His passion is in no doubt, but what the Spanish manager wants on the pitch is often still opaque. A vibrant display against Spurs might make things a bit clearer
Unai Emery’s touchline exhortations can make an exhausting watch and the person behind Arsenal’s “bench cam” for their opening match at Newcastle certainly got through an honest day’s work. The viral clip that resulted, of Emery punching his fists in the air when the young midfielder Joe Willock sprinted back to recover possession, was viewed almost three million times on Instagram and the club plan a similar montage of the manager’s touchline activity after Sunday’s north London derby.
There is no denying the appeal: if everything goes to plan then supporters can spend their Mondays savouring the extent to which Emery, just like them, kicked every ball from the side, living and breathing a victory that would stretch the early-season advantage over Tottenham to five points.
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