In today’s football, every detail is measured and worked on in detail with the sole objective of bringing you closer to victory. In this sense he has been working for years. Arsenalwhich has turned the famous ‘ABP’ (set-piece) actions into a gold mine to continue dreaming of winning the Premier League more than two decades later.
Before him Chelsea It was the umpteenth demonstration. And the fact is that, in a match where the degree of inspiration did not seem to accompany the Gunners, they once again used their weapon of mass destruction to advance three fundamental points with 10 days left to finish the match. Premier…and with him Manchester Citand on their heels.
The first was served from the corner flag by Of and transformed by A cross after a download of Gabriel…equalizing Southampton (94-95) with nine set-piece goals that opened the scoring. The thing did not stop there, since the service Rice in favor of Timber made the Gunners the team with the most winning goals in the history of the Premier thanks to this type of actions (9).
Arsenal actions from set piecesMARK
“We had not scored from set pieces in recent weeks and we had scored a lot from open plays. Today was a good opportunity to take advantage of this type of situation again. We have done very well. But we have also conceded,” he defended. Arteta Given the recent criticism that the Arsenal due to its dependence on strategic actions when scoring.
In this aspect, the most critical is being Chris SuttonBBC commentator and former player Norwich, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham y Aston Villa. “Set-piece Arsenalagain. Will they be the ugliest champion in the history of the Premier?”, he wondered. “Will they be the worst team to win the Liga“, he said Paul Scholes. David MoyesHe even dared to classify it as “dirty arts”… while a legend like Patrick Vieira “wait a little longer.”
Give Arsenal credit, they are fantastic. Probably the best team in the world in set-piece actions
Liam Rosenior, Chelsea manager
Liam Roseniorhowever, claimed the slate of a Nicolas Jover which, as revealed ‘The Athletic’has a ‘bonus’ in his contract for strategic goals scored. “Give credit to Arsenalthey are fantastic. Probably the best team in the world in set-piece actions. If you don’t think we’ve been working on it all week, you’d be crazy.”
“This is football in 2026 and the Arsenal “He is the best,” said a Reece James which also served as a tie for the Chelsea from the corner flag. Reason, of course, is not lacking. And it is that he Arsenal is dominating a Premier League where 138 goals have been scored from set pieces this season. There are still 10 days left. But, with 17.6% of the total (783), it is already the season where the most goals are being averaged from set pieces.
Excluding penalties (3), the Arsenal He has already scored 19 goals this season from strategic actions of the 58 he has after 29 games played in Premier (33%). Furthermore, 16 of them have come from the corner, equaling their record set in 23-24 and placing themselves just one away from being the most prolific team in the history of the competition in this type of plays. All this, finishing less (121) than a Newcastle (137) that adds 14 points through this route (35%).
“I don’t see football as a game of open actions or set pieces. Not at all. I see the game in a different way. In football everything is connected. It doesn’t stop. If you want to see it as loose elements, that’s fine with me. But I don’t,” explained one Mikel Arteta that continues to exploit its gold mine in order to raise the Premier…without forgetting the Champions, FA Cup y Carabao. Every detail counts to become champion again.
