Chelsea set-piece coach Austin MacPhee lost it with one player during 3-0 Brentford loss

The Blues had 12 corners in the game, but didn’t create a single chance from any of them, while their close-range free-kicks also went wasted.

Austin MacPhee was fuming with Pedro Neto during Chelsea’s defeat to Brentford

Every time one of these opportunities disappeared, the TV cameras would cut to MacPhee, who cut a frustrated figure on the sidelines throughout the game.

He was at his most disappointed when a Pedro Neto free-kick sailed into the arms of the Brentford goalkeeper, evading the defenders who had gone up to try and attack the dead ball.

MacPhee couldn’t hide his frustration at the situation, standing there with his hands out wide for a number of seconds as if to ask Neto what he was thinking.

Aston Villa fans were gutted to lose MacPhee when he decided to join up with Xabi Alonso’s coaching staff, replacing Bernardo Cueva in the role.

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Cueva was on the end of plenty of criticism during his time at the club, but the continuation of the problems in both attack and defence raise questions about the players, rather than the coaches.

Chelsea conceded again from a corner when Jaidon Anthony opened the scoring in the second half. Half of the goals they have let in this season have come directly from set-pieces.

The international break will provide MacPhee the chance to spend some serious time evaluating where the Blues have gone wrong at both ends of the pitch so far this season.

Chelsea fans will be hoping that some set-piece routines emerge which do not rely on corners being taken short, which dominated last night’s match.

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