Unai Emery

[Steve67]

I was uptown last night watching Stewart Lee. Had arranged to go to a bar but my friend wanted to go home after the gig so I did too. Just been told Unai turned up in the bar I was going to.

Oh no, we’ve turned Unai to drink!

[caster troy]

I feel sorry for Unai at the moment, it's still mainly the same team he inherited. Look at last night, swap Tielemans for Dougie and Rogers for Coutinho and it's the exact same XI. We were missing players but of those only Torres is a new 'upgrade' on what he started with. And he's having to play twice as many games. I know we are restricted with PSR but the recruitment has to be better.

[pauliewalnuts]

I feel sorry for Unai at the moment, it's still mainly the same team he inherited. Look at last night, swap Tielemans for Dougie and Rogers for Coutinho and it's the exact same XI. We were missing players but of those only Torres is a new 'upgrade' on what he started with. And he's having to play twice as many games. I know we are restricted with PSR but the recruitment has to be better.

Yeah but at the same time, him, Monchi and Vidagany are meant to be a triumvirate of brilliance, so how come the players they've bought haven't been more successful?

[LeeB]

I feel sorry for Unai at the moment, it's still mainly the same team he inherited. Look at last night, swap Tielemans for Dougie and Rogers for Coutinho and it's the exact same XI. We were missing players but of those only Torres is a new 'upgrade' on what he started with. And he's having to play twice as many games. I know we are restricted with PSR but the recruitment has to be better.

Yeah but at the same time, him, Monchi and Vidagany are meant to be a triumvirate of brilliance, so how come the players they've bought haven't been more successful?

I know the we probably need more than the 6 months we've had since the summer to judge in full, and ffp and all that but right now, spending the best part of £80m (however the money is accounted for) when we're walking a tightrope on Onana, who I like but appears to be curiously fragile, and Maatsen who's showed glimpses but has been poor and not needed, looks well, a bit shit.

[PaulWinch again]

I still think we’re lacking identity. Under Emery we’ve have clearly stylistic features, but right now can anyone say you can see what our approach is? It just feels muddled. There are some suggesting we’re playing a style to control and limit the energy we expend, but our defensive flakiness and tendency gift the ball away through players being isolated don’t support that.

[ChicagoLion]

I feel sorry for Unai at the moment, it's still mainly the same team he inherited. Look at last night, swap Tielemans for Dougie and Rogers for Coutinho and it's the exact same XI. We were missing players but of those only Torres is a new 'upgrade' on what he started with. And he's having to play twice as many games. I know we are restricted with PSR but the recruitment has to be better.

Yeah but at the same time, him, Monchi and Vidagany are meant to be a triumvirate of brilliance, so how come the players they've bought haven't been more successful?

I know the we probably need more than the 6 months we've had since the summer to judge in full, and ffp and all that but right now, spending the best part of £80m (however the money is accounted for) when we're walking a tightrope on Onana, who I like but appears to be curiously fragile, and Maatsen who's showed glimpses but has been poor and not needed, looks well, a bit shit.

Because it is a bit shit.

[Paul.S]

Emery has not only massively improved us as a team but he improves individual players as well.
Playing in the CL this year is unbelievable and I don’t see any other manager getting us there. He’s one of the best in the business and it’ll be a sad day when he goes. I hope he’s here for many years to come.

[dave shelley]

I was uptown last night watching Stewart Lee. Had arranged to go to a bar but my friend wanted to go home after the gig so I did too. Just been told Unai turned up in the bar I was going to.

I know you know the Zulus, Percy, but what the fuck was Unai doing drinking in town?!

It was Bingo night, tsk!

[PaulWinch again]

Emery has not only massively improved us as a team but he improves individual players as well.
Playing in the CL this year is unbelievable and I don’t see any other manager getting us there. He’s one of the best in the business and it’ll be a sad day when he goes. I hope he’s here for many years to come.

Is anyone making a case to the contrary?

[brontebilly]

I still think we’re lacking identity. Under Emery we’ve have clearly stylistic features, but right now can anyone say you can see what our approach is? It just feels muddled. There are some suggesting we’re playing a style to control and limit the energy we expend, but our defensive flakiness and tendency gift the ball away through players being isolated don’t support that.

I guess with Onana coming in and Rogers development it suggested playing through the middle a bit more with two very physically strong players. Maatsen/Ramsey on left flank. Torres playmaking from the back, lots of potential in the group. But it has been a bit muddled all season it we are honest. We look soft out of possession, confused with the ball and a bit one paced throughout the team.

Football is a complex game, despite every effort to analyse it these days with various metrics and sample sizes. The old maxim of 'win midfield and win' is as true today as it always was. Kamara has returned from injury and is playing as well is ever. But we still lack control in there. McGinn/Ramsey/Bailey have been mixed/unavailable/poor respectively but it really is Luiz that has been an incalculable loss. He was the glue in that midfield that did a bit of everything.

[Paul.S]

Emery has not only massively improved us as a team but he improves individual players as well.
Playing in the CL this year is unbelievable and I don’t see any other manager getting us there. He’s one of the best in the business and it’ll be a sad day when he goes. I hope he’s here for many years to come.

Is anyone making a case to the contrary?

I don’t know I’ll ask.
Is anyone making a case contrary?

[pauliewalnuts]

Emery has not only massively improved us as a team but he improves individual players as well.
Playing in the CL this year is unbelievable and I don’t see any other manager getting us there. He’s one of the best in the business and it’ll be a sad day when he goes. I hope he’s here for many years to come.

Is anyone making a case to the contrary?

I don’t know I’ll ask.
Is anyone making a case contrary?

No.

Also, for clarity, I have no intention of murdering my wife, setting fire to a primary school, shooting badgers with an air rifle or painting the Bullring tonight.

[Beard82]

Tomorrows a new day

[dave.woodhall]

Emery has not only massively improved us as a team but he improves individual players as well.
Playing in the CL this year is unbelievable and I don’t see any other manager getting us there. He’s one of the best in the business and it’ll be a sad day when he goes. I hope he’s here for many years to come.

Is anyone making a case to the contrary?

I don’t know I’ll ask.
Is anyone making a case contrary?

No.

Also, for clarity, I have no intention of murdering my wife, setting fire to a primary school, shooting badgers with an air rifle or painting the Bullring tonight.

You're not married.

[sid1964]

Watching Unai in pre and post match interviews, he looks absolutely knackered and fed up, lets hope that he still wants to be our Manager next season.