Unai Emery faced the press today (Friday) ahead of Sunday’s trip to Manchester City are he had plenty to say on a range of subjects. We’ve summarised the best bits for you here: On Denis Suarez “I know [him]. Yesterday he trained individually and today with the group. I think he is good. I think … Continue reading Unai Emery on the transfer window, progress since last year, and on Denis Suarez featuring against Manchester City
Arsenal’s second half rally came to the rescue again as they proved too good for Cardiff at the Emirates on Tuesday night. The Gunners were off the pace and lacked any real threat in the first half but redoubled their efforts for the second period and looked a team transformed. Goals for Alexandre Lacazette and … Continue reading Arsenal 2 Cardiff 1: It’s reshuffle to the rescue as Gunners rally in second half
Ivan Perisic, Malcolm, Denis Suarez, Christopher Nkunku: Is Unai Emery gambling on attack to fire Arsenal into a top four position? Injuries to Rob Holding, Hector Bellerin, Sokratis, and Laurent Koscielny have left the Gunners worryingly thin on the ground at the back and yet reports linking the club with defenders have been conspicuous by … Continue reading Is pursuit of Perisic and Suarez a gamble given defensive crisis at Arsenal?
Fate is not without a certain sense of irony and, if the last month is anything to go by, neither is professional football. At a time when Arsenal’s defensive struggles reached their zenith in December, the footballing gods intervened to steal away Rob Holding, the lynchpin of a back line that was wobbling its way … Continue reading Hector, Arsenal, and a dollop of injury drama for Unai Emery
Unai Emery’s pre-Chelsea press conference was fascinating for a host of reasons, chief among them the hint that he may have finally cracked Mesut Ozil. The testy relationship between the pair is widely known, despite the best efforts of both men not to allude to the elephant in the room, and Emery has made it … Continue reading Has Emery let Ozil in from the cold at last or is winter coming for the German?
Oft times, Premier League managers can be defined by their sound bites; a few choice sentences from an interview or a throwaway phrase in some programme notes. 'Dilly ding, dilly dong' evokes memories of Cladio Ranieri, for example, while 'sexy football' is inextricably linked to Ruud Gullit. For my own part, when I think of … Continue reading ‘At certain times you have to provoke friction with footballers’
The law of unintended consequences says that, for every purposeful action by an individual, there is an outcome that is not intended or foreseen. Against West Ham on Saturday, Unai Emery set his side up in such a way as to bring some much-sought after balance to a team that has been leaking goals and … Continue reading A focus on defence left Arsenal impotent in attack as they flounder at West Ham
It’s a high-stakes game of blackjack, Arsenal have drawn 15 and the dealer has an ace in hand – do we stick or twist? That is the situation in which the club finds itself during this January transfer window, with the prize a spot in the top four and a return to the Champions League … Continue reading Stick or twist? Arsenal must weigh up defensive gamble with top four at stake
Rumours abound that Arsenal are looking to close a deal for out-of-favour Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez. Whether a move for the Spaniard would be permanent or take the form of a short-term loan is unclear at present, but there are positives and negatives to both scenarios. Leaving those to one side for the moment, what … Continue reading If Denis Suarez is the answer for Arsenal what was the question?
Only discipline will do for Arsenal as they travel to Anfield tonight (Saturday) to take on league leaders Liverpool. The Gunners have been atrocious from a defensive point of view this season, with no real improvement in terms of goals conceded on last season, and that issue will be in sharp focus against a side … Continue reading Counter could be intuitive for Arsenal in daunting trip to Anfield
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