The worse thing about tonight, is that it felt inevitable. We huffed and puffed for the first 10 mins, won a few corners, that was the grand scale of that half. Much more lively first 15/20 of the 2nd half, largely inspired by Beundia running forwards with the ball, but in truth we never looked like scoring.
No manager is beyond criticism and Emery has to find a way through this, but he surely has lots of credit in the bank. He’s also been dealt an incredibly bad hand this summer. If Lindelof, Guessand and Bizot end up being our business after selling Martinez, Ramsey and Bailey and others becoming subsequently unsettled, there is large degrees of culpability from those in charge of supporting the manager.
I was there till the bitter end tonight and feels like it might not be the only time this year.