Mumbai, April 9: As Arsenal's set-piece coach, Nicolas Jover has been the mastermind behind the team's uptick in goals from dead-ball situations. It seems like he cannot take any credit for Declan Rice's two amazing free kicks against Real Madrid. Rice bent one around a defensive wall to put Arsenal in front and then whipped another free kick into the top corner a few minutes later, setting up a 3-0 win over Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The result put Arsenal on the brink of returning to the semifinals for the first time since 2009. The second leg is in Madrid next week. UEFA Champions League 2024슬롯사이트25: Declan Rice Free-Kicks Inspire Arsenal to Quarterfinals First Leg Win Over Real Madrid.

The England international revealed, however, that it might never have happened had he listened to Jover 슬롯사이트 the man credited with turning Arsenal into set-piece kings in the Premier League this season since joining from Manchester City's coaching staff.

슬롯사이트We were planning to cross the ball to the back post,슬롯사이트 Rice said of his first goal, when asked why Jover was making a gesture to curl the ball while stood in the technical area as Rice and Bukayo Saka lined up the free kick. "He wanted us to reverse-cross it, but I stood with Bukayo and said, It doesn't feel right to cross the ball here.'

슬롯사이트I looked at the wall and at (Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut) Courtois, and I see that space for the right foot around the outside of the wall. And Bukayo said, If you feel it, take it.' I said, You know what, I'm going for it.' If you don't take the risk, you don't score.슬롯사이트 Declan Rice Becomes First Player To Score Two Direct Free Kick Goals In Knockout UCL Stage, Achieves Feat During Arsenal vs Real Madrid UEFA Champions League 2024-25 Quarterfinal Match.

Rice had never scored from a direct free kick in his previous 338 matches as a professional. Indeed, the last time Arsenal scored intentionally from a direct free kick was in September 2021, when Martin Odegaard did so against Burnley.

슬롯사이트It's been a long time,슬롯사이트 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. 슬롯사이트So to score two goals in 12 minutes, of that magnitude, of that quality, from the same player 슬롯사이트 a player who has never scored a free kick before in his career ... What are the odds?

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