Average time every Premier League team takes over goal-kicks with worst offenders hinting it could be a genius tactic

PREMIER LEAGUE teams person galore variations crossed a swathe of tactical situations.

Goal-kicks are nary antithetic successful this regard, with immoderate teams going long, immoderate going abbreviated and others going determination successful the middle.

How accelerated teams hold earlier taking their goal-kicks is besides different information galore fans whitethorn overlook.

However, it appears determination is simply a inclination for immoderate of the champion teams successful the part to instrumentality longer betwixt a goal-kick being awarded it and being taken.

Data from Opta Analyst has revealed the mean clip it takes for a squad to instrumentality extremity kicks.

Tottenham are the squad that takes the shortest clip with their extremity kicks, with Ange Postecoglou's demands for high-octane football seeing them instrumentality conscionable 16.9 seconds to instrumentality a extremity footwear connected average.

At the different extremity of the scale, champions and league leaders Manchester City person the longest hold successful taking their extremity kicks this season, with an mean clip of 39.3 seconds.

Challengers successful main Arsenal fertile 2nd successful this regard, with the Gunners taking 37.8 seconds connected mean to instrumentality a extremity kick.

Newly-promoted Ipswich instrumentality 37.7 seconds to instrumentality extremity kicks, portion third-place Newcastle instrumentality 35.3 seconds.

Brighton, Manchester United and Liverpool are speedy starters similar Spurs, taking 18.5, 20.3 and 21.5 seconds to instrumentality a extremity footwear connected average.

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The mean presumption of the slowest 5 teams is 6.4.

Meanwhile, the quickest 5 teams is 10.4.