Mikel Arteta has usually been dubbed a disciple of Pep Guardiola, having labored alongside the Manchester Metropolis supervisor earlier than taking the reins at Arsenal.
Areta, nevertheless, has shifted that narrative along with his workforce of contrasting fashion to the facet they’re aiming to displace on the high of the Premier League.
Arsenal have boasted one of the best defensive document within the Premier League over the past two seasons and have cast a status as set-piece specialists. This season, the Gunners are going direct greater than ever with no facet within the Premier League taking the next share of their aim kicks lengthy.
The workforce instantly beneath Arsenal within the rankings, Everton, Nottingham Forest and Ipswich City, are the three Premier League groups with the bottom common possession in 2024/25.
Outlined by The Athletic as a aim kick performed 40+ metres or extra away from aim, Arsenal have gone lengthy with 78% of such conditions this season. David Raya’s distribution has been properly utilised with Arsenal shifting away from the pattern of enjoying brief and constructing by way of strains.
It’s a mode markedly completely different from that of their rivals. Not one of the different ‘Huge Six’ golf equipment – Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool or Tottenham go lengthy with greater than 26% of their aim kicks. Premier League leaders Liverpool have taken simply 16% of their aim kicks lengthy to this point this season, Spurs (0%) haven’t carried out so as soon as beneath Ange Postecoglou.
The proportion of aim kicks Premier League groups have taken lengthy in 2024/25 (40+ metres)
Arsenal – 78%
Everton – 63%
Nottingham Forest – 57%
Ipswich City – 54%
West Ham – 52%
Leicester Metropolis – 50%
Newcastle United – 45%
Aston Villa – 40%
Crystal Palace – 39%
Bournemouth – 38%
Fulham – 31%
Brentford – 31%
Wolves – 29%
Manchester United – 26%
Manchester Metropolis – 25%
Chelsea – 19%
Liverpool – 16%
Brighton – 7%
Southampton – 4%
Tottenham Hotspur – 0%
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