{"id":290546,"date":"2023-10-09T08:24:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290546"},"modified":"2023-10-09T08:24:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:24:04","slug":"kyle-walker-bust-up-coach-used-to-work-for-man-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/kyle-walker-bust-up-coach-used-to-work-for-man-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Walker bust-up coach used to work for Man City"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>REVEALED: Set-piece genius at centre of Kyle Walker&#8217;s furious bust-up worked for Pep Guardiola at Man City before Mikel Arteta persuaded him to Arsenal as replays show handshake snub led to mass confrontation<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kyle Walker sparked a heated tunnel bust-up after Arsenal beat Man City<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He snubbed a handshake from ex-City coach Nicolas Jover to spark the row\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An apparent handshake snub involving Kyle Walker and a former Manchester City coach sparked the dramatic tunnel bust-up which followed Arsenal&#8217;s late win at the Emirates on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports video footage showed City defender Walker and team-mate Erling Haaland walking off the field after Gabriel Martinelli&#8217;s 86th-minute goal inflicted their second successive league loss.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolas Jover, the Arsenal set-piece coach who worked in the same role for Pep Guardiola\u00a0at City between 2019 and 2021, is seen offering a handshake to Walker but is dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>Berlin-born Jover, 41, began his career in the game as a video analyst at French club Montpellier and briefly served in a similar role for the Croatia national team.<\/p>\n<p>He came to England in July 2016 to work as an assistant coach to Dean Smith at Brentford and continued under Thomas Frank when the Bees were in the Championship.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325841-12609573-image-a-3_1696835112757.jpg\" height=\"374\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal&#8217;s win over Manchester City on Sunday saw a furious tunnel bust-up between City defender Kyle Walker and Gunners set-piece coach Nicolas Jover after the final whistle<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325847-12609573-image-a-1_1696835098835.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jover (right) worked under Pep Guardiola as part of City&#8217;s backroom team between 2019-2021<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325845-12609573-image-a-4_1696835170027.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But Jover then moved to work for Mikel Arteta, Guardiola&#8217;s former No 2, at Arsenal in 2021<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>His talents were recognised by Guardiola and in 2019, Jover joined City&#8217;s coaching staff to work on set-pieces.<\/p>\n<p>While at the Etihad, Jover worked in his first few months with Mikel Arteta, Guardiola&#8217;s No 2, before he left to take the Arsenal job.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta persuaded Jover to take a similar role at Arsenal in July 2021 after previous set-piece coach Andreas Georgson returned to Malmo as sporting director.<\/p>\n<p>Jover established a reputation for set-piece innovation &#8211; during his two years with City, the club created 104 chances from set plays in Premier League action, leading to 16 goals.<\/p>\n<p>He also improved City&#8217;s record of defending opposition set-pieces, helping them reduce the percentage of goals conceded from such situation from 39 per cent in 2018-19 to just 20 per cent the following season and 19 per cent the season after.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal&#8217;s set-piece effectiveness showed a similar improvement once Jover was installed at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Sky footage showed how Walker dismissed Jover with several waves of his hand and continues walking towards the tunnel after the final whistle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, after words are exchanged, Walker turns back and directly confronts Jover with the pair practically face-to-face as they continue their row.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325929-12609573-Sky_Sports_footage_of_the_incident_shos_Jover-m-7_1696835288263.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports footage of the incident showed Jover offering Walker a handshake as the City man walked towards the tunnel, only for Walker to dismiss him with a wave of the hand<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325931-12609573-Words_are_then_exchanged_and_an_angered_Walker_turns_back_in_ord-a-10_1696835350285.jpg\" height=\"351\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Words are then exchanged and an angered Walker turns back in order to confront Jover\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325921-12609573-image-a-17_1696835457262.jpg\" height=\"632\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325933-12609573-image-a-18_1696835461666.jpg\" height=\"632\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Footage filmed from the stands near the Emirates tunnel show Walker angrily exchanging words and jabbing his finger as other City players and staff from both sides get involved<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325927-12609573-image-a-24_1696835505311.jpg\" height=\"754\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325925-12609573-image-a-25_1696835509691.jpg\" height=\"754\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Walker is led away back towards the tunnel but points his finger at an Arsenal official<\/p>\n<p>Haaland also turns around to back Walker up before the situation quickly escalates with coaches from both teams &#8211; as well as several other City players &#8211; becoming involved.<\/p>\n<p>A clearly agitated Walker continues to argue until he is eventually persuaded down the tunnel, pointing his finger in the face of an Arsenal official at one stage.<\/p>\n<p>Another camera angle showed Jover wagging his finger at nobody in particular while being calmed by Bukayo Saka.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola refuses to elaborate on what caused the bust-up afterwards, saying: &#8216;I know what happened but I won&#8217;t say anything. They know it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Martinelli&#8217;s deflected winner ended Arsenal&#8217;s 12-match losing streak in Premier League encounters against City.<\/p>\n<p>It means City have lost three of their last four matches in an unusual blip for Guardiola&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p>They were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Newcastle United, then went down 2-1 to Wolves in the league at Molineux.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They recovered with a 3-1 Champions League win away to RB Leipzig in midweek but then suffered Sunday&#8217;s defeat in north London as we enter the international fortnight.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76313091-12609573-Kyle_Walker_was_involved_in_a_heated_confrontation_with_Arsenal_-a-27_1696835585069.jpg\" height=\"467\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Walker was visibly angered by whatever was said by Jover, sparking the mass bust-up\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76325843-12609573-image-a-26_1696835560205.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jover is pictured with Arteta after Arsenal beat City to win the Community Shield in August<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76314901-12609573-Bukayo_Saka_reacts_during_the_post_match_fracas_after_Arsenal_ha-a-29_1696835630110.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka reacts during the post-match fracas after Arsenal had overcome Man City<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal boss Arteta insisted after the game that he had not seen the altercation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards said: &#8216;It looked like he was going to shake his hand, but Kyle didn&#8217;t really want to,<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re in October, if we were in March or April I could understand the frustration, they probably don&#8217;t want to go to Arsenal and lose but it&#8217;s not the end of the world.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Arsenal winger Theo Walcott, also working for Sky, said a &#8216;nerve had been hit&#8217; in the post-match fracas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We always look at City and they&#8217;ve been very professional and not reacting in situations,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And that&#8217;s where I feel like a nerve&#8217;s been hit here, and he&#8217;s caught it there definitely.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12609573\/Set-piece-genius-centre-Kyle-Walkers-furious-bust-worked-Pep-Guardiola-Man-City-Mikel-Arteta-persuaded-Arsenal-replays-handshake-snub-led-mass-confrontation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REVEALED: Set-piece genius at centre of Kyle Walker&#8217;s furious bust-up worked for Pep Guardiola at Man City before Mikel Arteta<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290545,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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