Arsenal star Piero Hincapie has defended his playing styleEmphasizing that they are not doing anything illegal from their point of view.
sportbild Get an interview with the 24-year-old today. They discussed a variety of topics, including ongoing criticism of Arsenal’s playing style under Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners currently top the Premier League table with seven points after 30 games. Second-placed Manchester City, with a game in hand, could ease it.
But at the moment the title is in the hands of Arsenal. Manchester City’s draw against Nottingham Forest last week was seen as giving Arsenal the advantage once again.
Arsenal’s long lead
The Gunners have held top spot for most of the season, spending 147 nights at the top of the table so far. He took the top spot for the first time in Match Week 7 in October and has remained there since.
However, this number means little, as they spent 248 days in the lead before finishing second in the 2022/23 season. This is a record of being ahead without winning the title.
In fact, they have been runners-up for three consecutive seasons, a record they are desperate to break this year. This has led to a more pragmatic approach from Arteta, whose team has the best defensive record in the league.
They are also dominant from set-pieces, having scored 22 goals from set-pieces already. This has seen them break various records, including most goals from corners, most match-winning goals from corners and being the fastest team to reach 10 goals from set pieces.
deadly from set pieces
The Gunners are lethal from set piece scenarios, with almost 38% of their 58 league goals coming from such situations. This has been criticized, but Hincapie disagrees.
“Our desire to win makes us perfectionists,” He said.
“We pay attention to details. Our set-piece strength is talked about throughout Europe. It is the result of daily training with our set-piece coach, Nico Jover. It sounds annoying, but the results mean that every one of us is eager to score from a corner or free kick.
“The most important thing to me is that we are successful and don’t do anything illegal in the process. You can’t always win beautifully.”
“Sometimes you have to play smart and fight to the limit of what is allowed. You have to have courage. In the double-win season, not all of our games were good to watch, but we won them.”
unbeatable odds
Of course, the problem for Arsenal is that their history shows that you can win by playing ‘beautiful’ football.
The last team to win the title for the club, the Invincibles, are famous for their champagne football and the style they brought to the game.
In comparison, he scored six goals from corners in the Premier League that year.
This huge difference reflects the differences between the two sides, meaning the criticism is likely to continue, even if Hincapie doesn’t want to hear it.
Despite this, he will not care if Arsenal secure the title.
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