• Football
  • Boxing
  • UFC
  • Home
  • Football
    • England
    • Transfer News
    • Premier League
    • Champions League
    • Lionel Messi
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
    • EA FC 25
    • Wrexham
  • Boxing
    • Tyson Fury
    • Anthony Joshua
    • Oleksandr Usyk
    • Mike Tyson
    • Jake Paul
    • Logan Paul
  • UFC
    • Dana White
    • Conor McGregor
    • Khabib Nurmagomedov
    • Jon Jones
    • Paddy Pimblett
    • Joe Rogan
  • Other Sport
    • Athletics
    • Formula 1
    • MMA
    • Motorsport
    • NBA
    • Darts
    • NFL
    • Snooker
    • Wrestling
    • Tennis
    • Cricket
    • Golf
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Arsenal fan has worked out how Mikel Arteta has got around the Premier League's set-piece rule changes with 1000 IQ move

Home> Football> Football News> Arsenal

Updated 16:18 16 Sep 2024 GMT+1Published 15:57 16 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Arsenal fan has worked out how Mikel Arteta has got around the Premier League's set-piece rule changes with 1000 IQ move

The Gunners have completely changed their strategy.

Ben McCrum

Ben McCrum

One eagle-eyed fan thinks they may have figured out how Arsenal have intelligently adapted to Premier League set-piece rule changes.

Arsenal have had a near-perfect start to the 2024/25 Premier League season, winning three matches and drawing one.

Their most recent win came over the weekend, as they edged past rival Tottenham Hotspur in a 1-0, with Brazilian defender Gabriel the solitary goalscorer.

Advert

And one fan thinks they may have spotted the new strategy deployed by Arsenal during set pieces that allows them to create chances like the one given to Gabriel during Sunday's match.

Last season, Arsenal's set-piece specialist Nicolas Jover excelled at training the squad to use 'holding' tactics during set pieces, strategically blocking or obstructing players in the box to create space for attackers.

However, Premier League rule changes ahead of the start of the season clamped down on this type of tactics, telling VAR to pay closer attention to any attempt to interfere with an opponent's ability to play the ball, meaning Jover had to adapt his tactics.

Advert

Andf one fan thinks they'e notice how, writing on X, the fan wrote: "Instead of White messing around with the keeper, we now use the opposition defender as the meat in the sandwich to press against their keeper just as the corner is taken. Sneaky 😏"

The fan then followed up their initial post with images comparing how Arsenal took a set piece in last seasons derby and to the strategy that led to Gabriel's goal on Sunday.

The examples they used from last season show Ben White trying to put Tottenham keeper Guglielmo Vicario off by holding onto him and moving behind him once the set piece starts, shortly after Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scored an own goal.

Brazilian centre back Gabriel scored the winning goal for Arsenal on Sunday. (Image: Getty)
Brazilian centre back Gabriel scored the winning goal for Arsenal on Sunday. (Image: Getty)

Advert

Whereas this season, Jover has adapted to new rules as Gabriel uses Tottenham defender Cristian Romero to block Vicario's line of sight, leaving the Italian keeper almost no chance to see him before he struck the ball and found the back of the net.

Speaking after Sunday's match Vicario promised Tottenham would adapt to this style of set piece.

He said: “It is tough to find a solution. It’s a good delivery. Maybe Gabriel is a little bit just free to head the ball and put it down in the net. We will look, we will look.

“Of course in our meeting we will analyse, try to fix it and try to do better."

Featured Image Credit: Getty/ Sky Sports

Topics: Arsenal, Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur, Gabriel Magalhaes, Football

Ben McCrum
Ben McCrum

Ben is a sports journalist who specialises in football and MMA. He has written for publications such as Manchester Evening News, WiganToday, Manchester World and beIN Sports. Throughout his career he has interviewed top athletes in MMA including Tom Aspinall and Michael Bisping.

X

@benmcc14

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • Arsenal told winner vs Tottenham should NOT have stood as match footage reviewed
  • New report gives huge Bukayo Saka injury update ahead of Man City clash after Arsenal star limps out of North London derby
  • Tottenham star shares tweet slamming club chiefs for what they did before Arsenal defeat
  • Son Heung-min called out for the 'most deluded interview of the season' after Spurs lose to Arsenal

Choose your content:

2 hours ago
3 hours ago
5 hours ago
  • 2 hours ago

    Ex-Chelsea wonderkid tipped to be 'football's next big thing' announces shock retirement from football

    The player made seven appearances for Chelsea and was once compared to Eden Hazard.

    Football
  • 3 hours ago

    Alexander Isak 'cut price tag' revealed as Liverpool deal with Newcastle 'in play'

    The Newcastle United forward has attracted interest from several top clubs this summer.

    Football
  • 5 hours ago

    Xabi Alonso has found the new Luka Modric for Real Madrid and it could be the signing of the summer

    The Real Madrid boss could be set to replace the veteran midfielder, who will leave the club later this summer.

    Football
  • 5 hours ago

    Odds slashed on Lionel Messi's next club as clear favourite emerges after huge news drops on Inter Miami star's future

    Lionel Messi has been linked with a move away from Inter Miami.

    Football