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Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior spoke highly of Arsenal’s set-piece strength after losing at the Emirates.
Rosenior has played Arsenal three times in his career as Chelsea manager, and has lost every game.
While it was another defeat for the Blues, Chelsea put Arsenal to the test, and the Gunners only managed to escape with smiles thanks to set-play.
Jurrien Timber spoke about Arsenal’s set-piece advantage after the win, and his comments were backed up by the opposition manager.
William Saliba writes Arsenal into history – how many more times will this happen this season?
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Credit: Getty Images/Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC Liam Rosenior calls Arsenal the best team in the world from corners
When Rosenior caught up with Sky Sports at full-time, he took a moment to applaud how unstoppable Arsenal’s corner routine was for William Saliba’s opener.
“The first goal is top. Arsenal are probably the best team in the world at them,” he admitted.
It was Gabriel Magalhaes who caused chaos in the box once again, outsmarting Reece James to play the ball across goal to Saliba, who headed in.
Rosenior’s comment epitomised how mesmerising Nicolas Jover’s set-play tactics are, but not all of the Chelsea boss’s feedback should be taken as a compliment.
Just after calling Arsenal the world’s best at converting their corner routines, Rosenior doubled down on the importance of the Gunners’ set-piece strength.
“Arsenal didn’t cause any problems until set plays,” he said, which must alert Mikel Arteta to Arsenal’s biggest problem right now.
All season, Arsenal have had to find a way to break down low-blocks, but they still haven’t found the answer, and it’s making the football less and less appealing to watch every week.
Honest answers only: Is our attack really good enough to win the Premier League?
Credit: Getty Images/Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC
Set-pieces won Arsenal the match against Chelsea, and that has been the case multiple times this season, as, just as Rosenior said, aside from set-play, not a lot is created from open play.
As a fan, it makes you wonder if Arsenal have enough to really take Manchester City all the way in the title race.
Arteta cannot walk away from the win overly satisfied, as aside from three points, there wasn’t a lot to shout about.
Whether the attacking frailties can be resolved before the end of the season, or whether it’s a transfer market issue, remains to be seen; let’s just hope that it doesn’t cost Arsenal the title.
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