Unai Emery Archives: 10/2018

Petr Cech has been told he is no longer Arsenal’s number one keeper after his hamstring injury handed Bernd Leno his chance.

Arsenal face Blackpool at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, looking to get back to winning ways after a frustrating draw against Crystal Palace.

Arsenal are considering a move for Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata on a free transfer, with Unai Emery a ‘big admirer’, according to reports.

Hector Bellerin was taken off at halftime against Crystal Palace on Sunday because of a muscular problem that is not likely to keep him sidelined for any serious amount of time.

Arsenal dropped points for the first time in 12 games against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, in a very frustrating afternoon for Unai Emery’s side.

Arsenal travel to Crystal Palace on Sunday, less than 72 hours after their game in Lisbon, attempting to maintain their position in the Premier League’s top four.

Arsenal had to fight hard for their 11th consecutive win on Thursday night, but they managed to grind out a 1-0 victory in the end.

Alex Iwobi says Unai Emery is encouraging him to be positive, even if he makes mistakes, and to keep on working hard for the full 90 minutes.

Unai Emery insists Arsenal are going to Portugal to face Sporting Lisbon determined to win the Europa League.

Arsenal face Sporting Lisbon in Portugal on Thursday, as they fight with the Primeira Liga side to top their Europa League group.

If Arsene Wenger was watching Arsenal play Leicester on his 69th birthday, he no doubt felt vindicated by what he saw, especially in the second half when Mesut Ozil didn’t so much grab the game by the scruff but ripped its head off. Even Jamie Vardy almost shit himself.

Tolaji Bola could be in line to travel with the first-team squad to Lisbon on Thursday, thanks to the injury struggles of fellow left-backs Nacho Monreal and Sead Kolasinac.

Arsenal started slow but finished impressively against Leicester City on Monday, coming from behind to win the match 3-1.

Mesut Ozil took the captain’s armband against Leicester and put in one of the best captains performances anyone could remember.

Unai Emery says that Laurent Koscielny is starting to join full training with the first team for some things, a development which he describes as ‘very positive’.

Jack Wilshere admits he would have stayed at Arsenal had Arsene Wenger remained at the club and it’s not hard to understand why as he suffers yet another injury setback.

Arsenal face the Foxes at the Emirates Stadium on Monday, trying to keep in touch at the top of the table so let’s take a look at the Arsenal predicted XI v Leicester.

Unai Emery thinks Alexandre Lacazette needs to go one step further in adapting to the rhythm of the Premier League, but the boss is clearly impressed with the striker’s progress.

Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that Jack Wilshere has suffered yet another injury setback, with his ankle problem not recovering as quickly as hoped.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Petr Čech are both doubts for Arsenal’s clash with Leicester City at this stage, as they recover from recent injuries.