Football is becoming more like the NFL – how and why

In an recent interview, Los Angeles RAMS coach Sean McVay was asked to compare football and NFL: ” The closest thing of American football, each one [football] The game was a set part. Each game represents a set for us. “

The set parts are becoming more and more important and if we accept McVay’s expert opinion, the Premier League is more closely similar to NFL. Corners, free kicks, shots, and even starting situations are given more priority than past seasons.

This season, 28.4% of Premier League goals scored goals came from the set pieces of the highest number of last 10 seasons.

And 3.2% of the targets came from shots, the highest percentage of the last decade.

Considering the friendship with Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta, it is interesting to be the person who makes these observations. Both men are young coaches at the front of the shaping that their sports look like tactical and sharing ideas.

Arsenal has become a score from the set pieces in the last seasons.

Since the beginning of the 2023-24 season, they have scored 36 goals from the corners in the Premier League, 15 more than the other parties in this period.

It is reasonable that Arteta’s men and others are inspired to inform the set pieces from teams like La Rams.