People sticking the knife into people that tried to support Arteta, I get it, the games the game. But why isn't the same applied with this guy?
People are now revising history making out Emery was good for the club, despite the fact he got sacked with the club around 10th (where we are now) and on the brink of going out of the Europa league group stages.
Let's just say Emery was good across his whole tenure here for arguments sake. Emery didn't rate Pepe, he was even worse under Emery than he has been under Arteta. What does that say about the player if the great Unai Emery didn't fancy him? What do people see in him? His stats are rubbish under two managers now. When you watch him play he is average 1v1 and inconsistent with his finishing. Does a new manager drastically improve these aspects of his game? He's 25 ffs.
He is by no means the only problem, but people signle out Pepe because he costs the club 20 odd million a season. He is meant to be our Son/Sterling/Mane ect. I know the player can't control the price tag, but it's the reality of the situation. Financially he is a massive problem going forward.
People are now revising history making out Emery was good for the club, despite the fact he got sacked with the club around 10th (where we are now) and on the brink of going out of the Europa league group stages.
Let's just say Emery was good across his whole tenure here for arguments sake. Emery didn't rate Pepe, he was even worse under Emery than he has been under Arteta. What does that say about the player if the great Unai Emery didn't fancy him? What do people see in him? His stats are rubbish under two managers now. When you watch him play he is average 1v1 and inconsistent with his finishing. Does a new manager drastically improve these aspects of his game? He's 25 ffs.
He is by no means the only problem, but people signle out Pepe because he costs the club 20 odd million a season. He is meant to be our Son/Sterling/Mane ect. I know the player can't control the price tag, but it's the reality of the situation. Financially he is a massive problem going forward.