In the last few years, Arsenal have been considered one of the best teams in the world from set pieces, if not the best.
In the last three Premier League seasons, Nicolas Jovers side were the top scorers from corner kicks, netting 12, 12 and 11 times, respectively, in order from 2022/2023-2024/2025.
They have common principles that are always applied, which makes it easier for their players, especially when they get numerous corners in the same match.
Despite applying almost the same principles, the Gunners make small adjustments, if needed, depending on the opponent.
This makes it difficult for opponents while remaining easy for them because the adjustments are always small and simple.
However, having your own variations is one of the most important principles in set pieces.
It is important to remain somewhat unpredictable, especially since many teams have been thinking about how to stop them, especially in attacking corners.
Thats what happened in their pre-season games against AC Milan, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Villarreal.
This tactical analysis is a set-piece analysis of Arsenals new tactics, which have been merged with the old ones in attacking corners from their pre-season matches ahead of the 2025/2026 campaign.
This has provided a new dimension to the Arsenal set-piece tactics.
Arsenal New Use Of Edge-Of-The-Box Players Under Nicolas Jover Tactics
Arsenals new tactic includes five players standing on the edge of the box, as shown below (yellow).
All five players are pretending that they will run into the box while four players are inside the box.
On the other hand, Tottenham defend with a zonal system with just a man marker with Jakub Kiwior (green).
Once the routine begins, the three players on the far post (red) do the block job, as shown below.
A player blocks the goalkeeper, while two players block the last zonal player of the first and second lines.
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