WooJung Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 It's a joke how bad we are at them, I can live with not scoring from direct free kicks, but bloody hell, the last time we scored from a corner if I'm not mistaken was on the first day of the season. Abysmal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sne Posted August 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 3, 2021 Quote MacPhee joins as specialised set piece coach Aston Villa is delighted to announce the appointment of Austin MacPhee as the Club’s new specialised set piece coach. https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/august/MacPhee-joins-as-specialised-set-piece-coach/ Been at Hearts and FC Midtjylland (Danish connection) while also with Northern Ireland apparently. If it is this guy, might be someone else. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 39 minutes ago, sne said: https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/august/MacPhee-joins-as-specialised-set-piece-coach/ Been at Hearts and FC Midtjylland (Danish connection) while also with Northern Ireland apparently. If it is this guy, might be someone else. Well he's no Johan Lange, is he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich192 Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 I read earlier that he was brought in to help with set pieces during Northern Ireland’s Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, and out of the 16 goals they scored, 11 were from set pieces. He seems very highly rated, and I think this will be an excellent and very underrated appointment. Buzzing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Percy reported that we were looking to bring in a "set piece specialist" back in June, yet you've got people on here trying to claim that he's unreliable or that he doesn't have any exclusives and is a "tap in merchant". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, est1874 said: Well he's no Johan Lange, is he. Still looks scary as h thou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 minute ago, sne said: Still looks scary as h thou What? The guy from Steps??? Not the highest bar to set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 12 minutes ago, useless said: Percy reported that we were looking to bring in a "set piece specialist" back in June, yet you've got people on here trying to claim that he's unreliable or that he doesn't have any exclusives and is a "tap in merchant". Hardly breaking news though is it? Our set pieces would improve 500% if we actually had someone who could take them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Just now, theboyangel said: What? The guy from Steps??? Not the highest bar to set No idea what that is or who this is. Nice bangs thou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 He reported that we wanted a set piece specialist coach two months ago and now we've brought one in, I didn't see anyone else reporting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 minute ago, sne said: No idea what that is or who this is. Nice bangs thou https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_"H"_Watkins All you need to know 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 good appointment, our set pieces have been terrible for a few years, hopefully he can help us out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Welcome Stone Cold Steve Austin Nanny MacPhee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Also speaks fluent Japanese, which is useful if we feel like signing Kamada. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 I've actually met Austin on a few occasions (I am a Hearts supporter and he would pop into some of the local watering holes post match on the odd occasion). Very intelligent and likeable fellow. While at Hearts he was also working the NI job with current Stoke Manager MIchael O'Neill. Hearts were pretty awful while he was there, but that was more down to the two managers (Craig Levein and Ian Cathro - who is now an assistant under Nuno). I can't say much about his set piece expertise from his time at Hearts because we were so awful and did not even have a player who could effectively hit a corner or free kick . It did seem we were often trying set piece routines that were practiced a bit on the training pitch, just did not have the players capable of executing. The set piece records at his other clubs seem to speak further to his abilities though. He is also meant to be known for his ability in terms of scouting opposition and determining the best tactics to utilize to take advantage of others teams' weakneses, etc. I'm happy to see him here, I think he'll add a wise head to what is already a good coaching staff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Midfielder Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 hour ago, sne said: https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/august/MacPhee-joins-as-specialised-set-piece-coach/ Been at Hearts and FC Midtjylland (Danish connection) while also with Northern Ireland apparently. If it is this guy, might be someone else. In the time of chimpanzees, Austin was a monkey. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Midfielder said: In the time of chimpanzees, Austin was a monkey. Hope he's not a loser then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 hour ago, sne said: https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/august/MacPhee-joins-as-specialised-set-piece-coach/ Been at Hearts and FC Midtjylland (Danish connection) while also with Northern Ireland apparently. If it is this guy, might be someone else. about time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midfielder Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Me too! But I love the direction the club is going in with appointments like this. All these what I guess people call marginal gains.... everything helps for that competitive edge. Welcome Austin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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