Arsenal were not going anywhere under Unai Emery and the manager is wrong to try to push the blame onto the club and their players, according to ex-player, Ian Wright.
Wright believes playing under Emery felt like a regime for the players and the ex PSG boss is only trying to be in the spotlight to attract a new club with his recent comments.
According to Ian, Arsenal was not going anywhere with the way they played, the players were not happy and the team lacked vision.
He added that Mikel Arteta has given Arsenal direction and results are expected to improve soon.
Emery had said, “Arsenal was a club on the downward slope for two years when I arrived.
“We stopped this fall and even started to straighten the club with a Europa League final and a fifth place in the championship, only one place behind Tottenham.
“We had the qualification for the Champions League in hand and it went wrong in the [Europa League] final. But it was a good season and we had the idea to continue this progression.
“We lost our four captains: Koscielny, Cech, Ramsey and Monreal.
“We have missed personalities this season to stay on track. And some stars did not have the right attitude and asked for more than they gave.
“Given all that, it would have taken more time to successfully transition to the new Arsenal that I wanted.”
Reacting, Ian said, “Under the old manager it was like a regime, it wasn’t very enjoyable, they didn’t know where they were going, there wasn’t a lot of direction in what they were doing.
“And when you hear the quotes from Unai Emery… delusional comments if you ask me.
“Yes [they got to Europa League final] but it was the worst performance of an Arsenal team in a final.
“Because again, whatever he says, the players weren’t happy, there wasn’t a vision or direction, the communication was poor.
“He can say whatever he wants about how well he’s done because he’s got the ‘facts’ there but that team was going nowhere.
“When you look at his record, for him to come out and say stuff like that…
“This is the difference with Arsene Wenger, 21 years, he doesn’t come out and stay stuff like that.
“He [Emery] was coming in as the guy that was going to steer us back and everyone gave him the support.
“He was a gentleman when he was at the club, but to hear him say those things is quite sad to see.
“For me, he’s probably looking for a new job, trying to put himself back out there.
“Mikel Arteta has given Arsenal direction and focus now and that’s what he [Emery] didn’t give us.”
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