Coventry.

"Difficult night," Joelinton told Chronicle Live. "Disappointing result. We wanted so bad to win in front of our fans. It's difficult when you lose at home. We did a step forward in relation to the last game, but still it's not enough and we know there's things for us to improve.

"It's always room for improvement and we know that. We know that we have to be tough, defend better as a team, everyone, and we know we have to be better in front of goal.

"We have to create more chances, we have to finish the attacks. It's good we have one week to work on that and the boys know what we need to do."

This has prompted questions surrounding the manager's tactical approach and calls for a return to the 4-3-3 that served as the reliable framework under Jaissle's predecessor, Howe. Yet Joelinton maintains that Jaissle's system is comparable to Howe's, even if it does not always appear that way to the naked eye.

"I don't think it's different [to] the way we played with Eddie," Joelinton argued. "Today we played sometimes with Nico dropping in a back three, but when he was forward, we play a 4-3-3. It's just when we defend, we go to a 4-4-2.

"You have to ask the manager. He's talked a lot about his principles and the way he wants to play, and that's most important, it's not just the formation.

"The message is similar to the Coventry game. We have to defend better and be better in the forward area.

"We know where we need to improve, and I hope we can do this and have a better game next week."

Jaissle's expression on the touchline at the final whistle said it all, and it's evident the scale of Newcastle's rebuilding task this campaign has truly hit home for the 38-year-old.

The former Al-Ahli and RB Salzburg manager must identify solutions to reverse the decline before matters deteriorate rapidly, though Joelinton maintains he is a 'winner' and the squad shares his 'disappointment'.

"Well, of course he's like everyone, disappointed," Joelinton added. "He wants to win, he's a winner. We did better than last time.

"Last time was not enough. We did a step forward in terms of the way we play.

"But yes, it's still room for improvement. We need to work hard to, be better and we will do that."

It was arguably Newcastle's strongest option for salvaging something from the match in Jaissle's defence, a perspective Joelinton endorses as well, yet that also highlights Newcastle's predicament when one considers they have invested £175million attempting to replace Alexander Isak.

"I was just hoping he'd score," Joelinton explained. "As it's the end of the game, you know, you go for the goal and Dan's a big guy who can win the long balls, and that's what we were trying at that moment, to play long balls and see if we could get something."