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3 days ago
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Newcastle to appoint Martin Mark as new set piece coach
Newcastle to appoint Martin Mark as new set piece coach Newcastle United are set to appoint Martin Mark as their new set piece coach for the 2025-26 season, according to The Athletic. The Magpies have been tracking the 31-year-old for some time after his impressive work at FC Midtjylland. Advertisement Mark initially served as a youth coach at the Danish club before becoming their head of set pieces in 2022. Assistant manager Jason Tindall is currently in charge of set pieces at Newcastle, but the club want to hire a specialist coach. They have reportedly considered several candidates for the role in recent months and have now decided to hire Mark's services. The Tyneside club added James Bunce as performance director last summer following his 17-year career in professional sport across clubs, leagues and federations. Newcastle enjoyed their best campaign in the modern era by winning their first major domestic trophy in 70 years and also qualifying for the Champions League in 2024-25. Advertisement They achieved all that without a specialised set piece coach. Only six Premier League clubs scored more from dead-ball scenarios than Newcastle last term, while only three sides conceded fewer from set-pieces than their eight goals. Dan Burn's header played a key role in their 2-1 win against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final in March. But despite being impressive in dead-ball situations, they are appointing Mark, which shows their intent to further improve in this department.
New York Times
4 days ago
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- New York Times
Newcastle United set to appoint FC Midtjylland's Martin Mark as new set piece coach
Newcastle United are set to appoint Martin Mark as their new set piece coach for the upcoming season. The 31-year-old has been tracked by the club for some time after his innovative work at FC Midtjylland caught the eye. Newcastle looked at a number of candidates in recent months as they searched for a specialist coach to join head coach Eddie Howe's team. Last summer the club added James Bunce as performance director and they have been creating new specialised positions across multiple departments, including the first-team coaching set-up. Kieran Taylor, the senior analyst for set pieces, is highly regarded, and Stephen Purches, the first-team coach, is also heavily involved in dead-ball situations, alongside assistant coach Jason Tindall. Mark, who had been a youth coach at FC Midtjylland since July 2017, became head of set pieces in 2022 and has held the role since. The Danish side finished second in the top flight last season, after winning the title the season before. Newcastle finished fifth in the Premier League last season, qualifying for the 2025-26 Champions League. In March, they won their first domestic trophy in 70 years after beating Liverpool in the final of the Carabao Cup.
