‘Thank you for your interest in our affairs’

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There were some questions as to whether the David Ornstein story was briefed before or after the Leicester game. Sami Mokbel writing in the Daily Mail appears to confirm that Arsenal’s briefing angle is very much in line with the exBBC journo’s narrative.

Thank you for your interest in our affairs. Emery ain’t going anywhere.

When it was Arsene Wenger at the wheel, you’d generally be safe in the knowledge that the players would respond in the end. This was mostly down to a simple truth that Wenger couldn’t be ousted by the players. He was too deeply ingrained in the club to be moved on.

The stance by the current hierarchy makes sense, they don’t want the fans to think they can run a manager out of the club. In my opinion, we’re not the people the exec leadership team should be worried about. The players are the biggest challenge to Emery’s doomed tenure. The current situation around the manager has nothing to do with the fans in the stadium, for me, it’s all about the breakdown in the relationship with a manager who is making more mistakes off the pitch than on it.

He’s sacked his captain who now looks likely to leave in January. He has performed a 360 on Mesut Ozil, who is now back in contention after Emery told the press leadership agreed he should drop him. The manager seems to not fancy any of his summer signings, bar David Luiz. The kids are taking the piss behind his back. He let the failed club psychologist advise him that a vote for the captaincy was smart. The football is absolutely atrocious.

It’s hard to see how Emery makes it to the end of the season, but the good news for him is the fixture list looks very kind until we meet Manchester City in mid-December. At the very least, he should be able to stabilize the ship, then we’ll be mauled through the frightening Christmas crunch.

I took in the Liverpool vs City game yesterday. It’s hard to overstate what an incredible job Jurgen Klopp has done with Liverpool. Their brand of football is truly a delight to watch. They make the basics look so simple. Watching them play the ball out the back brought tears to my eyes. It was interesting that once they’d played it short, the transition out of defence was often a longish ball to one of the front three that had dropped deep, with the hope of catching a full back breaking into space. Arsenal almost never seem to make it out of their own third when they go short. Why is it so hard to teach talented players to beat the pressure?

Outside that, the speed of their counter-attacks are a sight to behold. The accuracy of their balls into the box is dreamlike. The application of every single player must be a joy to watch.

Arsenal are unlikely to find a Jurgen Klopp, but hopefully, we can find a manager that has a vision as vivid as the one he has for Liverpool. Personality goes a long way at the highest level, but deeper than that, having an idea everyone can gather around is where you want to be.

Looking at the sort of players Arsenal have, I think it’s clear that we should make the Arsenal idea an exciting one. I don’t think we’re built for a Jose Mourinho. I think the kids coming through want to play explosive football. I think we have electricity in our front line, and with a couple of powerful additions to our midfield, we could have a scary offering moving forward.

Ideally, you’d have Emery in until the end of the season so the leadership don’t have to make a bad decision under duress, I just can’t see that happening though. That’s why I think I’d opt for Freddie Ljungberg until the end of the season if we do have to end Emery’s tenure early. Give Edu a chance to find the coach that’s going to give us a vision for the next 5 years.

What a complicated mess we have ourselves in, the good news is we have some time off to stew on the ramifications as we enter yet another boring international break.

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Un na naai

This sort of dribbly convo just drags people into discussing things that simply don’t warrant the time, like arguing if water really is wet. Charlie Exactly You’ll notice how infrequently I’ve commented lately as it’s just the same pointless discussions these last 3-4 weeks, my Saturday night meltdown apart, It’s also quite should destroying. This season has been the worst I’ve encountered since I started watching arsenal in the early 90s and we were bad then at the end of Graham’s tenure. The truth is I’m really concerned that the talk of supporting emery behind the scenes is true and… Read more »

Words on a Blog

Cc, I was a prime exponent of the player poverty mantra last season. At one point, with Bellerin, Holding and Ramsey all out, and no natural wingers or fullbacks, we looked particularly threadbare. I couldn’t agree with Pedro and the posters who asserted that we had a “top 4 squad.” That was one of the reasons why I had quite a bit of sympathy for Emery – then. You can make a case for or against new player x or y, but the fact is, we have a much better squad than we did last year, and we are doing… Read more »

Un na naai

Would much rather wait for a proper coach in the summer than resurrect or create a career at this point.

Pedro
So no Arteta?

Un na naai

Soul destroying

Champagne Charlie

“CC, there are far worse stories to come of the incompetence behind the scene. The Arsenal training ground is not good. Emery running a total mess (not a shock“ Mate that doesn’t surprise me at all, but the very fact we have a player such as Auba engaging with AFTV mob mentality pieces is just about as symptomatic as it gets for me in this whole thing. No sense of unity, no respect for in-house, no idea about being a representative of a club, just a complete mess. It’s peak PE with a substitute teacher, even the sedate kid in… Read more »

Paul Mc Daid

Outrageous foreign influence at Arsenal,
Club has completely lost its heart and soul,
A complete regime change is needed and nothing less will suffice , Everyone one has to go, Owners, Directors , Manager and Coaches, We a a complete shambles and the man to blame for the stagnation of this club is Wenger, He give us a great Decade but he also give us THE LOST DECADE which looks like it will take a Decade to get rid of his stench.

Un na naai

We should have sold Aubameyang in the summer. Could have had £70-80-90m for him. He offers very little when he’s not on the end of a tap in. I was never convinced since his time at arsenal. Watched ex players talk last week how at United van Nistelrooy was the best goal scorer most of them had played with but they won more titles with Louis Saha up front because he gave more to the team all round than goals. Exactly the same with Aubameyang. Yes his finishing has rescued us but he’s just another ozil for me. Another passenger… Read more »

Words on a Blog

Pedro, I think the club (Josh, Raul, Edu) has got to develop a much more trial and error, hire-and-fire mentality, until we settle on a manager who “clicks” with the players and the fans. Chelsea and Leicester (both ahead of us by 9 points) really do point to the way forward. Puel played sterile football and couldn’t connect key Leicester players or the fans: gone, replaced by a manager many of us (including me) derided, who has really connected with the squad and the fans and got them playing attractive football, with a lot more poets than this time last… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

It’s worth repeating for the millionth time. Arsenal do not care about you, your support or the fact that grandpapa stood on the clock end in 1924. As long as they are securing your seat for the season, cashing in on sky and selling merchandise, everything is going exactly to plan. Emery is a tow the line kind of guy whose just pleased to have a job. He won’t rock the boat. He’s a company man. They have exactly the manager they wanted. How else can you explain passing over the other supposed seven/eight managers on their shortlist? Empty the… Read more »

Words on a Blog

* a lot more POINTS than last year NOT “poets than last year”!!!!

CG

The Clowns best ever result

Fulham 1 Arsenal 5

Fulham still had x 21 attempts on our goal.

Can Edu actually use a computer?

Graham62

Peckobill

I echo your sentiments.

A break from our joke of a club for us all.

We need it.

Un na naai

Pedro
That’s a shame. Could happen still

Who’s your top realistic choice now then? Please don’t say Rafa Benitez.
Avram Grant?

DigitalBob

Guns – Unfortunately that seems to be the case. Very depressing right now. I’m actually glad we’ve got the international break, need a break from the shite show on display from emery-ball.

Leedsgunner

To be fair to Arsene at least he waited until year 21 to start blaming the fans. Until then, he blamed everyone and everything else. It took Emery just 18 months… and this new hierarchy about the same time to blame the fans. In the club’s eyes we are the problem. Sounds a bit hollow though, millionaire directors and players pointing the finger at the fans. When the new season tickets or the new club merchandise comes out the club like to say “We are the Arsenal.” When the fans then rightly criticise what is going wrong… this same club… Read more »

Nelson

“They are adamant their project is sound, well-planned and will bring success, provided the external atmosphere allows it to do so.” reported in Ornstern’s report.

All the fan noises are affecting Emery. He could have brought the team success. Maybe he was confused by fan’s opinions since they are in English. It sounds like noises to him.

Spanishdave

We have only had 4 wins so far out of 12 games.
4 games without a win.
Our forwards have dried up.
We cannot hold a lead.
Total disarray, everywhere.
Edu is not for us he was a pussy player who occasionally turned up.
The Spanish mafia will continue to take their cut.
Utter mess of a club, shit owner at the top of the pike.
Otherwise everything is fine!

Alexanderhenry

Pedro

‘Edu and Emery in ‘information gathering mode’ 16 months in. Unreal.’

I’m not surprised.

OleGunner

The Emery is safe info drop via Ornstein had the air of Sir Chips Keswick ”we are above you peasants” snivelling of the early 2010’s.

It’s fucking infuriating, thought we’d gotten passed this crap of blaming the fans for Arsenals failings.

Alexanderhenry

Guns of Hackney

I’m inclined to agree.

Chitom

If I remember correctly over 80% of Arsenal fans wanted Emery out in some on line polling and only 6% said he needed more time.
Considering the fact more people believe Earth might be flat and 6000 years old, I’d say Arsenal fans are above average level smart.

But seriously, here’s the question to any Emery supporters: where would Arsenal have to finish in May for Emery to underachieve with the squad he has?

Answers on postcards.

Pedro

Alex, that’s not info, that’s more taking aim at a Bamford absurdity.

Alexanderhenry

Pedro

Fair enough.

Edu and co. have a job to do though and the fans are already pissed off.

Anyway, in case you wanted to know the real reasons why we’re struggling, read this humdinger from Untold:

https://untold-arsenal.com/archives/77927

Words on a Blog

AlexanderH,

Wow, that Tony Attwood is a fantastic comedian.

A truly brilliant satirical piece.

Oh….you mean he’s actually being serious?

Oh fuck, we’re well and truly fucked if that’s the feedback Raul and Edu is receiving!

DigitalBob

AlexanderH – Lol that piece is something else.

So nothing to do with the bipolar nature of Emery’s tactics then?

salpardisenyc

Tone of the pod is pretty much how most Arsenal supporters feeling at the moment, difficult watching club muddle thru this with the writing so emblazoned on the wall.

Apathetic is no way to enjoy your football, Raul heading from hero to zero in less than a couple months if this persists.

DigitalBob

Sal – yes indeed. We play shit football, and I have no faith in the current manager to fix it.

UTarse

Arsenal fans labelled as “noisy” ……..now there’s a first.

hopefully fellow emirates attendees will boycott again to get the message thru to the hierarchy.

Go fuck yourselves.

Guns of Hackney

Boycotting worked with Wenger…you can be damn sure it will work with the Emester. He doesn’t have any good will in the bank so I think a couple more defeats and empty seats should see the job complete.

There is a very real chance we finish out of Europa places. I think we will lose Auba, Laca, Leno (if the Bayern rumours are true) and I doubt if Saliba will join this clown factory.

We’re heading to mid table territory if we don’t act fast.

Marko

What is this nonsense about Aubameyang getting criticized because he’s friendly towards one of those dopes from AFTV. Are Arsenal fans so tiny dicked that they want him stripped of the captaincy because he wants to be liked from some other “influential” arsenal fans. Joke club

Guns of Hackney

It’s about Aubameyang’s professionalism. The twat also crashed his car before the Leicester game.

He’s not a captain. Not of a football club. He’d be amazing on the razz…but not this.

Bamford10

I don’t mean any offense, but I’ve been at work for more than two hours now, and looking at what has been written above, not a single Emery-outer has written a single sentence that actually deals with the arguments I’ve put forward or with why Edu might see things so differently from you lot. Instead of being so sure that you’re right and repeating the same empty, one-sided claims over and over and over again, some of you should really give more thought to what is being said on the other side. To get things right, one must periodically consider… Read more »

Spanishdave

Hope the stadium is half empty for the Southampton game.
We will be lucky to score one goal, Spuds put 9 past them.
Emery has his trousers down now , utter joke of a manager.
Nearly all the fans are against him now.

Alex Cutter

“Would you like me to explain what a football is and how you score a goal?”

Sure!

Right after to explain how is it that a retard like yourself manages to fool Pete into letting you keep signing up over and over under different names.

Is he that stupid? Or does he just like having trash like you around?

Marko

And by the way, people continue to ignore what Emery said to SkySports the other day and the light those comments shed on what he, Edu and Sanllehi are up to.“We are still in construction, trying to be competitive,” Emery told Sky Sports. “There have been games where the team has played very well from the point of view of building up the play, and there have been other games where we have performed very well in terms of pressing our opposition.” Respectfully and I do mean respectfully Bamford at this moment in time you’re absolutely talking out of your… Read more »

Guns of Hackney

Edu is on the payroll.

I guess that’s why he’s okay with Emery doing his thing.

Once you get to Arsenal, you’re worries are all behind you. Big salary, no pressure and no one to answer to. Dream job.

Edu, Raul, Ivan, Arsene, Emery…the list goes on. All part of the problem and all of them made very wealthy because of it.

Un na naai

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UmwMMIm3mcY

Football aside
Give this a listen
Fascinating.

China1

Lol at untold it’s surprising they’re not in straight jackets by now

Absolute gorms

Un na naai

That’s not good thinking, yet that is precisely what some of you are doing. Now, some people here are nothing more than — and I mean no offense — partisan hacks. All you do is shout your narrative and sneer, and frankly this is all you’ll ever do. Some of you are much better than this, though, and it would be nice if some of you gave more thought to what I have been saying and to why Edu doesn’t agree with you.Have a good day, all. Yeah In short, pay attention to Bamford or you’re a wanker. Good work… Read more »

Marko

Instead of being so sure that you’re right and repeating the same empty, one-sided claims over and over and over again, some of you should really give more thought to what is being said on the other side.To get things right, one must periodically consider that one has it wrong. To do this, one thing one needs to do is give serious consideration to the opposing view Sweet baby jesus in a blanket of his own making. Fuck me you are something Bamford. As I said the other day I’d love to answer specific things you want answered otherwise I… Read more »

MatinellisHead

Put a trip to the Emirates on your bucket list yet Cunter?

Guns of Hackney

Peter

In your opinion, how would we get off the gravy train culture?

I honestly can’t see how (unless Stan sells) we can change our ethos.

I’m genuinely concerned for the future of this club.

Guns of Hackney

Peter

In your opinion, how would we get off the gravy train culture?

I honestly can’t see how (unless Stan sells) we can change our ethos.

I’m genuinely concerned for the future of this club.

Un na naai

PedroNovember 11, 2019 15:55:04
Bamford, not sure there’s a counter-argument to the regression Arsenal has faced since Emery took charge

What? Not sure?? It’s our worst season for 37 bloody years. Cast iron. Lowest of the the low for 37 years
There is no debate any more. Bamford is literally here looking for attention rather than genuinely expressing a view or seeking a real debate

Batistuta

Nah! Refuse to see his comments as anything other than trolling… Can’t afford to backtrack so he resorts to trolling… Have to give it to him, thought he’d have burnt out by now

Un na naai

I mean
Even marko is agreeing with myself and Charlie!!!

The fan base is united on this topic

Batistuta

And who says stuff like “Emery outers”?

MatinellisHead

Bampford

This isn’t your classroom sunshine.

Gentlebris

‘I think the club (Josh, Raul, Edu) has got to develop a much more trial and error, hire-and-fire mentality, until we settle on a manager who “clicks” with the players and the fans.’

I concur. That was how Spuds found Poch.

I say we start from Jose.

Marko

Bati the second he wrote “To get things right, one must periodically consider that one has it wrong.” I knew he was on a wind up and not to be taken seriously. Lad is never wrong and right about everything in his mind.

You must be delighted though with Xhaka going from Arsenal to Milan potentially. Can’t get away from him

Un na naai

Debating whether Edu and Emery are operating to different objectives is beyond ridiculous… but you just can’t help getting drawn in by the pomposity of it all.

Pedro
He’s mastered the art alright.

Guns of Hackney

Peter

I wonder how many of old Arsenal would be generally interested in the job?

Adams? Keown? I remember a time that Niall Quinn was mentioned as a possible DOF back in the day.

The trouble I have is that Arsenal are breeding a culture of acceptance. I dread to think that even someone like Adams who is Mr Arsenal could be turned into a mindless zombie chasing cash, rather than, as you said, sporting glory.

I hope there is someone genuine out there who wouldn’t be turned by mediocrity.

Marko

I still see him getting bipped this international break. Universal condemnation and the fanbase is full blown hysterical and coupled with rumours here and there of managers being thought of or met with means the writings on the wall. Only way he might survive a bit longer is if people turn us down. Of course if a week goes by I’d be less confident but I can’t see how Raul and Edu can risk the season any longer

Unai

Very hard to defend Emery if you have eyes.

It’s clear to see the tactics aren’t clicking, players look uninterested or confused and the results are woeful.

I’m a big fan of Brenda, my mate is a scouser and I used to watch a lot of pool under him, really wanted him when Wenger got the boot.

Its telling that Rodgers has done more with Leister than Emery has with us, cant call poverty on that one.

I only hope it either clicks for Emery or the board are looking elsewhere as this really cant continue much longer.

Spanishdave

The managers that would be available mid season will be mostly the ones nobody wants.
Some of the younger ones are building careers and would only move during the summer.
Viera might come , but is he ready yet?
Arteta will step into Peps shoes.
Freddie could take over and given until the end of the season to show us if he’s got new ideas, vision etc.
PL experience would be a start .

Alexanderhenry

Marko

Emery’s survival depends on two things I think :

To what extent the powers that be think he can make top four and the level of fan unrest .
Empty seats do have an effect.

DigitalBob

Marko – Nah, he wont go before Christmas. Get this, even if we lost the 3 matches against Norwich, Southampton and Brighton, they’ll still give him till the new year.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Edu and Raul are waiting till its mathematically impossible for us to reach 4th before sacking him. Ornsteins leaks more or less confirm Emery has support at board level.

Marko

To what extent the powers that be think he can make top four and the level of fan unrest . That’s my point Alex that’s exactly why I see him getting sacked sooner as opposed to the end of the season. Not only is there no great feeling towards the manager coupled with the major condemnation from pundits and ex players but statistically speaking there’s nothing to suggest that he can turn it around and make top 4. Chances and goals against us is steadily going up and goals scored and chances created have steadily declined to the point where… Read more »

Marko

I don’t think Ornstein is the Oracle everyone thinks he is. 100% behind him with zero to back it up. Anyone ever wonder why there’s been radio silence from the club despite the constant speculation of his job. Only time they made a statement was to deny a meeting with Mourinho I believe.

Left testicle

The statement says: “We are as disappointed as everyone else with both our results and performances at this stage of the season. We share the frustration with our fans, Unai, players and all our staff as they are not at the level we want or expect. “Things need to improve to meet our objectives for the season, and we firmly believe Unai is the right man for the job, together with the backroom team we have in place. We are all working intensively behind the scenes to turn things around and are confident we will. “We never take our fantastic… Read more »

Siddharth14

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2019/1111/1090123-under-fire-emery-gets-arsenal-vote-of-confidence/

It has finally happened. Will be interesting to see the fan reaction.

DaleDaGooner

So apparently we could have had Mahrez in 2016, Leicester weren’t having it…shame we couldn’t pry him back then. I remember some people here didn’t want Mahrez cause it would be another Ozil in the squad i terms of work-rate.

Left testicle

Goodbye season 2019/20.

jwl

People have far too high expectations of what Emery, or any other manager, can do with this squad. Anger and frustration built up quite a lot during the last five years of Wenger reign and now it is all coming out on our new coach and our useless senior players. I don’t give a flying fcuk if Emery is fired this week or next summer but our next coach is still going to have same squad with all their limitations. We can’t give even give away our senior players on large contracts who have been sidelined because the not worth… Read more »

Graham62

We shouldn’t be angry with Emery.

He’s just a piss poor manager.

Not his fault.

Marko

Raul and Vinai on Emery: “Things need to improve to meet our objectives for the season, and we firmly believe Unai is the right man for the job, together with the backroom team we have in place.”

Well maybe not the international break. Sounds like last chance saloon though.

Champagne Charlie

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenal-chiefs-release-statement-over-20861422.amp Remember when we lost the EL final to a compete battering, after a 6-game collapse in the league, and Vinai circled an anaemic internal email to staff saying ‘Victoria Concordia Crescit and we have brilliant people all right for the job’? I scoffed at that sentiment because to me it was perfect opportunity to undermine our own standards and say this isn’t the level, we must do better blah blah. Liverpool’s chief came out after their CL WIN and said we’re happy and proud, but our aspirations are PL champions. Clear to me the difference in mentality (not some,… Read more »

Cesc Appeal

There’s a line coming out the club now about ‘we never take our fantastic support for granted’. I mean…. Two things. One, that is panic to the ‘noise’ reaction. Two, the last 6 or 7 years show you absolutely take the fans for granted. I always hate this sentimental, Classenal bullshit, we’re a family, we’re all together…really? Because it seems as if some people are befitting a heck of a lot more from this ‘family’ than others, and it seems as if some people’s voices in this ‘family’ mean a lot more than others. The only time certain members of… Read more »

Un na naai

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r_VhzmCacrE

Actual tactics
Actual defensive coaching

Look at the shape of juve
Drilled to perfection.
Look at how quickly they suck back into shape when they lose the ball. You can see it really well in fast forward

Graham62

For my sins went to the Spuds v Sheff Utd game on Saturday with an old friend who’s a diehard SU fan.

Great stadium. My first visit. The SU fans were absolutely brilliant. By far the better team. Play really good football. Well organised with an excellent philosophy.

The fact that both ourselves and Spuds are struggling at the same time is quite ironic.

Two big teams, great stadiums, with some excellent players, but both playing well below par.

Chris Wilder deserves so much credit for what he’s doing up there.

Graham62

Don’t worry, I disinfected my shoes when I got home.

Pierre

There are parts of the untold article I agree with and parts I dont and are used as an excuse for Emery’s incompetence. What the untold article proves is that they are supporters of the club , not the manager. What I agree with are media bias , the booing of players having a negative impact, VAR is proving to be just as corrupt as life without VAR, biased refereeing has a negative impact on Arsenal players and fans. These are aspects that I have believed had a negative effect on the team under the previous manager and has continued… Read more »

Luis

What you’re forgetting is the Arsenal squad is average at best. Atttack: Pepe – being good in the French league counts for very little in real football. Auba – huge holes in his game, a flat track bully. Lacazette – absolutely useless 13 goals in 40 games last year. 0 this year. Midfield Torreira – weak, slow, only good at positioning. Guendozi – head less chicken. Ozil – lazy. Ceballos – slow. Defence Holding, Chambers – both championship players. Arsenal squad is mid table at best

Marko

Sounds like they’re completely bottling a great opportunity and time to replace him and simply kicking the can down the line. Not sure I’d equate that to backing him when they say that things need to improve. They won’t and we know that and he’ll eventually be sacked. The unfortunate thing is that they don’t see that which is obvious right now to most. If it costs us champions league football they’ve only themselves to blame

Graham62

Eddie Howe.
Chris Wilder.
Graham Potter.

Three young British managers who would do a far better job than Emery. I know that, you know that, in fact the whole frigging footballing community knows that.

Of course, none of them are good enough for Elite Arsenal FC.

Guns of Hackney

Top four is gone. It’s the Europa places that I’m fearful for.

Without Europe of some description, we will lose our best players. Auba is 30, I doubt he’ll pass up an opportunity for one last massive club in the CL. Laca is 28/29…same.

I know I come across as a dick, but I only have this clubs best interest at heart.

It’s such a shame.

Champagne Charlie

Marko

If we don’t make CL then Emery is gone, but is that the issue solved? Where’s the culpability from the execs?

Emery will be the fall guy relative to their input, but then what? The same numpties unable to recognise we needed change will be sourcing the procurement of the next manager? How inspiring a thought.

Seems to me as fans we’re in a position of ‘hope vs expectation’ that we’ll land on our feet.

Graham62

Pierre

Of course the media will “stick the boot in”. Why shouldn’t they.

To a degree, Wenger was protected from the media, even when things were clearly wrong. Emery, on the other hand, is open to criticism because of his poor manmanagement skills.

Whereas Wenger had the gift of the gab, Emery does not.

Graham62

GOH

That’s what it’s all about Guns.

The club must come first.

Understand where you’re coming from on this.

Marko

If we don’t make CL then Emery is gone, but is that the issue solved? Where’s the culpability from the execs? I’m not really sure what you want me to say I can’t speak or guarantee that who runs Arsenal or any possible replacements in the future desire first and foremost success and trophies. I personally don’t see anything wrong with Edu and Raul at this moment outside of them not being proactive about the managerial position at presence. They could still very much binned him at any point in the next few weeks or months which would be good… Read more »

Marko

*present

Micheal

I would not read too much into the club’s statement/ “vote of confidence” in Emery.

What else can they say ? That he’s a twat who should be kicked out with immediate effect ? Or that he’s best thing since the invention of the wheel ?

The club’s comment is purely a holding statement – nothing more, nothing less.

Marko

Agree with Michael though the club statement is nothing more than buying time for the inevitable. I don’t see it as anything else. But again it’s very frustrating because there’s a great opportunity for getting in someone else in the next two weeks being missed

Guns of Hackney

G62

You’ve got a few years on my support, but I’ve done my time since 82. I joke about, but I love this club. I grew up across Clissold park, played for the junior gunners, ball boyed and taken shit for Arsenal on the terrace.

No matter what Arsenal did, I believed in it. But for the past ten years or so, I do not recognise this club anymore.

Minden Raider

Would take Fat Sam or Rafa for 12 months. At least they would kick ass especially midfield and the defence. Desperate times I know.

Receding Hairline

I said this a few weeks ago and I’m glad the powers that be see it that way too..if Emery isn’t getting sacked then someone should tell the players so all this “waiting to outlast the coach” and “not wanting to play for him” nonsense will end.

Say what you like about Emery’s competence and coaching but the players aren’t exactly overextending themselves are they.

David Smith

Even if Raul /Edu wanted rid of Emery, and its possible they do, no way Stan would sanction getting rid of him at this stage, not how he works

Marko

Receding wank and or underperforming players can only be addressed during the transfer window. An underperforming manager can be addressed anytime

China1

Ok so he’s not getting fired this international break but he is on the last chance saloon so one more crap result shortly after the break with some fan noise and it will be untenable

Un na naai

Is this the same marko??

Un na naai

China1November 11, 2019 18:00:19
Ok so he’s not getting fired this international break but he is on the last chance saloon so one more crap result shortly after the break with some fan noise and it will be untenable

China
That’s what we thought last week

bennydevito

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/10320204/arsenal-aubameyang-aftv-troopz-xhaka-emery-instagram/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/pierre-emerick-aubameyangs-relationship-youtube-20857864.amp?__twitter_impression=true

Oh dear. Aubameyang’s relationship with AFTV and particularly that absolute plank Troopz, is not going down well with the players or management.

I say sell him for £60m and get our money back. Guy’s predominantly a tap in merchant who misses more sitters than Andy Cole used to back in the day, and at 31 now it’s time to move him on.

Ya get me fam? Bombaclut blud.

Graham62

Was listening to TalkSport earlier.

One of the presenters said they felt uncomfortable with the criticism Emery was receiving from the fans and the media regarding his communication skills.

They said it was only forthcoming because Arsenal were struggling. Actually, the real reason it’s forthcoming is because his rather shite at his job.