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Wenger comments after Tottenham game

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  1. afcftw

    afcftw Well-Known Member

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    lazarus20000 Well-Known Member

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    I've always thought we don't make the most of our set pieces and it's good he has flagged that one <ok>
     
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    He's noticed now that we're poor at corners? I suppose that means we can expect a DM in about 2019 then?
     
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    Well for the last couple of years everyone was saying that we were bad at corners and we had actually conceded fewer goals from corners than any of the top 6.
     
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    But Mr Wenger was referring to our attacking corners, not defensive ones...........
     
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    I didn't read the article. I auto-assumed Wenger was talking about our offensive capabilities at corners. Agreed, our defending of corners seems sound enough. Attacking-wise, I'd rather we had a goal kick than a corner.
     
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    afcftw Well-Known Member

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    He was talking about offensive corners. Thought I'd mention it as fans have been saying the same thing and it's always nice when the manager is in agreement!
     
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    Ah - sorry, I get so irritated when every game some has been commentator starts spouting about "Zonal marking". Nearly every team uses some form of zonal marking and I defy anyone to know exactly how many Arsenal have assigned to a zone and how many are free compared to other teams.

    Offensively, I am not sure what the statistics are, but I don't think we have the numbers of big men to score from corners as a matter of course. I think the chances of scoring from corners are fantastically low overall anyway - something like 1 or 2 out of a 100 perhaps.

    Anyway, practice will help, I am sure. I used to notice that the BFG used to go near post for a flick on, but we don't seem to do that any more, not sure why.
     
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