‘Arsene Wenger would be shaking his head’ – Tony Pulis says legendary Arsenal boss would HATE Mikel Arteta tactic

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TONY PULIS has claimed that Arsene Wenger would not beryllium impressed by Mikel Arteta’s absorption connected set-pieces.

The Arsenal boss, 42, was compared with Pulis for his side’s set-piece prowess earlier this term.

Tony Pulis, Stoke City manager, and Arsene Wenger, Arsenal manager, astatine a shot match.

Tony Pulis enjoyed plentifulness of Premier League battles with Arsene Wenger[/caption]

Mikel Arteta, Arsenal manager, astatine a grooming session.

Mikel Arteta’s broadside person scored 45 goals from acceptable pieces since the opening of the 2022-23 season[/caption]

Declan Rice of Arsenal prepares to instrumentality a country kick.

Arsenal are consistently a immense menace from corners[/caption]

Wenger, 75, seldom hid his disdain for Pulis’ Stoke broadside during their stint successful the Premier League.

The Frenchman adjacent claimed that the Potters employed “rugby” tactics successful 2010.

Earlier this season, societal media memes compared Arteta to Pulis, with 1 representation adjacent mocked up of the Spaniard wearing the ex-Stoke boss’ iconic cap.

Pulis, 67, loves the comparisons – telling the Telegraph: “It’s comic due to the fact that Arsene brought a batch of bully worldly into the crippled but helium couldn’t header with the content that set-plays were that important.

“It was each astir the bully football helium wanted to play, wholly antithetic to possibly what I similar to see.

“We were called dinosaurs. Maybe I was a trend-setter. I’ve had Liverpool fans bump into maine and speech astir Jurgen Klopp wearing my cap.

“People person mentioned however managers present deterioration achromatic trainers connected the touchline similar I did. And present there’s evidently the set-plays.”

Arsenal person scored 45 goals from acceptable plays since the commencement of the 2022-23 season.

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Arsenal's Bacary Sagna battling for the shot with a Stoke City player.

Arsenal had plentifulness of carnal battles with Stoke down the years[/caption]

Pulis has admired the enactment done by Arteta, adjacent if it has been mocked by rival fans.

The Welshman added: “Arteta has done fantastically good to recognise however important set-plays are. When you look astatine it, Arsenal person won a hellhole of a batch of games from them.

“Arsene would astir most apt beryllium shaking his caput astatine the magnitude of praise Arteta is getting for utilizing the corners and set-plays to specified an grade that it’s deciding games for them.

“We ever knew however important set-plays were and however definite aspects of defending were. It has ever been a monolithic portion of nonrecreational football, whether you similar it oregon not.”

Wenger escaped an FA complaint 15 years agone aft complaining astir Stoke’s attack during a lucifer against Arsenal’s rivals Tottenham.

He said: “You cannot accidental it is shot immoderate more. It is much rugby connected the goalkeepers than football.

“When you spot the mode (Ryan) Shawcross kicked Heurelho Gomes, however Robert Huth pushed Gomes successful the goal, you cannot accidental that is shot immoderate more.”

At the time, Pulis deed back: “The nine is desperately disappointed with the comments which Wenger has travel retired with, particularly the comments astir Shawcross.

“We deliberation they are retired of bid and you don’t expect it from a idiosyncratic of Wenger’s esteem.

“What helium said astir Ryan was very, precise mediocre and the shot nine volition instrumentality that substance up. The nine volition woody with it successful the close and due manner.”