TriniGunner
Well-Known Member
He is the one.
Why did I read that in Laurence Fishburne's voice?
He is the one.
The defensive revolution continues.
...can't wait until he come back here and joins Arteta's staff.
I swear Emery was a criminal.
I swear Emery was a criminal.
Possibly not - maybe without him we don't get Arteta or Arteta comes in too early and it doesn't work out.Unai Emery was the worst thing that happened to our beloved club.
I’d say it was Kronke myself.Unai Emery was the worst thing that happened to our beloved club.
Possibly not - maybe without him we don't get Arteta or Arteta comes in too early and it doesn't work out.
I'll bite on this. I think it's an astute observation drawing those parallels but whilst there are similarities, the level of execution is night and day. Which really is all it is about tbh. Emery was pivotal for Lacazette and the careers of Saka, Guendouzi, Willock etc. but we also had our worst run in over 30 years and the club was set back (failing to clinch CL etc.)I’d say it was Kronke myself.
Emery clearly didn’t work out but I still don’t think he was that bad. Arteta is literally doing everything he did really, with just more conviction and success - way less tinkering which Emery ended up doing once he buckled under pressure. Examples off the top of my head include:
- Freezing out Özil
- 5 at the back against lowly opposition
- Preferring a winger with prem experience to Pepe
- Auba on the left
- Trying to play from the back at all times (executed horribly under Emery)
People probably won’t agree with me but I myself see loads of similarities. After Arteta initially trying to come in with 4-3-3 and his own ideas, they’ve both ended up coming to the same conclusions formation and personnel wise.