Just five of Arsenal’s 16 Premier League goals have come from open play this season, prompting plenty of scrutiny over how the Gunners are going about their business.
Supporters won’t mind and neither does Burnley boss Scott Parker, who defended today’s opposition and labelled them ‘an unbelievably well-coached team’.
‘When I’m watching them, to be honest with you, I see a fluid team really. I see an unbelievably well-coached team, a team that solves situations. Of course there’s a large element, not a large element, one of many elements. I would say this is definitely not a team that just relies on set-plays.
‘Now, obviously, at the start of this season there’s been key moments where they’ve got wins from set-plays.
‘This is a well-oiled team and a functional team that are very fluid in the way they play, really.
‘Defensively, like you say, is really a foundation. It was probably something we lived by last year, really. It gives you a bedrock and they’ve certainly formed that. But, yeah, for me, like I said, this is a top, top team and a well-coached team.’
