Paris, France
Na wa o! No be today we dey hear say for France, nobody sabi do am better than Toulouse and Le Havre when e come to set-piece goals. Dem don score 18 goals from free kicks and corners since 2025, no joke! E no even reach PSG level. This one na serious business, my people!
Before the latest matches, dem dey gather serious accolades as Toulouse don achieve 40.9% of their goals from set-pieces, and Le Havre dey rock 43.9% status. Na wetin dem sabi do well since the season start, and e don pay off sharp sharp! Last season, Toulouse manage climb reach their best finish in the league since 2014 – dem land for 10th place. Meanwhile, Le Havre sef survive relegation like e be lambo!
As dem continue to shine, we fit conclude say set-pieces dey give dem serious upper hand for the league. Last Wednesday, Toulouse show dem skills again as dem equalized against Rennes, with a penalty. And Le Havre too no wan stay behind, dem chop arms raise for a corner to score against Brest.
Toulouse dey different with how dem dey take chance set-pieces; dem dey always find new ways to jam goals. Their latest secret na Mark McKenzie long throws, wey dey scatter opponents. Na di assistant coach, Aurélien Dubearn, dey lead dem for training, and na im dey push dem to score more goals. With players like Charlie Cresswell (5 goals) and Aron Dönnum (4 goals), dem dey ginger the team to no end, especially when dem dey come out to play second half (14 out of 18 goals don land there!).
But Le Havre no dey sleep – dem also get their stars! Six players don collect goals from set-pieces for 2025, with Abdoulaye Touré sabi score six penalties like say dem dey share money. Issa Soumaré come join the club too as he don hold down four goals. Omo, when you check the math, only three of the 18 goals dey come from direct headers! Talk about efficiency!
Even as dem dey jostle to create chances, one play wey stand out na how six of their total goals land during extra time for both halves. Now, that na real strategy! I hope dem go still keep am up for the remaining matches.
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