Unai Emery

[jwarry]

This might be a bit of a stretch but I do wonder if our overall transfer strategy and cultural change desired by Emery has been influenced by the adversity if Stevenage. He trusted and sent a strong team out there to do a professional job only to end up with egg on his face. He looked crestfallen that night. There will be a lot of change at our club in the next two windows.

I don’t think it’s a stretch TV.  Unai has been saying he’s ‘happy with the players’ he inherited and wanted to work with then before making additions.  Stevenage changed all of that and now he’s on a mission to clear out the deadwood

[paul_e]

I think for INgs it's more than just Stevenage.

Our 3 worst performances under Emery have been Man U in the cup, Stevenage and Leeds, all 3 games where Ings has led the line for most of the game (and for Leeds Watkins was playing on 1 leg for 5-10minutes before he went off).

I like Ings and I think he did add something to us but it's pretty clear that he can't be competition/cover for Watkins under Emery which left us with 2 options, we found a different shape to use when Ings was playing or we found someone who can be the competition we want. By selling him Emery has played his hand to show which way he is going with that.

[not3bad]

I think for INgs it's more than just Stevenage.

Our 3 worst performances under Emery have been Man U in the cup, Stevenage and Leeds

Performance against Wolves was worse than Leeds.

[bob]

This might be a bit of a stretch but I do wonder if our overall transfer strategy and cultural change desired by Emery has been influenced by the adversity if Stevenage. He trusted and sent a strong team out there to do a professional job only to end up with egg on his face. He looked crestfallen that night. There will be a lot of change at our club in the next two windows.

I don’t think it’s a stretch TV.  Unai has been saying he’s ‘happy with the players’ he inherited and wanted to work with then before making additions.  Stevenage changed all of that and now he’s on a mission to clear out the deadwood

Bullshit. The mere suggestion he changed tact after the Stevenage game insults our manager's intelligence.

Typical NPC analysis.

[ChicagoLion]

This might be a bit of a stretch but I do wonder if our overall transfer strategy and cultural change desired by Emery has been influenced by the adversity if Stevenage. He trusted and sent a strong team out there to do a professional job only to end up with egg on his face. He looked crestfallen that night. There will be a lot of change at our club in the next two windows.

I don’t think it’s a stretch TV.  Unai has been saying he’s ‘happy with the players’ he inherited and wanted to work with then before making additions.  Stevenage changed all of that and now he’s on a mission to clear out the deadwood

Bullshit. The mere suggestion he changed tact after the Stevenage game insults our manager's intelligence.

Typical NPC analysis.

Whats car parking got to do with it?

[Toronto Villa]

This might be a bit of a stretch but I do wonder if our overall transfer strategy and cultural change desired by Emery has been influenced by the adversity if Stevenage. He trusted and sent a strong team out there to do a professional job only to end up with egg on his face. He looked crestfallen that night. There will be a lot of change at our club in the next two windows.

I don’t think it’s a stretch TV.  Unai has been saying he’s ‘happy with the players’ he inherited and wanted to work with then before making additions.  Stevenage changed all of that and now he’s on a mission to clear out the deadwood

Bullshit. The mere suggestion he changed tact after the Stevenage game insults our manager's intelligence.

Typical NPC analysis.

I didn’t suggest Stevenage made him change anything. He talked right after that the game gave him information. So I suggested it helped influence our approach this January and likely accelerated what he was going to do anyway.

[bob]

I think for INgs it's more than just Stevenage.

Our 3 worst performances under Emery have been Man U in the cup, Stevenage and Leeds, all 3 games where Ings has led the line for most of the game (and for Leeds Watkins was playing on 1 leg for 5-10minutes before he went off).

I like Ings and I think he did add something to us but it's pretty clear that he can't be competition/cover for Watkins under Emery which left us with 2 options, we found a different shape to use when Ings was playing or we found someone who can be the competition we want. By selling him Emery has played his hand to show which way he is going with that.

Barely legible post saying nothing at all.

[bob]

This might be a bit of a stretch but I do wonder if our overall transfer strategy and cultural change desired by Emery has been influenced by the adversity if Stevenage. He trusted and sent a strong team out there to do a professional job only to end up with egg on his face. He looked crestfallen that night. There will be a lot of change at our club in the next two windows.

I don’t think it’s a stretch TV.  Unai has been saying he’s ‘happy with the players’ he inherited and wanted to work with then before making additions.  Stevenage changed all of that and now he’s on a mission to clear out the deadwood

Bullshit. The mere suggestion he changed tact after the Stevenage game insults our manager's intelligence.

Typical NPC analysis.

I didn’t suggest Stevenage made him change anything. He talked right after that the game gave him information. So I suggested it helped influence our approach this January and likely accelerated what he was going to do anyway.

Yeah that's pretty easy for everyone to discern

[ChicagoLion]

Its not to outrageous to suggest that after a chastening defeat like Stevenage, that the manager may look at the players that were so woeful and think, perhaps some of these are not for me. NCP.

[bob]

Its not to outrageous to suggest that after a chastening defeat like Stevenage, that the manager may look at the players that were so woeful and think, perhaps some of these are not for me. NCP.

He would have known already

[ChicagoLion]

Its not to outrageous to suggest that after a chastening defeat like Stevenage, that the manager may look at the players that were so woeful and think, perhaps some of these are not for me. NCP.

He would have known already

Of course.

[paul_e]

I think for INgs it's more than just Stevenage.

Our 3 worst performances under Emery have been Man U in the cup, Stevenage and Leeds, all 3 games where Ings has led the line for most of the game (and for Leeds Watkins was playing on 1 leg for 5-10minutes before he went off).

I like Ings and I think he did add something to us but it's pretty clear that he can't be competition/cover for Watkins under Emery which left us with 2 options, we found a different shape to use when Ings was playing or we found someone who can be the competition we want. By selling him Emery has played his hand to show which way he is going with that.

Barely legible post saying nothing at all.

Someone has a big set of balls today because we've sold Ings.

[Toronto Villa]

This might be a bit of a stretch but I do wonder if our overall transfer strategy and cultural change desired by Emery has been influenced by the adversity if Stevenage. He trusted and sent a strong team out there to do a professional job only to end up with egg on his face. He looked crestfallen that night. There will be a lot of change at our club in the next two windows.

I don’t think it’s a stretch TV.  Unai has been saying he’s ‘happy with the players’ he inherited and wanted to work with then before making additions.  Stevenage changed all of that and now he’s on a mission to clear out the deadwood

Bullshit. The mere suggestion he changed tact after the Stevenage game insults our manager's intelligence.

Typical NPC analysis.

I didn’t suggest Stevenage made him change anything. He talked right after that the game gave him information. So I suggested it helped influence our approach this January and likely accelerated what he was going to do anyway.

Yeah that's pretty easy for everyone to discern

I’m sure most people got it. Some are a bit dim. That’s ok. Don’t take offence. I typed it slowly for you.

[Ger Regan]

Anyone got access to John Percy's article on Emery? Seems to have just been posted but is behind a paywall.

[Stu]

Anyone got access to John Percy's article on Emery? Seems to have just been posted but is behind a paywall.

Just came to ask this. No, I’m not getting a clobbering subscription to read one article.