Over the course of this season, Arsenal have gained a reputation as a side who are a major threat from set-pieces.

Of the 27 non-penalty goals that Arsenal have scored this season, nine have come from a set-piece.

This has even led to the club’s set-piece coach, Nicolas Jover, receiving his own mural outside The Emirates.

William Saliba’s equaliser against Fulham last weekend was the Gunner’s 23rd goal from a corner since the start of last season, which is more than any other team in the Premier League.

However, Monaco may have found a clever solution which was evident in their away trip to Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Whenever the North London side were awarded a corner, Monaco would proceed to leave three players on the half-way line meaning Arsenal were forced to bring players back in order to stop any counter attacks.

This meant The Gunners were left with a fewer number of players to attack the ball when a corner came in. Although they won 3-0, they were unable to score from a corner kick for the first time in four games.

Everton are set to travel to the Emirates on Saturday and will hope to learn from the French side and nullify the Arsenal corner threat.

Despite the recent praise for the Gunner’s set-piece coach, Blues boss Sean Dyche insists he doesn’t need a set-piece coach of his own.

Since his arrival at Goodison Park, Everton have scored the second most goals from set-pieces in the Premier League behind Arsenal.

Dyche has been very open about his love for the use of set-pieces, claiming that there is no negative side to using them effectively.

Dyche believes that Arsenal hold a “set-piece prowess” but has acknowledged that they also hold a great threat from open play.

The Toffee’s boss says that preparation for the upcoming fixture has been good , including the set-piece battle but also claimed his side are “working hard on all different areas to score goals.”

 

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