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Aston Villa corners Aston Villa have had one of their best seasons in recent years, confirming champions league football for the first time in their history and top European football for 40 years. However, the defensive side of things, especially set pieces, is something that can be improved on over the summer. Villa are ranked 17th for headed clearances with 281, only Brighton, Arsenal and Man city have a worst record. Villa are also ranked 19 th in aerial duels won winning 334 duels – only Man City had less 325. In comparison, the 1 st place team, Everton, won 676 aerial duels.  Team Set plays conceded League position Burnley 16 19 th Aston Villa 16 4 th Sheffield 17 20th Luton 19 18 th Nottingham Forest 22 17 th Villa conceded 16 goals from set plays, the 4 th wo...

Arsenal principals of play   Offensive   Control possession Keep Sheffield under pressure and pinned back Rotation between forward players LW hold width vs Bogle Hit early balls from Raya where possible   Defensive Win the ball back quickly Limit opposition time on the ball Give little space between defensive lines   Arsenal started with a 4-3-3 formation however changed this throughout the game to create different overloads on the pitch to move Sheffield United. When in safe possession of the ball, Zinchenko moved into the center of the pitch to create a double pivot with Rice. Arsenal then created a back 3 of White, Saliba and Kiwior. Kiwior offers a nice balance on the left side being a left footed CB and with him being a good passer of the ball, it opens more passing lanes for Arsenal on the left side of the pitch and maybe a reason as to why Gabriel Martinelli stayed wide for the majority of the first half. Arsenal end up in a very interchangeable formation wher...