Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta isn't bothered by his team's heavy reliance on set-pieces. The Gunners have scored numerous goals from corners this season, drawing some criticism for their style of play. However, the Spaniard remains unfazed by these opinions.
"I'm disappointed that we don't score more from corners, and sometimes we even concede from them. We want to be the best in every aspect of the game. That's the goal and the direction for this team," Arteta stated.
"I was disappointed that we conceded a goal from a corner against Chelsea. Manchester United also perform well from set-pieces. At Manchester City, I worked a lot on this. There are phases and moments where a team has the opportunity to do certain things. Football evolves and becomes increasingly difficult. Teams adapt," he added.
Arteta also touched on squad rotation: "We have to do this, and we've been doing it all season. It's an unprecedented season for us; we've never played so many games, and in March, players will head off to their national teams. On top of that, we have a World Cup."
He also commented on the team's injury concerns ahead of tomorrow's match against Brighton: "I hope Declan Rice will be available. He was much better today. We haven't trained much in recent days. Kai Havertz participated in part of the training, so we'll have to see about him. With Martin Ødegaard, the situation is that we need to see how comfortable he feels with certain movements. Ben White is unavailable."
Regarding the emotions surrounding the title race, Arteta declared: "Those emotions will be different now. We've dealt with a lot of emotions over the last eight months. The team needs to do many things that aren't related to emotions if they want to win."