Arsenal coach, Unai Emery has said he has the backing of the influential son of the owner Stan Kroenke despite the team’s current inconsistent form and problems surrounding captain, Granit Xhaka.
The younger Kroenke, Josh, was present at the Emirates on Sunday as the Gunners gave up a two-goal lead to slip to a draw with Crystal Palace, and the dropped points were more terrible when Xhaka blasted his own fans for booing him out of the pitch.
However, Emery has said he knows the results have been underwhelming but he believes he has the faith of the owners who are doing all they can to improve the situation at the club.
His words, “We are responsible, the club and I,”
“We know our responsibility is to help everybody, and also when we are making some mistakes to recognise it.
“Sunday, for example, after the match, Josh Kroenke was also in the dressing room speaking with me. We were speaking for 10 minutes about the situation but all the time helping each other.
“He’s supporting me, he’s supporting the players, we were talking about the circumstance with Granit Xhaka, saying that he was wrong and we need to manage that with him.”
“And yesterday the same, it was the day off for us and the players but we were here also,”
“I was here and also I was speaking with [Head of Football] Raul [Sanllehi] and [Technical Director] Edu, and also speaking with Xhaka.”
“But now preparing for the match tomorrow is the most important, but we also need time managing different situations.”
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