Leandro Trossard faced criticism for his poor set-piece delivery in the closing stages of Arsenal’s defeat to Newcastle United (Reuters)Gary Neville has slammed Arsenal’s set-piece coach for ‘screaming like crazy’ at Leandro Trossard during the 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United on Saturday. Arsenal pushed hard for an equaliser in the closing stages but were let down after a series of poor corners from Trossard were easily defended by Newcastle. However, Neville has hit out at Arsenal’s set-piece coach, Nicolas Jover, for ‘unnecessarily putting pressure’ on Trossard with his instructions from the touchline. When asked about Arsenal’s poor set-piece delivery in the closing stages of the game, Neville said on The Gary Neville podcast: ‘It was driving me crazy,‘The set-piece coach down here, he was doing my head in as well. Arsenal’s set-piece coach Nicolas Jover with Mikel Arteta (Getty)‘He was screaming on like crazy like he was the manager.

Source: Metro November 06, 2023 01:47 UTC