Mikel Arteta's coaching staff are in the final stages of contract negotiations with Arsenal. They are expected to sign contracts until 2027 with significant salary increases. To achieve this, they have worked with Arteta to create continuous good results in the last 2 seasons.
Timber and Saliba’s two goals against Man United in the 14th round of the Premier League did not help Arsenal to 22 goals from corners since last season. Of those, 10 were opening goals. This is very special because when using corners as a tool to find goals, most teams are in a chasing position.
To be successful on the pitch with such corner kicks, Jover has to work a lot on the training ground. How much it is cannot be quantified, but looking at Jover's profile picture on social networks, you can see how much effort is put into researching the corner kick.
The current success on corners cannot be attributed solely to Jover, it also depends a lot on the players. Arsenal conduct very professional and separate corner training sessions, several times a week. Not only the players who receive the ball in the box like Gabriel or Saliba, but also the players who create situations from the spot like Rice or Saka are very important. These two stars took all 13 corners for Arsenal against Man United.
"There were some good corners tonight. When I put the ball in, I knew it was going to be dangerous. I was just thinking about getting the ball in the right place in the box and eventually scoring," Declan Rice said.
It is no coincidence that Arsenal have recruited players with good height, even outstanding height such as Kai Havertz, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba and Mikel Merino. When Rice or Saka start to step up to take corners, all these tall players know how to move.
When Arsenal signed Petr Cech from Chelsea in 2015, John Terry said Cech would help the Gunners win 12 to 15 points a season. With 22 goals from corners last season, how many points has Nicolas Jover helped Arsenal win and how much is the specialist worth?
Jover knows that Arteta and the Arsenal board highly value him. When Arteta was renewed in September, The Gunners immediately made a move to extend the contract with the Spanish strategist's assistant team. It has been a long time since football fans have seen such a great assistant. Jover not only helps Arteta stabilize his training plan on the field, he also helps his "boss" realize his calculations on the table through corner situations.
Now, every time Arsenal get a corner, their opponents will become more and more afraid. Jover's value comes not only from his goals, but also from making Arsenal more and more feared in every match.
