ARSENAL'S regular coach Nicolas Jover has his own MURAL outside the Emirates.
But fans have ripped it to shreds after an artist painted the black and white canvas ahead of Monaco's Champions League visit on Wednesday.
The new mural, in the Hornsey Road tunnel, right outside the Emirates, is ironically hand-painted on the CORNER of the old brick wall.
A smiling Jover, 43, sits next to the quarter circle of an outlined corner marker on a pitch in his Arsenal coaching kit.
A video shows a man carefully painting it today as fans walk by.
Arsenal's prowess at set pieces is often attributed to Javer, who is now celebrated in the same way as the stars on the pitch.
He shares the historic tunnel with Mikel Arteta, Declan Rice, David Raya and William Saliba, who also have their own artworks.
And it's not hard to see why: since Jover took office in 2021, Arsenal have scored more goals from corners than any other Premier League club.
The Gunners' corner tactics have become one of the unlikely talking points of the club's season and Jover is the man responsible.
Arteta's team scored their eighth goal of the season in the Prem lead in the disappointing 1-1 draw against Fulham on Sunday.
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With their total of 48, they score an average of one goal from every 16.4 corners (six percent).
Arsenal have scored 23 goals from both corner posts since the start of last season, eight more than any other side.
German-born French coach Javer is never far from the celebrations when the North Londoners convert another set-piece.
Arsenal were dubbed the 'new Stoke City' by former Man Utd and Tottenham star Dimitar Berbatov after their 2-0 win over the Red Devils.
And Old Trafford legend Gary Neville personally branded Jover “the most annoying guy in football”.
Rival fans have wasted no time in mocking the gesture.
One wrote: “Utterly woke rubbish matches, what happened to the Arsenal I love?”
While another said: “Probably one of the most embarrassing things I've seen in football so it turns out it's Arsenal who did it.”
Another added: “That is the most arsenal I have ever seen. This is just tragic 😂😂.
A fourth replied: “This is why everyone laughs at Arsenal fans.”
A fifth said: “Small club mentality.”
Another wrote: “Arsenal fans have the most tin fans in England, they'll never learn!”
Club legend David Seaman also revealed that a banner has been put up at Arsenal's training base in London Colney.
He said on the Seaman Says podcast, brought to you by Betway: “There's a huge slogan on the wall: 'set pieces win games'.
“And they show you that, the amount of preparation that goes into it.”
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