"Set-piece coaches are a bit like Marmite; you either love them or hate them. Either way, you certainly can't get away from them. Whether it's Nicolas Jover racing to the Arsenal touchline every time there's a throw-in at the Emirates, or Brentford literally promoting their former dead-ball tactician to the top job in Keith Andrews. Aston Villa are another side in on the act through Austin MacPhee, but he's not been as visible of late."
"The Villans took the lead from a corner just before the 20-minute mark, with Matty Cash taking one touch to get the driven pass out of his feet on the edge of the box, and another to smash it beyond Gianluigi Donnarumma. It looked every inch a training ground job, but there was no MacPhee on the touchline to nonchalantly take the plaudits, as figures in his role often do."
Set-piece coaches play a prominent role in modern football, dividing opinion among fans and pundits. Examples include Nicolas Jover at Arsenal and Brentford elevating their dead-ball specialist to greater responsibility. Austin MacPhee serves as Aston Villa's set-piece coach and has been instrumental in routines that produce goals. Matty Cash scored from a corner that resembled a practiced set-piece sequence. MacPhee was present in the technical area but less visible due to a patella injury. The injury was sustained while serving as assistant head coach for Portugal under Roberto Martinez, and he attended Villa duties with his leg supported.
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