Sims wrote:
Ljungberg: "I'm delighted to be returning to the club. Arsenal has always been a special place for me and I'm really excited at this opportunity to work with our Under 23 team. I look forward to working with the talented young players we have at the club."
Academy manager Per Mertesacker: “It’s great to have Freddie back at the club. He brings great footballing experience and the highest possible levels of enthusiasm, energy and encouragement for our young professionals." #AFC #Arsenal
DiamondGooner wrote:lol, Lehman is not happy.
"Dear #Arsenal Fans , I am sorry to leave the club after only one year again. It was a good experience working with the players as one of the assistant-coaches. But the attitude from our 2004-group is not needed there anymore. — Jens Lehmann (@jenslehmann) June 19, 2018"
Unai will be joined by First Team Assistant Head Coach, Juan Carlos Carcedo; First Team Assistant Head Coach, Steve Bould; First Team Coach, Pablo Villanueva; Director of High Performance, Darren Burgess; Strength and Conditioning Coach, Julen Masach; Goalkeeping Coach, Javi Garcia; Goalkeeping Coach, Sal Bibbo and Data/Video Analyst, Victor Manas.
Arsenal Chief Executive Ivan Gazidis said: “Unai has a very strong and talented team and I’m delighted that they are joining us. I’m also pleased that Steve Bould, Sal Bibbo and Darren Burgess will continue their work with us. As we go through this period of change, we need to retain some continuity and they have an important role to play.”
First team coaches Neil Banfield, Tony Colbert, Jens Lehmann, Gerry Peyton and Boro Primorac; Head of Medical Services, Colin Lewin; Physiotherapists Andy Rolls and Ben Ashworth; Osteopath Dr Philippe Boixel and Travel Manager Paul Johnson have left the club.
Sims wrote:
its the same place where we got Darren Burgess from, who's now basically heading all of our fitness and physio services
apparently Aussie Rules have some of the best strength & conditioning staff about, and Port Adelaide overachieved massively thanks to their medical and fitness staff
heres hoping we can do the same
Zenith wrote:It's still mind-boggling how an experienced high-profile manager like Arsène never once in his career had serious regard for the goalkeeping position.
From the staff he worked with, to the goalkeepers he signed, neglected to sign or decided to retain unconditionally.
One of AW's greatest faults imo.