Arsenal supporters are displeased with the Premier League’s official social media account for revealing their effective set-piece strategies.
Despite the Gunners’ forwards, including talents like Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, struggling to replicate last season’s attacking prowess, their proficiency in scoring from corners and free-kicks has somewhat compensated for the lack of goals.
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In the recent 5-0 victory against Crystal Palace, Mikel Arteta’s team showcased their versatility, emphasizing that they possess more than one attacking dimension.
With only one goal from open play in the preceding four games, Arsenal found relief as Gabriel Magalhaes headed in Declan Rice’s corner to open the scoring.
Gabriel played a crucial role in the second goal as well, redirecting Bukayo Saka’s corner into the net with the assistance of an unwitting Dean Henderson, obstructed by Ben White.
These goals elevated Arsenal’s tally from dead ball situations to 12 this season. Gabriel’s goal resulted from intelligent play by Leandro Trossard, who created space by making a run that prevented Joachim Andersen from challenging for the ball.
Despite these successes, Arsenal fans expressed outrage over the detailed scrutiny of their well-coordinated set-piece routines, particularly given that it alerted their rivals to the methods employed by their specialist set-piece coach, Nicolas Jover.
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— Premier League (@premierleague) January 24, 2024
One fan wrote on X: ‘I’m sorry but no other club gets analysed like this. Please shut up and leave us alone.’
Another said: ‘Call me paranoid but I never see another clubs set pieces analysed like this. So many articles. Back to the training pitch lads – use this in a positive way.’
‘They’re now declaring war in our set pieces… Which other team comes under this level of scrutiny? They never miss an opportunity,’ said another.
Jover was poached by Arsenal two years ago from Man City and he has clearly had a huge impact in north London as confirmed by Saka.
‘We do a lot of work on set pieces,’ the Gunners winger told TNT Sports following the resounding win over the Eagles.
‘It’s the worst, it’s the worst! Nico, our set-piece coach, does a really good job though, he tries to make it fun and he’s enjoying it. What he’s doing is clearly working so we’ll have to continue doing it.’
