Mikel Arteta said it was an honor Armory He reminded Stoke under Tony Pulis for part of their prowess but warned their rivals that they still have room to improve in that area.
Armory torn twice from the corners win at Juventus in midweek to take his tally to 22 goals per set piece since the start of last season. Their total of 16 in the previous campaign was a Premier League record set by West Bromwich Albion under the management of Pulis in 2016-17, with former Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov joking about Arsenal’s “new Stoke City” as a pundit for United’s performance in their win.
“I understood very well what Berbatov said and it was the best way to receive a great honor,” said Arteta. Asked what he would do to be described as the “king of the corner”, the Arsenal manager added: “We want to be the king of everything. Set pieces, the best in the world. The high press, the best in the world. On the streets, the best in the world. The best atmosphere in the stadium, and the best in everything .
“Before we didn’t score enough, we were soft to defend, we didn’t have the mentality, we weren’t physical enough, we didn’t beat big teams away from home for 17 years, 20 years, 22 years. We want to be the best in everything. We want to have the best academy, the best in the development of players to be, to recruit the best players, the best coaches. That’s the goal.’
Much of the credit has been attributed to the improved returns of the shipyards coach, Nicolas Jover; with Arsenal scoring more goals from corners than any other Premier League club since Arteta’s move from Manchester City in 2021. most annoying” on the Overlap podcast ahead of the game against United. But Arteta believes it is a sign of success.
“It’s great that we are very good a lot. We take it with honor and as fuel to be better,” he said. “We’re not perfect, even in that part of the defense he put the pieces. We conceded three chances and three of those situations came, so there’s a lot to improve and there’s always an edge for us to explore and try to improve.”
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Arteta, who takes his side to Fulham on Sunday, said he was convinced of the importance of the pieces as he worked with David Moyes at Everton as a player and then watched Arsenal struggle to resist against sides like Stoke under Arsene Wenger. “At Verton I understood how important they were and how difficult the opposition was,” said Arteta. “When we came here then we had a period in some big matches where we were suffering and we were. I came to the city and immediately realized that we have to do something about it.”