Angelito wrote:We're not going to sack Emery. It's pretty evident.
It will take a spot outside the top-10 and an exit from the EL for the board to consider sacking him.
Good luck to those who wanted to give him more time. He has all the time in the world. He's going nowhere as long as he's still in the EL and Arsenal in the top-8.
As for his replacement, next summer, not Enrique please. He's better than Unai in many ways. Progressive, a bit of a dare devil, passionate. But he's not a great tactician or a coach. He won't f**k up like Unai. He also won't excel. He also brings a lot of media negativity with him and loves taunting the media. It would be a welcome change with the robot we have in charge. I have to admit.
Nonetheless, we can do away with another overrated manager whose ego is bigger than his capabilities as a manager. And, he won't have Messi here to mask his incompetence.
I'd just say no. No offense to Enrique. I respect his and his family's state at this time. Perhaps he would be willing to take over in the summer, which is one of the reasons why Arsenal won't sack Emery. They don't want any one coming in mid-season.
I'm not too optimistic with Sanllehi at the helm after this Emery fiasco. We will basically go through the same issue Barca have/are/will with their managers, where they mostly end up hiring mediocre managers who serve as yes-men to the board. Except we don't have Messi. But we will have plenty of yes-men.
It's pretty pointless now watching the rest of the season. We will finish 5th at best, 7th or 8th at worst. We won't make it to the SFs of the EL. Unlike last season, player morale is low, the players don't seem to like Emery, and the overall environment is negative at Arsenal.
Our board is tone deaf, so I won't expect them to realize any of this before it's too late.
Next summer, change will come. Next summer, we might also lose Auba, Ozil, and Laca.
Sanllehi is the man who has to answer. It doesn't look good.
I hope Ornstein is wrong. I'm sure Raul and Edu's phones have been ringing for a scoop and in such a situation you expect them to give the 'vote of confidence'. All managers get the same sort of vocal support from their bosses before getting sacked. I'm hoping that's the case today.
But if not and he stays until the end of the season....we're in big trouble. I can't imagine they will keep in on if it gets worse and I suspect it's a case of needing to line up the right candidate and not rush. So far, we have been linked with Mourinho and Enrique. Two candidates that look like panic selections. Maybe it's just a timing issue and not complete incompetence to recognise the shambles we have become under Emery.