Coleman to show faith in Arthur

ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman is set to show his faith in number one goalkeeper Kenny Arthur after the Scotsman conceded two very soft set pieces against Burnley.

The 29-year-old saw Burnley whip two 30-year free kicks past him in the second half at the Fraser Eagle Stadium, the first from Joey Gudjonsson and the second from Robbie Blake.

Gudjonsson’s freekick saw Kenny get two hands behind in the ball, when he pushed the power packed shot into the top corner of the goal earning himself a lot of banter from the travelling Burnley boys behind the goal.

But Coleman hopes the mistakes will be his only ones as the Reds head into the new season, he said this whilst speaking to the Lancashire Telegraph: “We didn`t start the second half well. We got ourselves a platform into the game and then we lost a couple of silly goals.

“Kenny must do better with them and he knows that.

“I would`ve expected him to save both of them.

“I think we got a little bit lazy. Not lazy in a physical sense, but lazy in our mind. We fell asleep a couple of times and that cost us.

“We defended quite well in open play, but you can`t do that if you`re going to let set-pieces plague you.

“I wouldn`t expect Kenny to let in two free-kicks in one game ever, so for that to happen, it`s probably better that it`s happened in pre-season.”