Newcastle United are looking to make an “elite” addition to Eddie Howe’s backroom team.
Eddie Howe is looking to add to his Newcastle United backroom team ahead of the 2025-26 season.
Newcastle were one of seven Premier League clubs not to have a dedicated set-piece coach during the 2024-25 campaign. But the Magpies have moved to change that by welcoming applications for the position.
Newcastle United advertise for a set piece coach
“We’re looking for an experienced and innovative elite level coach to support our First Team by leading the strategic planning, design, and execution of all offensive and defensive set-play routines,” the advert reads. “The Set Play Coach will work closely with the first-team coaching staff, analysts, and players to maximise performance outcomes from dead-ball situations.
“Collaborating with the wider Analysis Team you will conduct detailed video and data based analysis to identify set-piece trends and vulnerabilities, delivering high-quality, position specific training sessions to ensure high performance.
“This is an outstanding opportunity to directly impact the continued growth of an ambitious Premier League club.
“Possessing a UEFA A licence, you will have significant experience of set-play coaching and development gained in an elite coaching environment.
“As such, you will be used to rigours and demands of first team football having worked collaboratively to deliver high performance set-piece coaching and analysis using tools such Hudl, Wyscout and Coach Paint.
“You will be fully up to date with current global coaching trends and innovations.”
Eddie Howe on Newcastle United employing a set piece coach
It was in October last year when NewcastleWorld asked Howe if he would consider adding a set-piece coach to his backroom team. Last season, they fell under the remit of assistant manager Jason Tindall and set-play analyst Kieran Taylor.
Only Newcastle, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, West Ham United and Wolves managed without a set play coach last season.
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“It’s something we have discussed, looked at and talked with the club about,” Howe admitted.
“We have a set play analyst who is very good, Kieran [Taylor] does a lot of work with Jason [Tindall] regarding our set plays, they work incredibly hard to try and improve our product from our corners and set plays but also from a defensive viewpoint which we’ve not been too bad. A lot of work goes into them, we practice them a lot.
“Sometimes you go on runs where you score and sometimes you go on runs when you don’t but we do know it is an area we need to contribute to. It can win you games and it can really make the difference, as other teams have found out this year.”
Premier League set piece coaches
Arsenal: Nicolas Jover, Aston Villa: Austin MacPhee Bournemouth: Tommy Elphick (defensive), Shaun Cooper (attacking), Brentford: Keith Andrews, Brighton: Marco Knoop (defensive), Jonas Scheuermann (attacking) , Chelsea: Bernardo Cueva Crystal Palace: N/A, Everton: Charlie Adam, Fulham: N/A, Ipswich Town: Mark Hudson, Leicester City: Andrew Hughes, Liverpool: Aaron Briggs, Manchester City: Carlos Vicens, Manchester United: Andreas Georgson. Newcastle United: N/A, Nottingham Forest: N/A Southampton: N/A, Tottenham: Nick Montgomery, West Ham: N/A, Wolves: N/A.
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