00:00Anis Lott said yesterday that the Premier League games are no longer a joy to watch
00:04because of the reliance on set-pieces. Is that something you see as well?
00:15To set-pieces, they start to be an important part of the strategies.
00:19Before, when I started as a manager, in the beginning it was different.
00:21We cannot say that in England, for example, set-pieces.
00:24I remember when I was a young boy, a young kid,
00:27every time we thought in Spain, when the people say,
00:30in England, when it's a corner, the people celebrate it.
00:33Like a goal, celebrate a corner, a free kick.
00:36I remember perfectly when I was a young boy, so nothing changed.
00:39But it's true that Arsenal dictate a little bit how they do it
00:45and it's an important role.
00:49And before, years ago, in the NBA, the three-shot points were not involved as much,
00:54like Golden State Warriors with Stephen Curry started to make three points
00:59and everyone adapted, and now Celtics do it as well, so many teams.
01:03So it's part of the ball, part of the dynamics, and you can say, complain,
01:09you have to adapt, and it's part of the game.
01:14So I know when the set-pieces, the game is a stop, it's not dynamic,
01:20and whatever, this part, you have to adapt, and especially adapt with the way it's been given,
01:28and the way it's been whistled, and the vein is conducted in the Premier League.
01:32So you have to adapt.
01:35And the football is nice, but every country has his specific ways to do it,
01:40and every club has his specific ways to play, the managers and the teams,
01:44and that's why it's open. But on the other side, I understand completely,
01:51completely the reason why I don't say that, and in some aspects, I agree.
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