Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp has slammed Arsenal and their backroom staff after their 2-0 Carabao Cup semi-final first leg defeat to Newcastle, saying they need to be good at defending set pieces if they want to be good at set pieces.

Arsenal have brought in a seasoned set-piece coach in Nicolas Jower to help head coach Mikel Arteta. With the Gunners scoring goals from a variety of set-pieces in recent years.

However, in the game at the Emirates Stadium yesterday. Arsenal were stunne by a set-piece before the end of the first half. 

Goalkeeper Martin Dubravka lit up a free-kick deep in the box, Sven Botman headed it to Jacob Murphy who hooked the ball down and it swung to Alexander Isak who converte. With เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย a close-range effort that hit the bar and went in.

The loose handling, even with the big boys – David Raya, Gabriel Magalhaes. William Saliba or Jurrien Timber – raises the question for Redknapp: Does Coach Jower teach set-piece defence techniques? 

“Arsenal’s set-piece coach gets a lot of credit but he doesn’t seem very good at defending,” the former Spurs midfielder slamme.

“Because how could you let Martin Odegaard be the man marking Alexander Isak. When you know deep down that he is one of the top strikers in our country’s football right now?”

“You have to order them to control Isak. But from what I see, Odegaard doesn’t care about controlling that guy at all.” 

“Alexander is still in a very good position – because if you think about doing something, it must not be like this. Odegaard must not be in a dead-leg position. Someone must be held accountable for this.” 

“I know Newcastle is a big team, but Arsenal is also a big team.” 

“You can’t give the best striker in English football that much space. To me, that makes no sense.”