Unai Emery

[Ach]

Yes

[Angelito]

[Mike Dean]

If you are going to play cowardly football like he makes his team play, you are going to open your self to attack and face shot after shot.

The fact that there are strong parallels in numbers between Arsenal and his Sevilla team (the stats above, poor road record, etc.) shows that there is problem with his management tactics and style.

Cant simply blame it on the players, injuries, etc etc.

He should be the first one that would need addressing.

[Angelito]

If you are going to play cowardly football like he makes his team play, you are going to open your self to attack and face shot after shot.

The fact that there are strong parallels in numbers between Arsenal and his Sevilla team (the stats above, poor road record, etc.) shows that there is problem with his management tactics and style.

Cant simply blame it on the players, injuries, etc etc.

He should be the first one that would need addressing.

I know Starman will scoff at this but I feel it's very telling: we've only beaten Newcastle, Burnley, and Watford in our last 13 games. Newcastle 2x. Burnley 2x. Watford once.

[Ach]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football ... g-20087051

Good management by the Don

[gamechannel]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenal-players-sent-team-bonding-20087051

Good management by the Don

I bet the team bonding dinner quickly turned into a scheme to get Bryl cream out of the club.

[Ach]

Whats wrong with bryl cream?

Ive lost my hair so never used it

Is it not good?

[starmandb]

If you are going to play cowardly football like he makes his team play, you are going to open your self to attack and face shot after shot.

The fact that there are strong parallels in numbers between Arsenal and his Sevilla team (the stats above, poor road record, etc.) shows that there is problem with his management tactics and style.

Cant simply blame it on the players, injuries, etc etc.

He should be the first one that would need addressing.

I know Starman will scoff at this but I feel it's very telling: we've only beaten Newcastle, Burnley, and Watford in our last 13 games. Newcastle 2x. Burnley 2x. Watford once.

That's Newcastle who beat man city last season and won at Spurs this
Burnley who drew at man Utd and Chelsea and beat Spurs last season
And Watford who beat Spurs last season

[VCC]

Unai press conference
-Ozil needs a rest for sunday
-Held a team bonding session during the week
Interesting comment from kolasinac that players in front of the defence making mistakes also....


Dont sound a happy camp

[Angelito]

If you are going to play cowardly football like he makes his team play, you are going to open your self to attack and face shot after shot.

The fact that there are strong parallels in numbers between Arsenal and his Sevilla team (the stats above, poor road record, etc.) shows that there is problem with his management tactics and style.

Cant simply blame it on the players, injuries, etc etc.

He should be the first one that would need addressing.

I know Starman will scoff at this but I feel it's very telling: we've only beaten Newcastle, Burnley, and Watford in our last 13 games. Newcastle 2x. Burnley 2x. Watford once.

That's Newcastle who beat man city last season and won at Spurs this
Burnley who drew at man Utd and Chelsea and beat Spurs last season
And Watford who beat Spurs last season

That's Man City who finished champions last season.
ManU that are shit. Chelsea that won the Europa League. Spurs the UCL Finalist.

You can't compare your normal with someone else's worst. This is reframing at its best.

If we lost to Villa in the weekend, there's no shame losing to the 7-time English champions, right?

[Power n Glory]

A good article from Tim Stillman. Worth a read. Some highlights below.

https://arseblog.com/2019/09/shots-fired/

However, the coach is creating unnecessary issues that will prolong this already painful process. Firstly, the constant chopping and changing of players and personnel will only serve to extend the adjustment period for his new players. Nicolas Pepe has been played upfront in Arsenal’s last two away games, which suggests Emery does not trust the Ivorian’s defensive output from the flank.

If you’re Dani Ceballos, what on earth are you supposed to make of your first five games for Arsenal? What is the message he is being given about his role given that he is asked to do something completely different- be it from the start or from the bench- every time that he plays. Shaking up the formation and the combinations game to game is going to extend the bedding in period- possibly in perpetuity. Arsenal simply won’t fall upon a well drilled exit strategy from goalkeeper to forwards.

In individual games, Emery has made decisions that have served to increase the stress placed on a defence that already looks to be suffering from PTSD. Playing Granit Xhaka at the base of a midfield diamond is a baffling decision, really. It means that Xhaka is left on his own to cover lots of ground in front of his defenders.

We all know that Xhaka is a limited athlete and this is not a problem he can solve. So quite why the manager has opted to expose his flaws so badly by giving him the sole responsibility of protecting the defence is difficult to decipher. The continued delay in naming the Swiss club captain, while also setting him up to fail tactically provides further damning evidence of Emery’s muddled thinking.

Lucas Torreira forged his reputation at club and international level by playing at the base of a midfield diamond. He has the energy and athleticism to cover that type of ground, yet Emery has opted not to start him at Anfield and Vicarage Road while deploying a system the Uruguayan is custom designed for.

Diamond or no diamond, the truth is that it is too easy for opponents to advance the ball from the edge of their own area to the edge of Arsenal’s. A lot of the issue lies in Emery’s passive approach. Too often, when Arsenal get a foothold in a game, they sit off and invite pressure. The defence and midfield drop too deep and they allow themselves to be dominated.

[StLGooner]

Pretty much what all his critics have been saying. Well said.

[themessiah]

I defended and backed Emery from day one. But lately with his decisions and team his picking I'm getting fed up slowly. I'll give him till Christmas otherwise get rid of him,plain and simple

[themessiah]

A good article from Tim Stillman. Worth a read. Some highlights below.

https://arseblog.com/2019/09/shots-fired/

However, the coach is creating unnecessary issues that will prolong this already painful process. Firstly, the constant chopping and changing of players and personnel will only serve to extend the adjustment period for his new players. Nicolas Pepe has been played upfront in Arsenal’s last two away games, which suggests Emery does not trust the Ivorian’s defensive output from the flank.

If you’re Dani Ceballos, what on earth are you supposed to make of your first five games for Arsenal? What is the message he is being given about his role given that he is asked to do something completely different- be it from the start or from the bench- every time that he plays. Shaking up the formation and the combinations game to game is going to extend the bedding in period- possibly in perpetuity. Arsenal simply won’t fall upon a well drilled exit strategy from goalkeeper to forwards.

In individual games, Emery has made decisions that have served to increase the stress placed on a defence that already looks to be suffering from PTSD. Playing Granit Xhaka at the base of a midfield diamond is a baffling decision, really. It means that Xhaka is left on his own to cover lots of ground in front of his defenders.

We all know that Xhaka is a limited athlete and this is not a problem he can solve. So quite why the manager has opted to expose his flaws so badly by giving him the sole responsibility of protecting the defence is difficult to decipher. The continued delay in naming the Swiss club captain, while also setting him up to fail tactically provides further damning evidence of Emery’s muddled thinking.

Lucas Torreira forged his reputation at club and international level by playing at the base of a midfield diamond. He has the energy and athleticism to cover that type of ground, yet Emery has opted not to start him at Anfield and Vicarage Road while deploying a system the Uruguayan is custom designed for.

Diamond or no diamond, the truth is that it is too easy for opponents to advance the ball from the edge of their own area to the edge of Arsenal’s. A lot of the issue lies in Emery’s passive approach. Too often, when Arsenal get a foothold in a game, they sit off and invite pressure. The defence and midfield drop too deep and they allow themselves to be dominated.

I've defended Unai Emery a lot compared to others over the past year. However I think the collapse at the end of last season and the mentality of inviting pressure on this season is worrying. You can say its been individual mistakes but that all stems from the coach's mentality.

In reality I think he should be finishing 3rd with the current squad. Any lower than 4th and there should be no complaints about his contract not being extended at the end of the season

[immsun]

Ozil rested why?

Why isnt Martinelli starting?