Aubameyang: Arsenal have become stagnant

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says Arsenal have been standing still for the past few years.

The Gabon international, who arrived at the Emirates in January for a club-record fee, made a superb start to life in north London.

Aubameyang reached double figures in the Premier League, but was unable to steady the ship as Arsenal lost seven straight away league games to ultimately finish 6th place.

And the former Borussia Dortmund hitman believes new boss Unai Emery can give them a new lease of life.

“It’s a bit of a mixed feeling. On one hand, for the fans, it’s odd that the boss is going, but it’s a new start. To speak the truth, over the last few seasons the team has stagnated a little bit,” the 28-year-old told RMC.

“But everyone is excited to see what can happen from next season.”

Aubameyang netted 10 goals in 13 league games

The striker was placed on the wing by Arsene Wenger, but says he’s desperate to play down the middle.

“My preference, as everyone knows, is to play down the middle. What I hope can happen is we can play with two attackers, that would be the best.

“But if the new coach asks me to play wide, that’s no problem. He’s [Emery] a really good coach. In Paris, it’s never very easy.

“There’s a huge amount of pressure. I know he did really good work with Sevilla and with PSG too.”

“We already have a quality squad, but if we maybe had another two players that would be good. But everyone needs to get into their heads that we have to work hard to rival the top teams.”