Joe Montemurro goes back to basics to get Arsenal moving forward | Suzanne Wrack


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When Arsenal dismissed their manager of three years, Pedro Martínez Losa, four weeks into the new season it was a surprise. But the quick action to remedy a stuttering start was broadly welcomed and the club’s replacement, equally surprisingly, has worked wonders with a side leaking goals.

Arsenal had conceded eight times in three league games before Joe Montemurro’s arrival from Melbourne City and a promising squad with four European Championship winners was quickly falling behind the pack.

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