Unai Emery

[brontebilly]

If he wants to play out from the back, he will need technically better players, simple as that.   It will take time to bring them in and get rid of some of the players we have.

Agreed but for two goals today, Kamara was just dispossessed from behind. That's embarrassing really for a player of his technical ability. Crap pass from Martinez for the first but he did the hard part with the turn and was caught coming out with the ball.
Konsa or Mings arent capable of playing out from the back or even playing half decent long balls into the channels. Mings put one into the stand today under no pressure.

[BC Villain]

If he wants to play out from the back, he will need technically better players, simple as that.   It will take time to bring them in and get rid of some of the players we have.

Exactly.  In the meantime,  be a little pragmatic and make us harder to beat.  Can see patience with Emery really wearing thin soon if he keeps up this pig-headed " my way or no way" attitude.  It already is given the way the lack of respect he's shown to the two cup competitions

[PeterWithesShin]

My patience is already up with a manager with a league record of W5 D1 L2. Piss poor how bad we are doing it his way.

[Steve67]

Have to be honest and say I don't really like the formation.  I'd rather have a 4-2-3-1 formation, especially with the defence we have.  The players we have don't really suit the formation but I guess that will change as Emery brings in the players he wants.

[PaulWinch again]

If he wants to play out from the back, he will need technically better players, simple as that.   It will take time to bring them in and get rid of some of the players we have.

Exactly.  In the meantime,  be a little pragmatic and make us harder to beat.  Can see patience with Emery really wearing thin soon if he keeps up this pig-headed " my way or no way" attitude.  It already is given the way the lack of respect he's shown to the two cup competitions

It was a poor result, but bloody hell in terms of ludicrous overreaction…

[pauliewalnuts]

If he wants to play out from the back, he will need technically better players, simple as that.   It will take time to bring them in and get rid of some of the players we have.

Exactly.  In the meantime,  be a little pragmatic and make us harder to beat.  Can see patience with Emery really wearing thin soon if he keeps up this pig-headed " my way or no way" attitude.  It already is given the way the lack of respect he's shown to the two cup competitions

Jesus Christ almighty. Are you joking?

[Brazilian Villain]

If he wants to play out from the back, he will need technically better players, simple as that.   It will take time to bring them in and get rid of some of the players we have.

Exactly.  In the meantime,  be a little pragmatic and make us harder to beat.  Can see patience with Emery really wearing thin soon if he keeps up this pig-headed " my way or no way" attitude.  It already is given the way the lack of respect he's shown to the two cup competitions

Jesus Christ almighty. Are you joking?

When he said "soon" I assumed he meant some time in mid-2027.

[kippaxvilla2]

Every time we get bigged up or the Manager is up for an award then we screw it up. 

[Bully2345]

Have to be honest and say I don't really like the formation.  I'd rather have a 4-2-3-1 formation, especially with the defence we have.  The players we have don't really suit the formation but I guess that will change as Emery brings in the players he wants.

Quite bizarre not to like the formation when we play three in a game. Bailey played wide today when in other games he was a second striker. It changes throughout games

[Chris Harte]

If he wants to play out from the back, he will need technically better players, simple as that.   It will take time to bring them in and get rid of some of the players we have.

Exactly.  In the meantime,  be a little pragmatic and make us harder to beat.  Can see patience with Emery really wearing thin soon if he keeps up this pig-headed " my way or no way" attitude.  It already is given the way the lack of respect he's shown to the two cup competitions

Our lot has improved considerably since Unai replaced the scouser. As much as I dislike this playing out from the back malarky (and the fact it's cost us a result today as well as the game against Stevenage) I imagine it won't be going away in the near future. I'd also say Unai has a lot to get wrong before people start getting on his back, despite us lot being rather demanding at times.

[AV82EC]

I love the playing out from the back, I think we broke through the high press on numerous occasions and we’re constructive with the ball because of it. I think Konsa is much weaker than Mings in this style. I like the style of play generally and am happy in being patient with what’s being implemented.

[Risso]

Lose the next two games and he'll have the same number of points from his first ten games as Gerrard managed...

[Ian.]

Who did Gerrard play in his first ten games?

[Risso]

Who did Gerrard play in his first ten games?

Man U, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City

[SoccerHQ]

Who did Gerrard play in his first ten games?

Pretty much everyone Emery has or will play soon.

Big difference I hope is we really got found out this time last year losing meekly to a then struggling Newcastle or more worryingly at home to Watford which really caused me to doubt for the first time what we were attempting under him and bar a few games it largely continued for the next six months.

Today was disappointing but we've been largely solid so far under UE (today was only second time under him in league we've conceded more than once so that's a solid foundation and we'll need that for the next two games) and we could've easily scored 4-5 today. It happens and it would be good to move on but for the next game being Man. City away which will mostly be backs to the wall.