Arsenal’s set-piece coach, Nicolas Jover, is quickly establishing himself as one of the most effective coaches in world football. His work on the training ground has played a significant role in Arsenal’s growing success, as the team continues to weaponise every set-piece opportunity they receive. With Jover’s meticulous planning and strategies, Arsenal has become a formidable force when it comes to set pieces, leading to more goals and, ultimately, more victories.
In their most recent match, Arsenal demonstrated how lethal they can be from set-pieces, scoring crucial goals once again. It wasn’t just Manchester United that struggled to defend against them; every team that faces the Gunners is now aware of the threat posed by their set-piece routines. No matter how much preparation an opponent does to counter Arsenal’s set-pieces, they consistently find ways to make it result in goals. Jover’s coaching methods have ensured that Arsenal is consistently effective in this area, which gives them an added advantage over their competition.
Gary Neville recently commented on Jover’s growing influence, calling him “the most annoying bloke in football” due to the consistent success of Arsenal’s set-piece routines. As quoted by the Daily Mail, Neville said, “The set-piece coach at Arsenal, he’s got to be the most annoying bloke in football. He’s got to be, hasn’t he? He’s got to be though, hasn’t he?” Neville’s playful comments reflect just how effective Jover has been, with opponents now dreading the prospect of facing Arsenal’s well-drilled set-piece routines.
However, while Jover deserves credit for Arsenal’s success from set-pieces, it is the players who must apply the tactics on the field. The team’s ability to execute Jover’s plans is key to their ongoing improvement, and it’s clear that Arsenal is becoming more efficient at making the most of their set-piece opportunities. This continued development in such an important area of the game is critical for Arsenal’s success in any competition, and with Jover’s guidance, the Gunners appear to be on the right track. As they refine their set-piece approach further, the team’s ability to score from these situations will only strengthen their position in the Premier League and beyond.
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Little by little they would admit various superiorities.
For now it is corners.
More to come.
Does that also include some of our fellow Arsenal fans that get more irate than our rival fans every time we win a game in this Arteta tenure? You have fellow Arsenal fans that get even more piissed off than our rival fans when we score from a corner.
They just want Arteta out no matter what..
It’s quite something perplexing. 🤯😊
He needs a payrise.🤣
I just hope Arsenal do not become too Reliant on scoring goals from set pieces. They need to continue scoring from direct play!!!!
However it is an effective way to beat teams who “Park The Bus”
that’s the key point, finding an alternative way of scoring against teams who [rightly] deploy the low block XI behind the ball
i am certain Edu/Areta were looking at that over the summer too, recent recruits Merino, Calafiori and Havertz before them no doubt height was a consideration
with Gabriel, Saliba, Havertz, Merino and Calafiori under ball, with the likes of White, Timber et al buzzing around the goal mouth, and [often forgotten] Rice wicked delivery that becomes a predicament ‘parking the bus’ does not solve
Rice delivery from corners is a massive factor here, the pace, the flat trajectory, the huge in-swing – seriously thought 3 or 4 of his deliveries would have gone in direct from the corner! being so flat, fast and accurate with so many bodies in the box becomes a lottery for the defending team
it is genius when you think about it
no-one criticises Man C for firing every opportunity in to Haaland as that is their highest probability of scoring, or if you are Liverpool “just give the ball to Salah”, they would be stupid not to exploit their best weapon, not criticised, much less by their own fans
much like over reliance on Haaland can come undone (even the deadliest striker in the world does not guarantee goals), so can over reliance on any other goal avenue, including corners
but corners account for only 25% of Arsenal’s goals, or put another way 75% of goals are coming from other avenues
in a game of fine margins Arsenal corners are a decisive difference maker
I like the playing style of arsenal but we still need striker so that will can get trophies
The question is do we have enough to reel in Liverpool, the gap is getting narrower if there was ever such a word, our tails will be high in our back going into the derby against Fulham weekend.
The gap could bevdown to as low as four when this weekend dust settles
@Gunsmoke.
Please don’t get us all excited, optimistic and hopeful. Let’s first win our games first.
And also being optimistic and hopeful about thid current team gets many Arsenal fans mad and into their emotions.
So easy on your optimism and hopefulness.
😂
Credit to Nicolas Jover. He has made the team and creative from set pieces. Credit to Arteta as well who recommended him to Pep at City and brought him to Arsenal.
Football like everything else in the world is about innovation and finding ways to get ahead of your competition. As long as you are operating fairly with in the boundaries of law then what’s the problem?
The same people that constantly moan and complain about lack of variation in our play (No plan B or C) then turn around and contradict themselves.
And isn’t it also a very popular talking point that the team should be **Played to their Strengths”**?
Corners are one of our strengths. Why shouldn’t we utilise them when needed? We have players that are so good at delivering corner kicks into the box, we heve players that are so good at attacking those balls into the net. Then why shouldn’t we take advantage of this aspects of our team?
🤦♂️🤦♂️
i remember watching a 4-4-2 youtube video 2 years ago analysing the surprise acquisition of Havertz by Arsenal – equally perplexed at the time, 2 years on the 4-4-2 conclusion of adding ‘header’ capability to a fairly short on average team at the time (Saka, Jesus, Zinc, Odegaard, ESR, Vieira, Nelson…the list goes on) with limited aerial ability is now making a lot of sense – with addition of Merino and Calafiori (six foot plus solid physically) no coincidence – opponents may find 5 six foot plus giants huddled at the far post before adding in Timber and Partey, plus Rice and [much improved] Saka delivery and that is a nightmare to defend
so Arsenal corners feel like a deliberate long term strategy here, the turning point was a mere 10 months ago when Rice started taking corners after the Dubai break, if someone can find the stats since Dubai that might make interesting reading
a game of fine margins, marginal gains, well Arsenal have found themselves a massive deadly ‘marginal gain’ here, and it is no accident!
I read a few comments on a few Spurs fans forums the other day. Many of them labelling us as “Stoke FC” because we are so potent on corners.
Then a few of them weren’t buying it.
This is one of the comments from a Spurs fan on the “FightingCock” forum.
*Flobadob*
Well-Known Member
* Yesterday at 9:30 PM
“These knocks on Arsenal scoring from set pieces are just jealousy if we’re being honest. I’d love us to be as big a threat from set pieces as they are.”.
Lol
And last night Spurs lost to Bournemouth.
Imagine if they had players that could score from corners like us (the new Stoke FC”.
They wouldn’t be 8 points behind us in the league table.
Would they?
🤣
I like that phrase ‘marginal gains’. We are at a point where it’s all about the little details,not massive changes. I think the signing of Raya is another example of a marginal gain. It’s not about him being a massive upgrade but those little things he does better that translate to a better team performance. The way he catches crosses,the way he rushes out to stop attacks,the ability to step into midfield or wide of the box to offer a passing option,the accuracy/variety of his passing which has gotten better and most importantly his shot stopping.
totally agree on Raya, one of our players of the season so far, remember that pair of double saves!
but it his ‘ball at feet’ that’s sets him apart, he is so accomplished and unflappable when playing the ball out from the back, and against Man U regularly stepped up to be part of the back four releasing a player forward, and saw him land a long ball at Havertz feet in the second half – in those respects Raya is a huge [and necessary] upgrade
That’s rich coming from Gary Neville.
He would know all about being the most annoying man wouldn’t he.
I don’t think he used the term annoying as a slight on Jover. He meant it as praise and acknowledgement of he has made the team dangerous from corners. ‘Annoying’ from the point of view of opponents that is.
I hear you Onyango,
But I’ll stand by Neville knowing what being annoying is all about, he’s been expert at it from playing days to.😊👍
No doubt Neville is annoying. Whenever he is commentating our games,sometimes I feel like pressing Mute!
Onyango,
I rest my case.😉👍