"I think there was a little bit of misunderstanding of my press conference yesterday and I was challenging the way things Arsenal are doing offensive blocks. We do it also. We do offensive blocks and we do it to make space. I was just questioning whether it is in the rules to body check and take a player out to make space."
"He [Jover] just said, 'You do it too, eh?'. It's the same for all teams, we are all doing it."
"Before the tie at the BayArena, Arsenal had conceded only 11 goals from set-pieces in all competitions, level with Manchester City. Only Wolves (10) and Everton (9) had conceded fewer."
In a Champions League last-16 first-leg match, Bayer Leverkusen scored from a corner when Robert Andrich headed in unmarked at the back post from Alex Grimaldo's set-piece. Arsenal's set-piece coach Nicolas Jover responded to Leverkusen manager Kasper Hjulmand's criticism about Arsenal's physical tactics at corners by pointing out that both teams use similar methods. Hjulmand had questioned whether body-checking to create space complies with the rules, but acknowledged that all teams employ offensive blocks. Kai Havertz equalized for Arsenal in the 89th minute from a penalty. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta expressed disappointment at conceding from a set-piece, noting he had shown his team clips of Leverkusen's routines beforehand. Arsenal had conceded only 11 set-piece goals all season, among the league's best defensive records.
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