Unai Emery

[GatoLoco]

He now has 4 Europa Leagues under his belt and a very decent managerial CV overall.

It is also kind of surprising he was playing very open and attacking football at Valencia and some of his other teams but didn't hesitate to change to a very defensive and pragmatical style yesterday.

I heard some journalists say yesterday that he is not the nicest person in the world and that this harms his image. In any case, I personally think he has earned the right to get back to clubs with more financial muscle again.

 

[Idxomer]

Average manager in general but good enough in cup competitions.

 

[JPRouve]

Europa League is his level, he is a good coach but not a top level coach.

 

[Crashoutcassius]

Think he should have done better than 7th with a decent squad and the league's best goal scorer

 

[VorZakone]

He was close to a 5th in 2019. Lost the final against Chelsea.

 

[VorZakone]

Think he should have done better than 7th with a decent squad and the league's best goal scorer

Then again, he was competing in the EL too, all the way up to the final. If PL managers get some leeway for competing in multiple competitions, then so does Emery.

 

[bsCallout]

Mourinho style football. So grim. He'd do well in Italy probably at a big team. Maybe Inter?

 

[Skills]

He's obviously a good manager. Just goes to show the quality you need to be able to compete and win at the top, top level - which so far he's shown he lacks.

 

[Iker Quesadillas]

Think he should have done better than 7th with a decent squad and the league's best goal scorer

They were 4 points off 5th and lost the last game to a Real Madrid that needed the win and scored two goals in the late stages of the game. Given that they also qualified for the CL through winning the EL I'd say they did about as well as they could.

 

[Idxomer]

It's actually weird seeing how defensive he was yesterday because I remember his Arsenal team conceding about 50 shots against Watford in his last season.

 

[do.ob]

He's obviously a good manager. Just goes to show the quality you need to be able to compete and win at the top, top level - which so far he's shown he lacks.

I'd rather say it highlights that league and cup competitions might be two different beasts. His record in the EL since Sevilla is absolutely bonkers, I wouldn't expect anyone to match it with similar teams.

 

[GatoLoco]

Think he should have done better than 7th with a decent squad and the league's best goal scorer

That's true based on Liga teams potential where only Atletico, Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla are clearly better but winning the Europa league gives you a spot in CL the following season and lots of money. He'd rather put most eggs in that basket rather than making the biggest effort to finish in 5th position.

 

[Skills]

I'd rather say it highlights that league and cup competitions might be two different beasts. His record in the EL is absolutely bonkers, I wouldn't expect anyone to match it with similar teams.

It was his CL record at PSG that let him down though? Did alright in the league.

 

[Ekeke]

He now has 4 Europa Leagues under his belt and a very decent managerial CV overall.

It is also kind of surprising he was playing very open and attacking football at Valencia and some of his other teams but didn't hesitate to change to a very defensive and pragmatical style yesterday.

I heard some journalists say yesterday that he is not the nicest person in the world and that this harms his image. In any case, I personally think he has earned the right to get back to clubs with more financial muscle again.

He's a good manager, things just didnt work out for him at Arsenal.

Way back when he was first on the scene at Valencia and as the youngest manager in the league he kept getting them top 4 and into the champions league. The Valencia fans got so used to finishing top 3 or 4 that they wanted someone to come in and compete with Barcelona and Real Madrid. Since then they'd love to be back in the champions league every season... They finished 13th this season

 

[Wonder Pigeon]

He now has 4 Europa Leagues under his belt and a very decent managerial CV overall.

It is also kind of surprising he was playing very open and attacking football at Valencia and some of his other teams but didn't hesitate to change to a very defensive and pragmatical style yesterday.

I heard some journalists say yesterday that he is not the nicest person in the world and that this harms his image. In any case, I personally think he has earned the right to get back to clubs with more financial muscle again.

Would you take him at Real to replace Zidane?

 

[GlasgowCeltic]

Obviously a good manager but it does feel like his teams win in spite of him at times

 

[do.ob]

It was his CL record at PSG that let him down though? Did alright in the league.

In his first season he went out to Real Madrid in the middle of their "3peat", the second season against Barca's famous comeback. Glass half full is beating them 4:0 in the first leg, glass half empty is getting remontada'd in the second leg. I don't remember well enough how the particular games went, but on paper it's not such a terrible look.

 

[horsechoker]

I could see him at Everton one day

 

[DonAribo]

No idea why Arsenal got rid to be honest. Yeah, he had a bad run but he'd also shown enough before then at Arsenal, not to mention his vast experience, to demonstrate that he could take them forward.

What an incredible achievement for him though. 4 Europa Leagues is insane.

 

[GatoLoco]

Would you take him at Real to replace Zidane?

No, but he definitely deserves to take a step forward. A step, not 5

 

[Dave Smith]

No idea why Arsenal got rid to be honest. Yeah, he had a bad run but he'd also shown enough before then at Arsenal, not to mention his vast experience, to demonstrate that he could take them forward.

What an incredible achievement for him though. 4 Europa Leagues is insane.

Yeah, Le Arse would've been better off keeping him.

 

[Zaphod2319]

No, but he definitely deserves to take a step forward. A step, not 5

Not when Conte is there and producing the way he is.

 

[The Hilton]

No idea why Arsenal got rid to be honest. Yeah, he had a bad run but he'd also shown enough before then at Arsenal, not to mention his vast experience, to demonstrate that he could take them forward.

What an incredible achievement for him though. 4 Europa Leagues is insane.

Probably because the Big Sam bus tactic gets very old after 2 seasons of it.

Honestly can you imagine having to watch that dross week after week? It would make me long for the Moyes days again.

 

[Lay]

I think he’s a good manager. He would do well in Italy and maybe even Atletico

 

[tenpoless]

"Good ebening, tonight I drink wine"

 

[el3mel]

He has won Villareal first ever actual trophy, domestic or European.

He's pretty much a walking legend there now.

 

[FootballHQ]

Probably because the Big Sam bus tactic gets very old after 2 seasons of it.

Honestly can you imagine having to watch that dross week after week? It would make me long for the Moyes days again.

He never really played like that at Arsenal though, if anything there was a lack of midfield structure (nothing new there) and had loads of games in 18/19 and first part of 19/20 when they were too open but likes of Lacazette and Auba were bothered then and so bailed them out of so many games with wins.

Ultimately his only full season of 5th and a europa league final was roughly on a par with what Wenger was producing in his last few seasons and certainly better than what Arteta has come up since so yeah got a raw deal even if he was perhaps not the long term solution.

I thought he played a very smart game yesterday, dropping deep and disrupting the game whenever possible so what Granada tried to do but didn't have the quality all over the pitch to have a chance of winning the tie.

I mean how not to play Man. United was perfected by Real Sociedad in the first leg back in Feb so can't believe anyone would've expected them to park their back 4 40 yards up yesterday as that's asking for trouble, La Real were killed time and again by doing that in the earlier round.

 

[padr81]

Guaranteed to win the unai emery football association cup every season (unless he's being Arsenal'd)

 

[DWelbz19]

It was his CL record at PSG that let him down though? Did alright in the league.

Isn’t he the only manager since PSG became big time to not win a league title? Having had the whole season. Ancelotti and Pochettino have both done it too but taking over mid season.

 

[el3mel]

Isn’t he the only manager since PSG became big time to not win a league title? Having had the whole season. Ancelotti and Pochettino have both done it too but taking over mid season.

Monaco had a cracking season this year in fairness. They won the league and reached CL semis.

 

[ray24]

No idea why Arsenal got rid to be honest. Yeah, he had a bad run but he'd also shown enough before then at Arsenal, not to mention his vast experience, to demonstrate that he could take them forward.

What an incredible achievement for him though. 4 Europa Leagues is insane.

Nope he won't. He lost the players and the fanbase. You can't be a good manager when the fanbase hates you.

 

[mu4c_20le]

Good manager when the players believe in him. Started off well at Arsenal, no idea how he lost the dressing room to the point where they started mocking him behind his back.

 

[Raoul]

Europa League specialist.

If the squad solidarity he has created at Villareal was scalable to larger clubs then he would've succeeded at Arsenal.

 

[FootballHQ]

Europa League specialist.

If the squad solidarity he has created at Villareal was scalable to larger clubs then he would've succeeded at Arsenal.

Genuine question but would Sevilla not be viewed as big as Arsenal nowadays? Won countless european trophies in last 15 years, play in CL most years, 40k + crowds when everyone's back or is it just a case because prem makes so much money compared to teams outside the top 3 in Spain that's the only metric that matters.

 

[DonAribo]

Nope he won't. He lost the players and the fanbase. You can't be a good manager when the fanbase hates you.

OK sure I mean I'm only commentating from the outside and I know it's only from a fans perspective that you can truly understand how a fanbase feels.

In terms of Arteta how is he viewed by the fanbase in general? Is there a sizeable minority that wants a change?

 

[Raoul]

Genuine question but would Sevilla not be viewed as big as Arsenal nowadays? Won countless european trophies in last 15 years, play in CL most years, 40k + crowds when everyone's back or is it just a case because prem makes so much money compared to teams outside the top 3 in Spain that's the only metric that matters.

Arsenal are in the top 10. richest clubs in the world to where they should be doing better (same as us). Sevilla aren't even among the top 20 richest clubs and haven't won a league in over 75 years. Winning a few Europa Leagues is great, but they don't have the resources to move to the next level.

 

[UnofficialDevil]

Europa League is his level, he is a good coach but not a top level coach.

That says a lot about Ole.

 

[Gio]

Genuine question but would Sevilla not be viewed as big as Arsenal nowadays? Won countless european trophies in last 15 years, play in CL most years, 40k + crowds when everyone's back or is it just a case because prem makes so much money compared to teams outside the top 3 in Spain that's the only metric that matters.

Well related to that Sevilla (and PSG) have been a better team than Arsenal for most of the last decade so I’m not sure I’d put much stock in his ‘big club’ credentials based on a year at the Emirates.

 

[horsechoker]

Well related to that Sevilla (and PSG) have been a better team than Arsenal for most of the last decade so I’m not sure I’d put much stock in his ‘big club’ credentials based on a year at the Emirates.

The big club I could see tolerating him is Atlético. His shit on a stick football would see him moved on even if won silverware.

I think the 10-6th placed clubs in the league are perfect for him as long as they are happy with just getting results and not trying to play beautiful football.

 

[bsCallout]

That says a lot about Ole.

Klopp too.