Mikel Arteta says Arsenal will continue seeking to be \u201cdominant\u201d in every aspect of the game \u2014 including set-pieces.<\/p>\n
Arsenal have scored 21 goals from set-pieces this season \u2014 the most in the Premier League \u2014 but Arteta said he was \u201cupset\u201d his side do not have more.<\/p>\n
The Athletic <\/em>reported on Monday that the club\u2019s set-piece coach Nicolas Jover\u2019s contract contains a bonus clause for goals from dead-ball situations.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m upset that we don\u2019t score more (from set-pieces),\u201d Arteta, the Arsenal manager, told a press conference on Wednesday. \u201cAnd that we concede as well. So we want to be the best and the most dominant team in every aspect of the game.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd that\u2019s the trajectory and the aim of this team. And as a club we want to be the same. So let\u2019s try to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n Arteta said he takes any criticism Arsenal encounter over the type of goals they score and playing style as simply \u201cpart of the job\u201d \u2014 and reiterated that, with the team competing on four fronts, he regards every variety of goal as equally valuable.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know how you celebrate one goal different to another one,\u201d he shrugged. \u201cMaybe for YouTube it\u2019s nicer one over another. I don\u2019t know, but the reality of football depends a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n \n Arsenal scored twice from corners in the win over Chelsea (Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Arteta\u2019s opponent on Wednesday, Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Fabian Hurzeler, has accused Arsenal of exploiting \u201cgrey areas\u201d in officiating around set-pieces, sometimes taking \u201cover one minute\u201d before taking a corner.<\/p>\n Arteta suggested the way in which Premier League football has evolved means playing expansive, attacking football is more difficult than ever \u2014 and highlighted the fact that Arsenal are not the only team placing an emphasis on set-pieces.<\/p>\n \u201cI would like to play with three players extra in my own half to get some beautiful football and play always against a free man,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is not the reality of football. You want to watch that football, you have to go to a different country because in the Premier League, for the last two seasons or three seasons, this is not the case.<\/p>\n \u201cThe amount of set-pieces (Chelsea) scored, Manchester United is doing so as well. I was at Man City, we used to work a lot on them. So, it\u2019s something.\u201d<\/p>\n Arteta also issued an update on team news before the game at Brighton, suggesting there was a doubt over Kai Havertz, who came on as a second-half substitute against Chelsea.<\/p>\n \u201cKai has done a part of the session so we will have to wait and see if he is available and his condition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cMartin (Odegaard) is the other one \u2014 we will see. We have to wait and see how comfortable he is to do certain actions.<\/p>\n \u201c(Declan) Rice was much better today. Obviously we haven\u2019t really trained, so hopefully he\u2019s going to be better tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n Arteta also confirmed that Ben White would not be available, but David Raya and Max Dowman were both fit for selection.<\/p>\n Arsenal go to Brighton with a five-point lead at the top of the table. Title rivals Manchester City kick-off at the same time at home to Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mikel Arteta says Arsenal will continue seeking to be \u201cdominant\u201d in every aspect of the game \u2014 including set-pieces. 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