It’s been impossible to avoid the narrative about set pieces so far this Premier League season. From Match of the Day to the front pages, every pundit in the world is talking about Mikel Arteta’s ...

There was a time when set pieces were an afterthought, lumped into training drills between five-a-sides and tactical walkthroughs. Not any more. Liverpool knew that. Manchester City now know it too.

A marked improvement in Liverpool’s set-piece record since Aaron Briggs left the club has been due in part to maximising Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk. Football is the game we love because of its ...

According to the defender, the team had practiced different variations for set pieces, but there was confusion at the decisive moment, which ended up leading to the play that resulted in Bernal's red ...

Tolu Arokodare's header from a set piece created Wolves' goal against Liverpool on Saturday Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images If Liverpool are serious about fixing their set-piece problems, they must ...

England complete their World Cup 2026 qualifying on Sunday evening when they take on Albania. The Three Lions will look to round off their qualification campaign with a 100% record having won all ...

Harry Kane has said that England are building an NFL-style “playbook” of set piece routines to take to the World Cup next summer. Thomas Tuchel and assistant coach Anthony Barry have both spoken of ...

MARGINAL gains. It was a term first popularised in the world of cycling, but one which is now becoming ever more relevant in football. Specifically with regards to how specialist set-piece coaches ...

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior bluntly rejected Arsenal’s tag of “Set Piece FC,” warning instead that the Premier League leaders are “good at everything.” The Gunners have forged a reputation as dead ...

Those are just high-level statistics, but it is clear that there are issues. Moyes will probably point to Everton’s set-piece ...