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Unai Emery’s in-tray: what is waiting for Arsenal’s new manager? | Amy Lawrence

The former PSG coach needs to instil defensive discipline, find a new midfield shape and get the most out of a wealth of young talent if he is to impress at the EmiratesA quick highlights reel of Arsenal’s away performances from last season will tell Unai Emery all he needs to know about how an injection of organisation and motivation are paramount. The concentration lapses, the losing of leads, the lack of robustness, need knocking on the head from day one. Whether it was complacency or anxiety or a weird mixture of both, it needs addressing. The players should be ready to welcome some new instruction, new guidance, new ideas to give them a fresh start. The fear of surrendering...

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Wind of change at Arsenal blows in another left-field appointment | Amy Lawrence

Ian Wright may be perplexed by Unai Emery but history shows that shock choices are not that unusual for ArsenalWell, that took a very sudden left turn. In keeping with the Arsenal tradition of appointing unexpected managers, it seems the board have lurched from favouring a 36-year-old former player who had never managed a game to a totally new face in the frame which provoked a stunned Ian Wright to query: “Where’s Unai Emery come from?” As a reaction it is not quite in the realms of Arsène Who? but it captures the mood of curious bewilderment. Related: Unai Emery’s in-tray: what is waiting for Arsenal’s new manager? | Amy Lawrence Related: Unai Emery set to be named as new...

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