During an unflattering takedown of England’s presumed tactics for the 2026 World Cup, Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman took an entirely unprompted swipe at Arsenal, claiming that the Champions League finalists exclusively owed their Premier League title to goals from corner kicks.
Koeman has experience of the rigors of English soccer after spending 15 months in charge of Everton, Mikel Arteta’s former club. The former Barcelona boss has been watching the Premier League title race unfold from his perch on the Netherlands bench and, while scouting the Dutch talent on offer in the division, concluded that the end of Arsenal’s 22 years of angst and agony could be boiled down to one tactic.
