Arsenal's Arteta on How to Fix Set Pieces: Outlaw 'Man-to-Man' Defending

Arsenal's Mikel Arteta reveals fix for Premier League set pieces: 'Biggest issue is man-to-man' defense

Arteta explained his belief that man-to-man marking is what's leading teams to rely on set pieces to score goals

Arsenal's Arteta on how to fix set pieces: Outlaw 'man-to-man' defending

Arteta explained his belief that man-to-man marking is what's leading teams to rely on set pieces to score goals

The Sports Network - Arsenal's Mikel Arteta reveals fix for Premier League set pieces: 'Biggest issue is man-to-man' defense

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Arteta: Premier League competitiveness reshaping the game

Mikel Arteta again weighed in on the “Arsenal play boring football” debate by pointing to Newcastle’s midweek performance against Barcelona as proof that Premier League intensity can disrupt even the most exciting teams in Europe. While Manchester City, Sp*rs and Chelsea were comfortably beaten by Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and PSG respectively, Newcastle gave a strong account of themselves at St James’ Park. They came close to a famous win be…