SZCZESNY DISAPPOINTED IN SET-PIECE PERFORMANCE Wojciech Szczesny admits that the team are disappointed over the concession of goals from set-pieces this season, but says they’re working hard to correct what’s proving to be a costly fault. The Gunners have conceded in the league to Crystal Palace and Man City from corners, while Everton’s first goal at Goodison Park came from a well worked free kick. Pre-season also saw opposition score from set-pieces in New York and during the Emirates Cup. Having seemingly cut that weakness out of their game, it’s now something that needs to be worked on, as the Polish stopper commented ahead of tonight’s game against Borussia Dortmund. “We do realise that set pieces have been a weakness for us recently,” he said. “We’ve conceded goals already and it’s very early in the season. “We did very well last season on set pieces and we’re a bit disappointed. We’ve been working on it in training so hopefully we’ll put that right on Tuesday.” Meanwhile, Laurent Koscielny says the atmosphere in Dortmund later on is something the team will have to block out. “The stadium is amazing, and the fans are crazy,” he told Arsenal Player. “They are behind their team during the whole game. So we know these stadiums and we know the atmosphere. “We play without pressure, so the most important thing is to win the game. When you play you don’t hear the songs in the stand, so we just have to be focused on our game and winning. “We will go to Dortmund with confidence and we want to win the game because it¹s important to start the group stage well.”
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:51:59 +0000
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