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Recently, Mikel Arteta said that he wishes Arsenal will score more goals from corners, amid recent criticism of their overreliance on corners. The Spanish coach might be in luck, considering Brighton have conceded an average of five corners per game in the Premier League this season.
Tonight, Arsenal travels a short distance to face Brighton in the Premier League. The messaging for Arsenal is the same as it's been for the last few weeks: win, or else.
In true Arsenal fashion, though, they're coming up against a team that's miraculously found form in the league recently. Regardless, trips to Brighton are historically pretty challenging.
Mikel Arteta wants Arsenal to score more corners? Enter Brighton
Brighton have conceded an average of 4.71 corners per game in the Premier League this season. If it's anything to go by, Arsenal only took five corners against Chelsea last weekend, and they scored two goals out of them.
Heading into the season, Arsenal wouldn't have wanted to be known as Set Piece FC, but let's face it, they wouldn't be mocked for scoring corners if they were sitting in second. They are a target of ridicule because they're at the top, and nobody fires shots looking down.
Either way you look at it, Arsenal score a lot of corners, and Brighton concede a lot of corners. Only three teams have taken more corners per game than Arsenal (5.86) in the Premier League this season.
If the Arsenal critics who poke fun at Arsenal for being 'Set Piece FC' hated watching them until this point, they won't want to watch the Brighton game. There's a high likelihood that Arsenal will see more success from the corner flag tonight.
Simply put, if Arsenal win the league by relying on corners this season, it would be hilarious. Rival fans will cry about it, and Arsenal fans will laugh about it. That's the sign of a Premier League-deserving team.
Critics and pundits are going the extra mile to sell the narrative that Arsenal don't deserve to win the Premier League. Failing that, they'll win the Premier League by looking 'ugly.'
The table doesn't lie, though. Frankly, if Arsenal didn't deserve to win the Premier League, they wouldn't be top of the table by March. Of course, that could all change, so we must be careful not to speak too soon, but right now, Arsenal are at the top of the table because they've picked up more points than any other team. It's wild that we even have to justify that, but here we are.