Ivan Gazidis opts for self-preservation with meek managerial appointment

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Many things to talk about today.

David Ornstein dropped the bombshell yesterday that in the whole of world football, the best we could do for our next manager was Unai Emery. I know nothing is confirmed, but Orn-dawg rarely makes a hash of an exclusive.

Now, we can start with the positives. Unai an improvement on Arsene Wenger. He won 3 Europa League’s in a row under Sevilla, which is a monster achievement. He partnered with the legendary Monchi to turnover players whilst maintaining a semi-major trophy a season for 3 years. He took Almeria to 8th. He took Valencia to 3rd 3 years running before getting fired for not being able to find the next level. He also managed to convince the vain hierarchy at PSG that he had what it took to oversee the most expensive squad in history. Apparently he has a plan

Outside the above, he fits the brief. He can work in a crappy environment, he can deal with high impact shocks to his squads, he’s very organised, and his mind is obviously valued in Europe.

However, I’m finding it very difficult to accept this was a; to quote Ivan, ‘a brave and bold decision.’

It’s a safe choice. Our CEO flirted with the idea of Arteta, but at the last minute, he bottled it and went for experience. But not exciting experience, no, he wimped out and brought in someone fairly cheap, and fairly middle of the road in the grand scheme of 46-year-old managers.

Say what you want about Arteta, but if you’re going for an exciting young coach, he was your chance to do something bold and brave. I totally understand why Ivan lost his nerve. He probably saw Henry Winter on The Sunday Supplement, he probably worried that Areta hadn’t managed a club, and he maybe read some fan boycott tweets.

Ivan being a weak decision maker shouldn’t surprise us, he’s spent the last 10 years being the lapdog of Arsene Wenger.

However, I was foolish enough to think that if we were going for a tier 2 or 1 manager, we’d at least opt for the best money could buy.

How does Emery fit that bill?

At Sevilla, in his last season, he didn’t win a single away game.

He never made the top 4 for the Spanish club.

He went to PSG and in his first season, he lost a one-horse race to a Monaco that took a chance on kids.

He botched a 4 goal lead in the Champions League to Barcelona in an utterly humiliating defeat.

This year, he was knocked out of the Champions League by Madrid, getting beaten 5-1 in the last 16. This is a manager who has the best squad in the world. This is a man with Neymar, M’Bappe, and Cavani as a front three. This is a club with the sublime Veratti in the midfield with Thiago. This is fucking PSG dripping in oil.

Here’s the real kicker, his English is bad. He’s learning a new league, a new club, and a new language all on the fly.

Our thorough search for a new manager deduced that all of the above issues didn’t matter.

Gazidis and our fancy backroom team totally bottled the chance to do something exciting.

In a world that had Jardim and Sarri available, we opted for a person who was moved on from Paris because the players didn’t listen to his ideas, and he gave up trying to discipline them.

What is wrong with the club?

What is the Emery superpower?

Ivan Gazidis will say that he just won the treble. Sure, but only after Monaco were raped of their best players. Only after PSG spent so much money they’re under investigation for FFP violations.

Chelsea are literally about to fire Conte. Why not hire him if we wanted experience? Why not sign Carlo, at least he’s won the Champions League!

I cannot understand why we’ve played the experience card, and blown the biggest opportunity of the last 20 years on a guy who has 3 Europa Leagues under his belt. Wenger nearly won that trophy playing unmotivated second stringers, losing to Koln and Ostersunds along the way.

There are 10 managers I’d have gone for before Emery.

Gazidis is weak. The leak that the board voted against Arteta isn’t cover either. Who on the board do we trust? The same guys that have let Klopp, Guardiola and Tuchel pass us by swearing allegiance to a failing Wenger? Please. The board are an embarrassment to the club.

I cannot believe I was duped into thinking Arsenal would do something interesting.

I genuinely think the fans are all united under the WTF HAVE WE DONE right now.

We just signed a manager who was fired because he couldn’t take the best squad in the world past the CL last 16. Let that sink in.

THE CLUB JUST GAVE CECH THE #1 SHIRT!

Emery is a dull signing from a CEO who just proved the banter era didn’t die with Wenger.

What a fucking moment.

Also, massive shout out to all the frauds on Twitter who said Arteta had signed. I told you it wasn’t done. Grown men desperate to appear like they’re ITK. Pathetic.

Anyway, rage over.

I’m not going to run an Emery out campaign if that’s what you’re worried about, it is what it is. I’ll rally around him and hope he wins the Champions League so you can all laugh at me.

Still, we got the experience the fans wanted. Let’s see how that pans out.

Pete x

P.S. Something actually important

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Boomslang

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grooveydaddy

Missed it

DM

Ouch. Got me this time Bankz, nice one.

On the manager, hate to say I told you so…

“DM
May 14, 2018 11:10:05

Can everyone chill out for a minute and remember that no appointment has yet been made?! Pedro literally starts all his posts by stating how little we know about what’s going on re the next manager.

It would be so Arsenal to end up appointing someone that was never linked with the post…”

Bankz

Nice to see I won the Tr4phy again. DM & boomslang, both o you are pretenders and seeing today might be my last post on legrove,Winning it was necessary. I’m done with this blog seeing Pedro has totally lost any credibility and is more concerned about sticking with his Arteta narrative than what could actually be better for the club. My only love for this blog was it’s ability to be real with facts concerning Wenger’s decline years before most people could see the obvious but it’s obvious now Pedro will NEVER support the next manager unless of course it’s… Read more »

PinoyGooner

Isn’t this exactly how they wanted it? They want Arteta and got negative feedback. So now they “released” this news so fans would look at the Arteta appointment differently.

Stuart

I’d rather have a manager who has, you know, actually managed a team than Arteta who, you know, hasn’t and all that. Emery needs a platform to work from, we have one, he’s looking for an opportunity to show what he can do away from the cut-throat madness of La Liga and the shitness of League 1. PSG are fucking boring to manage and there’s no challenge. He’ll get the chance to put into place his ideas and do start doing what we need to do, which is actually working on tactics and preparation. He’s a reflection of where we… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

The majority on here wanted experience. Now they have it.

I expect nothing less than back to back league titles and at least one Champions league.

I’m a bit disappointed to be honest as I thought Arteta would have been the genuine shot of excitement we badly need. Oh well, let’s see how this goes.

But as Peter said, this guy couldn’t quite make PSG work. Maybe this guy prefers to roll in shit rather than silk sheets.

Wenger out!

Ishola70

Sanmi
“So have been watching a lot of videos on emery’s game tactics, my conclusion is: 1. Xhaka is going to be central to his plan”

“He likes his midfield base being a ball sprayer especially to wings, to target his pacy wingers when the midfield base and one of the other 2 CMs have drawn out opponents out of shape. Xhaka is the only one with that quality In our team.”

Loving his appointment already. Bamford your thoughts please lol

Guns of Hackney

Also, what language was the interview conducted in? This guy knows less English than Wilshere.

Perhaps the winning interview was because of the translator, not Emery.

Translator in! Emery out.

Ishola70

Very, very surprised .Never saw him as an Arsenal manager. It’s Dickie boy. As he is appointed some pluses about him = I like his past management profile and not anything to do with Sevilla. I like the fact that he started management from grass roots and worked his way up before his first stint at Sevilla. Another plus is that he will be much more focused on the opposition than Wenger was but saying that it’s all well and good but he needs the personnel and set-up to make this positive factor of his to bear real dividends. Negatives… Read more »

DM

Perfectly happy with Emery. Arteta may or may not be a fantastic manager in the making, but the risks involved would be enormous and, quite frankly, far-too avoidable to have ended up going with him. If he wants to manage, let him go to Everton (or a similar smaller club, but Everton makes sense for more than one reason) and monitor him there – if he’s great, we can take him in a few years. Give Emery 2 years and see how we develop. He wouldn’t have been my number one choice but there’s absolutely nothing wrong with him. Come… Read more »

HighburyLegend

“in the whole of world football, the best we could do for our next manager was Unai Emery. ”

Pedro, take a moment to replace, in your quote, Emery by Arteta.
A bit hypocrite from you, don’t you think ?

Guns of Hackney

My choice was Tuchel. Who has just replaced the sacked Emery. Who we’ve just made our manager.

We could have got Tuchel…who PSG obviusly rate higher than Emery.

Arsenal must still be smoking that same shit they were back when we were fucking the Suarez deal.

Freddie Ljungberg

GoH You it’s not the managers that play against each other right? They need a good squad of players no.matter how smart or experienced they are. Pep has spent 400 mil in 2 seasons on a team that was already better than us, there’s also 4 other teams above us that has better squads than us and you expect back to back and CL? Maybe temper your expectations a bit. At least Emery has a track record, think it’s harsh to judge him the CL over 2 seasons losing to Real and Barca, likewise in Sevilla, they’re hardly a big… Read more »

HighburyLegend

“this guy couldn’t quite make PSG work.”

Paris is ruled by a bunch of brazilian prima donnas.

Ishola70

All these years waiting for Wenger to leave and Dickie boy walks in lol

China

Pedro your last few posts keep talking like there’s been some kind of consensus behind arteta and against emery from the fans. Read your own comments section! All of your arteta hype train has brought it is literally a handful of people on here in agreement with you and a few open minded. At least half your posters have been either slightly or strongly against it. Check the comments since the emery news broke. You’re the first person I’ve seen on this blog saying what the hell have we done. In the previous post there was actually shock as the… Read more »

China

Also lol that you trust Ivan

Guns of Hackney

Freddie

I was joking about the leagues and CL. I was using the example of the consensus that “experience trumps everything”. It’s wrong of course.

Then you go on to say that “he’s way more likely to succeed than Arteta”. That’s madness. What are the lottery numbers?

OleGunner

Absolutely oving Pedro’s tears.
I’m bathing in his schadenfreude.

This is a great solid appointment considering the available options.
Get over yourself and support the man like you told us to support Arteta.

Exciting times for sure are ahead, Emery is a modern young tactical manager that we need.

Redtruth

Apparently Emery got sacked for not winning the Champions league which is something Guardiola hasn’t done in donkey’s years.

qna

Pedro: I genuinely think the fans are all united under the WTF HAVE WE DONE right now.

(Shakes head)

Gooner63

i think some perspective needs to be put into place regarding Emery Yes he lost the league to Monaco – but this monaco team were a beast, half their side were bought by the top teams I didnt see the heads of all the top clubs in england being trashed when Lesta won the league – things happen The PSG side is the one thing that isnt a side – its just a bunch of superstars – PSG wanted top players to become a top club in the eyes of the media – they never built properly, its why Emery… Read more »

Guns of Brixton

At Sevilla, in his last season, he didn’t win a single away game. He never made the top 4 for the Spanish club. “He went to PSG and in his first season, he lost a one-horse race to a Monaco that took a chance on kids. He botched a 4 goal lead in the Champions League to Barcelona in an utterly humiliating defeat.” Lil harsh pedders imo. Can go on a similar rant with any other manager. Pep has failed to win a UCL outside Barca and was beaten silly this year in the UCL Klopp lost the plot in… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

Pierre

We have the split back again. Le Grove: the place where Arsenal fans disagree on everything.

Emery is a bit beige for me. Not as beige as Ancelotti but not as electric as Arteta or Bagelsmann/Vieira could have been.

Meh. 6/10 for excitement.

Bamford10

Sorry, Pedro, but this is complete nonsense. Emery is one of the best managers in the world; Mikel Arteta is an assistant coach with no managerial experience. Since when did “risky” and “possibly foolish” become “bold” and “brave”? You can have your risky bet on Mikel Arteta; I’ll take someone who clearly knows how to fucking manage. Emery sends Arsenal in a new direction, a positive direction; that’s bold enough for me.

Emery is a smart appointment; that’s what we need at Arsenal. We don’t need gambling for the sake of gambling.

Bamford10

Arteta electric? Please fuck off.

Bamford10

Arteta has as much charisma as a cup of piss. Electric. Please.

Leftsidesanch

Can not believe people would want Arteta over a proven manager? It’s not cool to be out there for being out theres sake.

gambon

Is that the sound of Arsenal hipster tears falling into their Eucalyptus Macchiatos with Armadillo Milk?

Fantastic appointment of Emery.

We’re not in a position to be winning back to back leagues and the CL.

Emerys job will be to put structure in place, get us back into the CL and clear up Wengers mess.

As for Arteta, what an absolute joke of an idea that was.

Guns of Hackney

Bamford

Shut up. Electric as in exciting.

Arteta would have been more unknown perhaps…ergo, exciting.

You can fuck off now.

OleGunner

China, Yeah Pedro trying to say that most Arsenal fans were on board the Arteta train is insane and out of touch (with the evidence as you point out here, other blogs and on Social Media). Even that fans aren’t backing Emery when the vast majority seem to be in agreement its a good selection. Of course he has some drawbacks or weaknesses but those are far fewer than Arteta. Pedro has been living in an alternate reality the last week. Thank fuck sanity prevailed and we seem to have made a good decision. I’m finally excited again, like they… Read more »

Masterstroke

Is there a possibility that Arteta pulled out of the deal when Henry got himself into the frame last week, and Emery is a fall back choice?

Ishola70

Very good post from Pedro today.

Heart felt stuff and that’s even if you don’t agree with him.

And he may unfortunately be correct in more than enough of his analysis.

The hiring of Emery says more about the Arsenal football club of today than it does about Unai Emery.

Guns of Hackney

Let’s see how well Emery goes. The first loss and fuck me is he going to get both barrels.

Arteta Knows.

Steveyg87

Fair play Pedro, was expecting a full on melt down on your part.

Ishola70

Bamford

A poster on here has analysed Emery’s tactics and he has concluded that Granit Xhaka is an integral part of his system. A key part no less as the last in line midfielder spraying hero passes across the field.

Your thoughts please.

HighburyLegend

“Arteta has as much charisma as a cup of piss. ”
lol

“Emerys job will be to put structure in place, get us back into the CL and clear up Wengers mess.”
Spot on gambon, that’s all we need from him for now.

Emiratesstroller

Personally I am sorry that Arsenal failed to take the plunge and gamble on Arteta. Despite all the negatives I do think that he has all the ingredients to make a fine Head Coach. I know very little about Emery apart from being Manager [Head Coach] at PSG.He is 46 so he is 10 years older than Arteta and has won trophies at his last twoclubs. Frankly winning trophies this season at PSG was not exactly difficult when you factor in the budget on transfers and wages in contrast to rivals. However, I suppose that winning the European League with… Read more »

Steveyg87

So, we find out Emery is the new man, same day Cech gets the number 1 jersey…. FML, cant the club just go one day without pissing on our parade

Guns of Hackney

Expect Arsenal to concede 70 goals this season. Cech is done.

Freddie Ljungberg

Guns

I don’t mean succeed as in winning the CL and the title, we’re so far away from that atm it’s not even funny. His first priority is building a good squad and move us up the table, after that we’ll see where we’re at.

I think he’s more likely to do that because he’s an actual manager you know, as opposed to Peps nr 5 assistant coach.
You know, logic.

Redtruth

Blame Neymar not Emery for losing to Real Madrid. The Brazilian had plenty of opportunities to put the game to bed but instead chose to ball hog .

Ishola70

I would be very surprised if Emery gets CL football by league placing in his first two year stint but he could pop up with a Europa League and get back in CL through the side door.

But then again was surprised at his appointment in the first place.

OleGunner

Red,

How you feeling about Emery?

HighburyLegend

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12087/11381320/arsenal-interviewed-10-candidates-before-opting-for-unai-emery-says-guillem-balague

“He will sharpen everybody up and will make sure the players come out onto the pitch knowing their obligations and responsibilities.”

Mesut, you can go now.

Buckhurst Gun

“My choice was Tuchel. Who has just replaced the sacked Emery. Who we’ve just made our manager. We could have got Tuchel…who PSG obviusly rate higher than Emery.”

And what has Tuchel won ?

PSG don’t care who they get , all they are trying to do is win the CL , and when Tuchel fails there which he will do after he tries to ban everyone from the training ground , they will just get the next available guy , they don’t rate Tuchel over emery – it’s a circus over there

Bamford10

“Expect Arsenal to concede 70 goals this season. Cech is done.”

There is this thing called the transfer window. I imagine we might be doing something in it?

zaco

Pedro “He went to PSG and in his first season, he lost a one-horse race to a Monaco that took a chance on kids.” “We just signed a manager who was fired because he couldn’t take the best squad in the world past the CL last 16. Let that sink in.” first that Monaco squad was about the best in Europe last season, secondly that same Monaco side turned over your Pep and dumped him out of the CL. On signing a manager that was sacked by PSG you contradicted yourself when you said we should be signing Conte, the… Read more »

englandsbest

Metoo, Pedro, on every count.

But, like you, I’m gonna cheer Emery on, and hope that we are wrong, not jeer on the side-lines because it turns out that we are right.

Bamford10

Exactly, Buckhurst. PSG don’t rate Tuchel higher than Emery; they’re just trying something new. It’s a manager merry-go-round at a place like that.

Park Chu-young's left testicle

I’m not going to run an Emery out campaign if that’s what you’re worried about.
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I don’t think anyone is worried!

gambon

Lets not forget that Monaco team also schooled Arteta in the Champs League last season.

Ashwin gunner

Pedro

I am not and AKB, but for god sake stop speculating the next manager like every other publication. Keep calm. Let the new guy come in and show what he can do. Emery is certainly better than Wenger. As for Arteta, its always can he, will he kinda situation.

For what it is worth, we are not going to have another decade of failure under one manager.

Ishola70

Bamford

Please make your thoughts known in regards the notion of Emery making Xhaka a key part of his team as last line of midfield.

A poster has said this is a real possibility.

Bamford10

In what world is Mikel Arteta a better appointment than Unai Emery? I don’t get this reaction at all. Emery is every bit as tactically modern as any manager out there; however, in contrast to Arteta, he has actually fucking managed before. And effectively. And unlike Arteta, he can terrify our players into action and discipline, which is precisely what we/they need.

Buckhurst Gun

“A poster on here has analysed Emery’s tactics and he has concluded that Granit Xhaka is an integral part of his system. A key part no less as the last in line midfielder spraying hero passes across the field.”

If emery really did make an in depth analysis of each player to put before the board , then the only thing xakha will be integral to is fattening up the transfer fund

EdTheRed

It’s ok Pedro, I understand why are you pissed off with Ivan. After all, he used you and few other naïve souls to spread bullshit about Arteta, You fell for it big time, not figuring board was using Arteta story to dishearten the fanbase and to make Emery’s appointment way more exciting now, If they announced it last week, when we still thought Allegri was an option, everyone would be: WTF? Instead we have: Thank God it’s not Arteta. Pure genius by the Arsenal board.

It’s not nice feeling realising you’ve been Ivan’s useful idiot for past week.

Idowu

Pedro.. for real .. You can support Arteta but you can’t get behind Emery? Let the guy even do his job before slating him. that team needs a coach , and i think personally Emery is a good coach, not a manager like Wenger.. some of those players need better coaching Let’s get behind him lads.. Today is not the day to be sad about anything. What’s the worse that could happen? Days of sticking with a coach long time died with Wenger leaving . He does bad, he is OUT.. Simple.. and we do hope we have better coaches… Read more »

qna

The problem at Arsenal is that Ivan and the board have done such a terrible job for so many years. Now every Tom, Dick and Harry literally thinks they can do a better job. Every decision is either given mild approval or toys are thrown out of the pram. The idea of appointing a novice coach by a group of proven incompetents was never going to get the approval of fans. The club has also long since passed the days where a British manager would have been acceptable. After all which top clubs do. Now that we are past the… Read more »

Gooner63

Please make your thoughts known in regards the notion of Emery making Xhaka a key part of his team as last line of midfield.

There is no problem having xhaka in midfield providing he isnt the DM

Xhaka would play the Carrick style role, linking play and hitting long passes to wingers – he would need a DM behind him and a playmaker in front

a midfield of mikki, xhaka, nzonzi is miles more balanced than wilshire, ramsey,xhaka

GoonerDNA

I’m happy with Emery as next manager but I’m seriously worried about the power dynamic of Ivan, Sven and Raul who seem to want to hire a guy they can control and stick the blame onto if it doesn’t work out.

Building the team around Ramsey……oh my fucking god.

“Aaron please can you press the opposition and not run into the box, we’re defending now”

Buckhurst Gun

“A poster has said this is a real possibility”

Was this poster Unai Emery?

Or was it just some bloke on his way to work reading a blog – love how we’ve got astute tacticians posting here that can tell us exactly what managers will do

EdTheRed

Sputnik reporting that Arteta wants his watch back.

HighburyLegend

Emery + Sven + Raul = that worth a trial imo.

Redtruth

Emiratesstroller

Your comments are irrelevant and crusty, please bog off to Untold.

zaco

Buckhurst Gun
May 22, 2018 09:33:29

“A poster has said this is a real possibility”

Was this poster Unai Emery?

Or was it just some bloke on his way to work reading a blog – love how we’ve got astute tacticians posting here that can tell us exactly what managers will do
==============================
Thanks for that, some people seems to know what a manager would do even before he arrived

Ishola70

Bamford is not interested in a posters analysis of Xhaka being a key man in Emery’s team set-up as last line of midfield. Of course he is not interested because he would be seen to be contradicting himself. Just to make matters clear Bamford stated that he would have doubts about Arteta as manager if Xhaka continued in the team as last line of midfield. We must conclude therefore that Bamford will have doubts about Emery if this posters analysis is correct and Xhaka is seen as key as last man in midfield in an Arsenal Emery team. Seems only… Read more »

Ashwin gunner

No manager can come with guaranteed success. Even Allegri could have failed and you would have seen people melting down asking for Wenger to come back. Come to terms with the fact that Arsenal are not winning the league or CL for the next 3 years. Would be great if we can get top 4. No manager can give instant success after all the rot we have gone through. There is nothing wrong in board choosing a more experienced candidate over Arteta. The only credit you give Arteta is to revive Sterling’s game. Managing the whole squad is much more… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

Red

You are a parasite. You contribute zero. Your one liners are a bit silly.

Micheal

Judging Emry even before he signs on the dotted line is incredible. Whoever followed Wenger is a leap in the to some extent because we have had 22 years of the same old, same old.
If Jesus Fucking Christ took over, I am sure Le Grove posters would be screaming “He’s an under-achiever”
At least be right on that score.

Gooner63

As the lyrics of the song say

“Emery and Ivan G work together in perfect harmony ”

so must be a good thing lol

Micheal

* “leap in the dark”

Redtruth

Tuchel looks like Nosferatu.
He’s a weak manager who is already rimming Neymar…

Bamford10

Ishola Yes, I saw Sanmi’s analysis, but there are flaws in it. One, even if Emery likes a midfielder who looks to play long passes to wide players, this doesn’t mean he will like Xhaka, as Xhaka comes with deficiencies that he may not like. So even if he is set on having that kind of player, he could very well go into the transfer market to get a better version of that player than Xhaka. Two, I’m not convinced he is absolutely wedded to having that kind of midfielder or to any one approach. I’ve read that he is… Read more »

Ishola70

I hope you are right guys and Xhaka gets a proper midfielder who can defend behind him although I don’t see the point in Xhaka full stop but that’s another story.

Bamford hopes you are correct as well because his enthusiasm for the Emery appointment will be dampened if this does not occur lol

Gooner63

If Jesus Fucking Christ took over, I am sure Le Grove posters would be screaming “He’s an under-achiever”

At least he might improve our Crosses

Marko

Pedro’s turned on Ivan.

Wenger nearly won that trophy playing unmotivated second stringers, losing to Koln and Ostersunds along the way.

He didn’t he was comfortably beaten by the first decent team he played.

There are 10 managers I’d have gone for before Emery.

Yeah everyone would have preferred someone else but when it came down to him or Arteta he was the obvious choice. Why you pushed so hard for Arteta this past week we’ll never know

kc

LMFAO at butt hurt Pete. That post was so childish. They didn’t pick your guy so you just trash all over the appointment. Emery is a quality manager with an impressive cv. We’re a Europa League team and he’s won it three consecutive times besting Klopp in one of those.

Ishola70

Ok thanks Bamford.

Good to see you are consistent in your views.

Basically Xhaka out yeah. Good man.

Let’s hope Emery does the necessary.

Buckhurst Gun

Does anybody know if Ian Wright had any inside info on how the hiring process was working or who we were interviewing ? Or is he just being an attention seeking prick when he says hiring emery makes us look desperate?

Paul

Experience in different leagues! Experience at coaching a side without the riches of those above! Experience in Europe! Experience of winning in Europe! Experience of managing big-name players! Tactically astute! Attention to detail! Caters to the strengths of the opposition! Everything this site and whined about for years has just been placed in front of them and the whining continues.. I don’t think you hated Wenger, you just thrive of negativity!

Ashwin gunner

And Pedro

If your concern is about Emery not able to control Neymar and hence he is not worthy, have your forgotten how Arsene used to handle the dressing room. Do you remember how RVP literally walked over Wenger.

Buckhurst Gun

“He didn’t he was comfortably beaten by the first decent team he played.”

Game
Set
Match

Ashwin gunner

“I don’t think you hated Wenger, you just thrive of negativity!”

LOL.

GoonerDNA

Gooner63, Emery at Seville played a holding mid (DM) and a pivot of Rakatic/Banega and Iborra both would basically be b2b and would be pressing a lot.

Currently we only have 2 players who fit the profiles needed to make that mid work and both are probably not good enough to start, Elneny and AMN.

Bamford10

DNA

“who seem to want to hire a guy they can control and stick the blame onto if it doesn’t work out”

This is just another bogus narrative. They’ve adopted the continental model. It’s fairly standard throughout Europe. Emery is no yes-man; he’s a smart, demanding, accomplished manager who will come in and work with them both to build a proper squad and to make said squad into a proper side via training and instruction.

qna

Michael: If Jesus Fucking Christ took over, I am sure Le Grove posters would be screaming “He’s an under-achiever”
At least be right on that score.

Damn right I would. Guy has even less experience than Arteta 😉

Leftsidesanch

“I don’t think you hated Wenger, you just thrive of negativity!”

lmaoo, you can’t make it up sometimes

Buckhurst Gun

GoonerDNA

You take that back about AMN right now !! 😉

If he’s this good after wenger coaching imagine how good he’s gonna be with some modern tekkers thrown into his little head

Uk bubbler

I guess I’ve been barred then??

Ishola70

Buckhurst GunMay 22, 2018 09:29:03
”If emery really did make an in depth analysis of each player to put before the board , then the only thing xakha will be integral to is fattening up the transfer fund”

Well said that man.

TallestTiz

Azed from last post

20k?
no, its actually 14,500. Paltry sum to party with friends at the Friendly against Athletico Madrid later today. If you’re in Uyo, we can meet and talk about Pedro’s heartbreak by Ivan

Buckhurst Gun

An excerpt from emery’s Analysis of Granit Xhaka :

No – just no

Redtruth

Now the board need to arm Emery with all the tools to succeed.

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