Sporting CP vs Arsenal FC - Observations

Sporting CP v Arsenal - UEFA Europa League - Group E

#2 Arsenal needs a dead ball specialist

Seems the most likely candidate for me. What about you guys?
Seems the most likely candidate for me. What about you guys?

Not since club legend (my opinion), Santi Corzola played his last game have Arsenal had a genuine set piece taker who can create moments of genius from a dead ball situation.

Tonight Arsenal had two or three free kicks from very dangerous positions near and around the edge of the box, but on both occasions, Arsenal players (Mkhitaryan and Torreira) sent in tame efforts at goal which were easily brushed away by the keeper.

Every elite side has a free kick specialist, and if Arsenal are to fulfill their ambition of re-entering the conversation of being the best club in England, they need to buy someone or someone from within needs to step up their game and start making more of the opportunities to score and create from fouls near the opponent box.

Not every team will set up in a way that Arsenal can dominate, and in those games, the need of a dead ball specialist is more evident than ever, as it's always nice to have someone who can create a moment of magic and make something from nothing. *I miss you Santi Corzola*

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