Declan Rice has hailed Arsenal set-piece coach Nicolas Jover for serving to the Gunners grow to be specialists at scoring from corners.
Jurrien Timber and William Saliba each netted from corners in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Manchester United on Wednesday, taking their tally of objectives from set items for the reason that begin of the 2023/24 season to 22 – the best within the Premier League.
Rice has additionally recorded assists for seven of these objectives due to his shared function with Bukayo Saka as Arsenal‘s main nook takers, and the midfielder defined how he has grow to be so dependable from dead-balls.
“While you go up for a nook it is an opportunity to attain a aim, so to attain each of them from corners, Nico [Jover] can be buzzing and I am so comfortable,” Rice advised the media.
“Seeing clips, I do know the load I have to placed on the ball and it is nearly repetition. I put a number of good balls in and will’ve had a few assists so it was good to get one.”
Arsenal’s reliance on corners didn’t go down nicely with United head coach Ruben Amorim, who advised Saka and fellow winger Gabriel Martinelli have been too comfortable taking part in for corners.
Mikel Arteta, nevertheless, argued that Arsenal have been merely “exploiting weaknesses” and doing what it takes to present themselves any potential benefit within the Premier League title race.
