Let’s talk about Emery...

Overall, Emery an underwhelming appointment, doesn't really profess good or winning football. Too pragmatic, dogged by stubbornness with his systems.

Arteta was exciting due to being an unknown, the freshness of him starting his coaching career was intriguing. If you don’t go down that road, you go elite. Emery is not elite, always in the rung under that. Maybe one even further below.

Get ready for the video sessions, Arsenal players. And lots of them. Joaquin’s famous anecdote is that ‘Emery played so many videos, I ran out of popcorn’. Can exhaust players, suck out their motivation etc.

Often guilty of poor in-game management. Few coaches can snatch a loss or draw from the jaws of victory like Emery. Let’s not even get on to what happens when he faces teams that go down to ten men.

In terms of discipline, we are talking about a severe lack of authority. Valencia players walked all over them, and he was not even dealing with stars. At PSG, notoriously passive. Wonder how long it will take Arsenal squad to figure it out.

People coming at me with 3 EL’s being elite. Last time I checked CL was the elite competition. Also, let’s be honest, Sevilla’s success is pinned up by Monchi’s structure.

This might well be Emery’s saving grace, and the reason why he has been chosen. A company man. Arsenal’s new team behind the scenes can lay the foundations, put the bricks down, buys the furniture etc. Emery to just organise it all, make it look nice.

Last point, keep this tweet Arsenal fans: https://twitter.com/davidjaca/status/839592959091830792. I reckon you’ll be using it a bit.