Arsenal and the art of blocking at corners

#AFC

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Arteta 🤝 Xabi Alonso

The No Diagonals Club

If you are a Premier League club, you need to work on your set pieces and/or hire a set-piece specialist.

Goals per 100 corners in the Premier League since 2007-08 📈📈📈

Arsenal have 19 points from a possible 27 this season against the ‘big six’ this season. Yet to be beaten.

Their remaining fixture at Old Tradford could see them end on 22 points from 30.

Before last season they’d averaged 10/30. A huge jump.

Arsenal are jumping between two high presses.

A diamond press with Saka and Trossard coming really narrow.

A full press where they leave Maddison free with a centre back ready to jump (led to 1st goal)

Ten Hag. 'We are one of the most dynamic and entertaining teams in the league at this moment. We are creating loads of chances by playing good football.'

Since Gameweek 29: #MUFC

xG: 6.97 (16th)
NPxG: 5.35 (18th)
Big Chances: 15 (9th)
Big Chances Created: 11 (11th)
Shots: 84

A Bayer Leverkusen jelenleg az európai topfoci egyik legkiemelkedőbb játékát nyújtó csapata. Emellett az egyik legszerencsésebb is.

Money spent on transfers since Arteta’s arrival:

Chelsea - €1.44bn
Man U - €748.38m
City - €729.9m
Spurs - €690.9m
Arsenal - €682.74m
Liverpool - €493.85m

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But that doesn’t suit the narrative, does it?

This is such a good piece from Amy Lawrence.

'But increasingly, those who catch Arteta and sporting director Edu’s eye are more about general footballing qualities and human characteristics than a specific positional profile.'
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This is what happens in quite a lot of matches now. And why we are seeing so many goals.

Almost an all or nothing approach when man marking.

If Foden’s turn is successful he bypasses van Hecke & City have lots of space to attack.

Brighton do win the ball & have 3v2

I rewatched every single corner from a Man Utd game this season and all I got was this 2-part report on how to fix their dead-ball problem. Part 2, on fixing the attack, now ready ⬇️

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Amazing to see Kai Havertz's reception at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. A total transformation. It's now six goals and four assists for him in only eight league starts up front. The Radar column looks at how, at last, he is thriving for Arsenal #afc skysports.com/football/news/…

The Brighton man-to-man marking system failed against Man City last night.

With a lack of aggression from Brighton and fantastic movement from City, it made for an uncomfortable night.

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The Brighton set-up 👇🏻

Looks simple enough. Find your mark.

Jó kis csapat a Manchester City, az Arsenal, meg a Liverpool is, de hogyan lehet őket legyőzni? Segítünk!

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A paywall mögött pedig kiderül, miért Haaland miatt bukhatja a bajnokságot a City, és Apu legnagyobb örömére beszéltünk a liga új

Passing compilation, a midfielder will be proud of.

Weight of the pass is exquisite, passing empathy and communication through his passes is intelligent.

Understands where the receiver wants to receive the pass.

Benjamin — so, so impressive.
Benjamin White

Step 1: Announce you're leaving
Step 2: Team starts to actually score
Step 3: lol, jk, i'm staying

We enjoyed this chart about Xavi & Barcelona that was in our weekly newsletter, Stat Viz Quiz, a few weeks ago

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I numeri realizzativi sono quelli che luccicano di più ma la gran stagione di Lautaro è fatta anche di altro.

Senza Dzeko e con Thuram, il Toro si è trovato ad accentuare il suo lavoro al di fuori dell'area di rigore. Quando c'è da rifinire, ma soprattutto quando c'è da legare.

Big little lies, egy kis statisztika vs szemteszt, és a Manchester United sérüléseinek valódi okai. 👇

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