The set piece had been the great ally of the Arsenal throughout the entire season and he had been turning his back on him in recent weeks… coinciding with the team’s worst moment. However, Nicolas Jover has managed to give a new twist to the Gunners’ slate to reactivate it before standing in the Metropolitan.
You had to go back to March 1 to remember the last goal of the Arsenal born in a strategy play. In fact, there were two, the work of Saliba and Timberto prevail over Chelsea. “Give them credit, they are fantastic. Probably the best team in the world in set-piece actions. If you don’t think that we were working all week, I would be crazy,” a player stressed after the match. Liam Rosenior who, recently, has been dismissed as ‘blue’ coach.
Since then, a total of 11 matches had passed between all competitions in which the Arsenal he had not been able to take advantage of his most lethal weapon. With just 12 goals in favor, they only achieved five victories in this stretch of the season that led them to lose the final of the Carabao before him Cityfall into quarters FA Cup against him Southampton (Second) and give up the leadership of the Premier the favor of those of Guardiola.
We believed it was right to try something different because of their physique and the way they have adapted to us on set pieces.
The dependence on the set piece increased proportionally to the criticism. But, as happened in the first round in St. James’ Park with the goals of Merino and Gabrielhe Arsenal He once again reached for the blackboard Nicolas Jover to resolve the duel in the least possible way Newcastle which put them back – with one more game than the Manchester City— at the top of the Premier.
The most curious thing is that the goal did not come through his usual blocks and centers into the small area. Madueke He hit a tight, low ball to the near post to Havertzthe German turned around and served back so that God bless you First, ‘point your gun’ in the direction of the squad. Unappealable for Nick Pope.
“We believed it was right to try something different because of their physique and the way they have adapted to us on set pieces. When we tried it for the first time, people weren’t sure and it didn’t work. But we had the courage to do it again and it turned out well. We made decisions and we were rewarded,” he analyzed. Arteta at the end of the clash with the ‘magpies’.
The proof is evident. According to a study carried out by Sky Sportshe Arsenal He had barely taken six short corner kicks all season… and against the Newcastle They got three like that. There was something to play and it worked. In fact, this goal was the Gunners’ 17th from the corner flag and the tenth to open the scoring. An absolute record in the history of Premier.
That credit goes to Nico (Jover) and all the staff who put so much effort, enthusiasm and passion into this
“That credit goes to Nico (Young) and all the staff who put so much effort, enthusiasm and passion into this,” remarked a Mikel Arteta “happy for the beautiful trip to Madrid” that his Arsenal have ahead of them as they approach the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals against a Atlético de Madrid that comes from suffering a goal from a corner against Athletic and, furthermore, it is the team that has conceded the most set-piece goals (9) in this edition. Even more worrying is that they have also generated so much (5.45 xG) to get to this situation.
Teams with the most goals conceded from set pieces in the Champions League (25-26)
Two of these many, in charge of Gabriel y Gyökeresthe Gunners did it with a dead ball in the league phase match that ended in a rout back in October. In a tie that could be decided by small details in search of a place in the final, the Arsenal has reactivated his most lethal weapon and reaches the Metropolitan with new variants.
