When confronted with Fabian Hürzeler’s embittered rant against Arsenal’s supposed dark arts, Mikel Arteta had a wry smile and three cutting words: “What a surprise.”
Hürzeler went into Brighton & Hove Albion’s Premier League clash with the Gunners on Wednesday fretting over their visitors’ tactics at corners. The German coach moaned about the length of time Arsenal take over set pieces, with some justification, and pleaded for a change of the laws to prevent their physical approach from these scenarios.
