Three changes Newcastle must make after £115m trio struggle

If the debate during the international break was what to make of Matthias Jaissle’s strange start at Newcastle United , it feels like this one settled it. The results might have been mid-table, but the performances have been heading in one direction since that rock-and-roll start against Liverpool. They have been picking up points but the eyes don’t deceive you. Something needs to change. Newcastle need to rediscover the basics and become harder to beat as a matter of urgency. If they don’t, things could get ugly quickly.