Tuchel adopts Arsenal's set-piece strategy for World Cup preparation
3 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 15, 2026, 11:09 AM
Last updated Jun 15, 2026
Thomas Tuchel is integrating set-piece tactics inspired by Arsenal into England's training as they prepare for the upcoming World Cup. Arsenal, which scored 19 goals from corners in the Premier League last season, serves as a model for exploiting dead-ball situations. Tuchel emphasizes this strategy, noting the importance of set-pieces among his squad, which includes adept players like Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka. The team is working on creative set-play methods to enhance their scoring chances. England's focus on set-pieces follows a successful approach observed in the Premier League.
- •Tuchel aims to replicate Arsenal's successful set-piece strategies
- •England scored during training matches using these new tactics
- •Declan Rice is expected to be a key set-piece specialist
- •Rice and Saka could enhance England's dead-ball threat
- •England's final squad includes several players over 6ft, boosting set-piece potential
- 3:35 PMYahoo Sports — Taking a leaf from Arsenal's playbook - Tuchel's set-piece plan
- 11:04 AMBBC Sport — Taking a leaf from Arsenal's playbook - Tuchel's set-piece plan
"Arsenal are set-piece masters, and no club supplied more players for England's World Cup squad than the Gunners - so it is understandable that Thomas Tuchel will look to play to the Premier League champions' strengths. Here in the United States, Mikel Arteta's dedication to perfecting Arsenal's routines is an approach England head coach Tuchel is looking to replicate. In a tournament environment, when the margins can be so small, Tuchel is keen to take a leaf out of the Arsenal playbook that he admires, and has impressed on his players the importance of exploiting dead-ball situations.
"Arsenal are set-piece masters, with prominent figures in England's World Cup squad, so it is understandable that Thomas Tuchel will look to play to the Premier League champions' strengths.
Sources
External links- Yahoo SportsJun 15, 2026, 3:35 PMTaking a leaf from Arsenal's playbook - Tuchel's set-piece plan
Arsenal are set-piece masters, and no club supplied more players for England's World Cup squad than the Gunners - so it is understandable that Thomas Tuchel will look to play to the Premier League champions' strengths. Here in the United States, Mikel Arteta's dedication to perfecting Arsenal's routines is an approach England head coach Tuchel is looking to replicate. In a tournament environment, when the margins can be so small, Tuchel is keen to take a leaf out of the Arsenal playbook that he admires, and has impressed on his players the importance of exploiting dead-ball situations.
- BBC SportJun 15, 2026, 11:04 AMTaking a leaf from Arsenal's playbook - Tuchel's set-piece plan
Arsenal are set-piece masters, with prominent figures in England's World Cup squad, so it is understandable that Thomas Tuchel will look to play to the Premier League champions' strengths.
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