Unai Emery

[Demitri_C]

Pompous prick

Fuck off you bellend

Shall we say that we've both left our studs in on one, call it there and not do it anymore?

It was just getting good, FFS. ☹️

It's certainly looking good for the match thread.

Start taking wagers guys😂

[Brazilian Villain]

"I would like to remark on this hard moment your RESPECT and UNDERSTANDING. This feeling of belonging, unbelievable positivity that, alongside our fans, we don't win together, we fall together. We rise again together. This, for me, is LOYALTY at its best." Unai's programme notes.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

"I would like to remark on this hard moment your RESPECT and UNDERSTANDING. This feeling of belonging, unbelievable positivity that, alongside our fans, we don't win together, we fall together. We rise again together. This, for me, is LOYALTY at its best." Unai's programme notes.

UTFV

[Rigadon]

"I would like to remark on this hard moment your RESPECT and UNDERSTANDING. This feeling of belonging, unbelievable positivity that, alongside our fans, we don't win together, we fall together. We rise again together. This, for me, is LOYALTY at its best." Unai's programme notes.

YES UNAI!

[Smirker]

Unai 

[Drummond]

Only Arsenal (eight) and Aston Villa (seven) have scored more Premier League goals assisted via crosses this season than Bournemouth (six).

That surprised me.

[VillaTim]

"I would like to remark on this hard moment your RESPECT and UNDERSTANDING. This feeling of belonging, unbelievable positivity that, alongside our fans, we don't win together, we fall together. We rise again together. This, for me, is LOYALTY at its best." Unai's programme notes.

I'm using extracts of this in my half year review which is looming , along with being demanding of myself and everything in life .

[Sexual Ealing]

"I would like to remark on this hard moment your RESPECT and UNDERSTANDING. This feeling of belonging, unbelievable positivity that, alongside our fans, we don't win together, we fall together. We rise again together. This, for me, is LOYALTY at its best." Unai's programme notes.

I'm using extracts of this in my half year review which is looming , along with being demanding of myself and everything in life .

You need a half-year appraisal for differentiating between the dib dab and the sherbet?!

[Percy McCarthy]

I think he's been found out tactically, while also having a number of players out of form. I also think losing Kamara and Luiz as a pair, Ramsey to successive long term injuries and the huge chasm in quality between first 11 and bench when form dipped has hurt him. He openly said he wanted a technical forward that could play in the 10 role in the summer, and had based the summer before on Buendia kicking on in that role. Given the context his record is okz when put against our spend. He needs time, and some good support from Monchi (who is more questionable than Emery) to get 2-3 players in that will help make a difference. I actually think defensively we are capable, but we are far too inconsistent (Carlos and Torres has stinkers in them), Cash personifies it. Do I think I want Emery or a different manager in charge this time next year... I'll take some time being inconsistent, even not good, as I reckon long term he'll win something and find a way to get us back up there.

For those that know more about his history than me, I know he's played this formation and style for the latter part of his Villareal days, but has he always played this way, I take it their have been other styles in the past?

I'd say these tactics look to have been nullified, but if he hasn't got other ones, I'd trust him to come up with them.

And also, I'm not sure how devoted to Luiz he was, he was the one sacrificed but there were plenty of other saleable assets if he was the one the team depended on? Certainly agree Kamara was a massive miss to the way we play.

They were planning for the Luiz sale when they signed Tielemans 18 months prior.

[Percy McCarthy]

Konsa has gone off the boil ever since his England call ups. Far too casual for me and a bit too arrogant at times

Getting moved from full back to centre back isn't helping. Far too much getting through the midfield screen too obviously.

Yep, leave him at full-back. The defence performs better then. Him and Pau has never been a strong partnership - neither of them is good enough in the air, neither of them is an organiser or leader.

As I’ve been saying forever, Konsa needs Mings, Pau needs a right-sided Mings equivalent. In the absence of one of those in central defence, we need to play with three centre-backs on the pitch - hence Konsa on the right - against the top teams.

The Cash/Konsa/Pau combo has proved adequate against the flotsam and jetsam.

[ChicagoLion]

Konsa has gone off the boil ever since his England call ups. Far too casual for me and a bit too arrogant at times

Getting moved from full back to centre back isn't helping. Far too much getting through the midfield screen too obviously.

Yep, leave him at full-back. The defence performs better then. Him and Pau has never been a strong partnership - neither of them is good enough in the air, neither of them is an organiser or leader.

As I’ve been saying forever, Konsa needs Mings, Pau needs a right-sided Mings equivalent. In the absence of one of those in central defence, we need to play with three centre-backs on the pitch - hence Konsa on the right - against the top teams.

The Cash/Konsa/Pau combo has proved adequate against the flotsam and jetsam.

Its how I see it. Playing Cash exposes Konsa and Pau, most the time Carlos with Konsa at RB is ok but you are never quite sure with what you are getting with Carlos.
A better RB than Cash would help enormously.

[brontebilly]

Konsa has gone off the boil ever since his England call ups. Far too casual for me and a bit too arrogant at times

Getting moved from full back to centre back isn't helping. Far too much getting through the midfield screen too obviously.

Yep, leave him at full-back. The defence performs better then. Him and Pau has never been a strong partnership - neither of them is good enough in the air, neither of them is an organiser or leader.

As I’ve been saying forever, Konsa needs Mings, Pau needs a right-sided Mings equivalent. In the absence of one of those in central defence, we need to play with three centre-backs on the pitch - hence Konsa on the right - against the top teams.

The Cash/Konsa/Pau combo has proved adequate against the flotsam and jetsam.

Its how I see it. Playing Cash exposes Konsa and Pau, most the time Carlos with Konsa at RB is ok but you are never quite sure with what you are getting with Carlos.
A better RB than Cash would help enormously.

Cash is having a solid season, maybe his best for us. He isn't exposing anyone defensively these days. We are exposed when he isn't fit, relegation fodder like Soton excepted. Bogarde is nowhere near PL standard and obviously Emery doesn't think Kosta is either.

You just can't rely on Carlos. Soton, strikerless Juve he has been ok. Spurs, Ipswich, Brugge, Palace (cup), Liverpool, captain chaos, Konsa appalling at RB in those games too.... That Liverpool game sums up Carlos, was playing really well and then an inexplicable error finishes the game for us. He's always liable to do something mad like that.

If we assume Mings will have to come in for the Forest game, will be interesting to see who plays tomorrow night.

[pauliewalnuts]

Carlos, regardless of how the defence generally looks when he's in it with Konsa at RB, does have that added random clanger factor.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Carlos, regardless of how the defence generally looks when he's in it with Konsa at RB, does have that added random clanger factor.

We’re sailing very close the wind here, it won’t be long before a certain poster arrives on the scene armed with his stats!!

[Brazilian Villain]

Carlos, regardless of how the defence generally looks when he's in it with Konsa at RB, does have that added random clanger factor.

I've always wondered what RCF stood for.