LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal gives instructions during the UEFA Europa League Semi Final First Leg match between Arsenal and Valencia at Emirates Stadium on May 02, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Arsenal Opinion

Has Unai Emery answered these 6 questions?

May 4, 2019

In September, shortly after Unai Emery’s reign at Arsenal began, I asked six questions that I then totally forgot about.

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Coming across the article again, I thought it time we have a look to see if he has answered any of those questions satisfactorily in his first season.

How will we get the best from Torreira?

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Lucas Torreira of Arsenal reacts with the linesman during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Arsenal FC at The King Power Stadium on April 28, 2019 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) — LEICESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 28: Lucas Torreira of Arsenal reacts with the linesman during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Arsenal FC at The King Power Stadium on April 28, 2019 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Another who arrived in the summer and was used sparingly initially, Lucas Torreira’s first few games in an Arsenal shirt were impressive cameos from the bench.

Since then, however, he has grown into his role in the middle of the park and, alongside Granit Xhaka, provides the perfect defensive foil for the Swiss ball-sprayer.

Only six players have more minutes this season for Arsenal than Torreira who is just 18 minutes shy of 3,000 for the season.

Emery worked out that the best way to get the best from Torreira was to play him.