Are Arsenal actually good at set pieces? I thought the Rice double was a fluke that won't repeat in his lifetime.
It's more of a meme with truth at this stage. We have as many set piece goals as them this season.
They haven't scored a set piece in the EPL since December, but these were their stats for the first half of the season (you know, back when Liverpool were good
@Temptation ).
[OptaJoe] 22 - Arsenal have scored more goals from corners than any other side in the Premier League since the start of last season (21), while the two players with the most assists from set plays in this time are Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka (7 each)
But they still lead the xG for expected goals from set pieces despite the goal count drying up, so it is more down to them not finishing the moves than their set piece manoeuvre's being cracked.
BTW for a bit of fun, check out Declan Rice last 13 freekicks for Arsenal. I think Arsenal outbid Florentino's usual sharman that night