Since his debut, Unai Emery seems to have always been in the whirlpool of public opinion, and people with different positions have different evaluations of him. His fans have been impressed by his extraordinary professionalism and superb professional ability, and his miracle of winning the Europa League three times has been widely spread in the industry; those who question him are angry about his failure in the Champions League, Paris fans believe that he hindered the rise of the team, and Gunners fans believe that he lacks a winning temperament and a handsome aura. The tactical guru, who has had great success in La Liga, always seems to have been unable to succeed in the process of overseas gold panning, and the reasons for this are thought-provoking.
[The gold medal coach coaches the gunners, and the redemption of the two parties was originally very beautiful]
Like the academic managers who "have a third-rate body and a first-class ball dealer", emery, who is unknown in the player era, soared from the beginning of the teaching. After a long time in the low-level team, on the basis of constantly enriching and improving himself, step by step to achieve his life goals, Emery's professional experience is a history of the struggle of a small person full of magical realism. With his great achievements in charge of Sevilla, Emery was offered to paris, and although he failed to lead the Ligue 1 band to the Champions League, Emery became one of the most efficient managers in Continental during his tenure, and his excellent team building ability was also recognized by the industry, which gave him the opportunity to coach Arsenal.
Emery was initially absent from Arsenal's manager list.
The Premier League in the new era gathers a large number of mainland celebrities and stars, and the British battlefield, which once emphasized the spirit of fighting dogs and the will to fight, has become a martial arts hall for cutting-edge tactics in football. "Football in the Wind" has been replaced by a brain-burning game, the update cycle of tactical knowledge is constantly shortening, and all the coaches are racking their brains to see tricks, this extremely detail-emphasized game environment is very suitable for the "U disk madman" Emery. Arsenal at the beginning of the Wenger era was once known for its gorgeous playing style and advanced tactics, after the disintegration of the "Armada", the professor's "inaction" coaching style gradually fell behind the times, and being fully inferior against Manchester United and Chelsea was a concentrated reflection of the team's poor tactical pertinence. Whether they have excellent tactical construction capabilities has become a key part of the Gunners' top management when selecting Wenger's successor.
From Eddie Hovi, Allegri and Jardim, to Nuno Santo, Tuchel and Emery, the managers who have spoken out with Arsenal are all new academic masters who are good at refining tactics, and Emery can stand out from these people, in addition to his excellent business ability, the most important point is that he can integrate resources and watch people in a short period of time, which is the ability he had when he led Sevilla to win the Europa League three times. In the context of the era of gradually clarifying the stratification of European giants, Arsenal is in an embarrassing position in the food chain of giants, it is difficult for the team to compete with opponents at the same level, and it is unable to prevent the loss of excellent talents, and it is difficult for the first-team squad to maintain stability while taking into account competitiveness, Emery,000 managers who have no requirements for transfer authority and strong adaptability are simply tailor-made for Arsenal.
[The advantage of being a latecomer has been valued, and the continental flow has started well]
Arsenal in the rebuilding has a certain latecomer advantage, and their development can be based on the premise of the maturity of the forerunners such as Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, undertaking the technical diffusion in the process of the Premier Super Continental, and completing the curve through follow-up and imitation strategy. City paid a heavy price for their contempt for defence and strength in the process of building the team, and Emery made similar mistakes when he was in charge of Paris.
Guardiola is ahead of the list, but neither Sarri nor Emery's experience in the Premier League has been particularly successful.
Wenger has left a large number of distinctive attacking players who can adapt to Emery's pressing + fast attack tactical system, and Arsenal focused on the backcourt players in the 2018 summer window. Chief Scout Mirinstadt deliberately revised the initial reinforcement list according to the spaniards, and the "Bundesliga" Seiingu, Max Mayer and Diallo were replaced by Papastathopoulos, Torreira and Guendouzi respectively, who invariably became the new Gunners, and Emery's experience in coaching Sevilla and Paris helped him quickly enter the role.
Emery's new signings in his first season in charge were mostly defenders, and his transformation of the offensive system relies on the legacy of his predecessors.
Emery quickly instilled the football concept of "strength, attack, goal, fighting, and hard work" to the players after taking office, dividing the overall tactics into three parts: high pressure, smooth passing and rapid attack, and carried out targeted training based on the different characteristics of players in their respective positions. In addition to The fact that United's attack and defense are still in a fragmented state, other teams in the Premier League title group generally master the possession and pressing tactics, how to play new according to the characteristics of their own players is not simple, Emery soon showed a remarkable side.
Last season, Emery's use of several midfielders drew heated buzz.
Emery's formation structure for the new owners is the old-school 4231, he believes that the double-back system can increase the backcourt's contact point (compared to 433), the traditional continental layout makes fuller use of the width, more conducive to defusing the oppression of the opponent; Arsenal are not completely obsessed with short pass penetration, they use long passes frequently when they encounter oppression, and the winger's retreat to do the wall and quickly transfer is their best play, and the very popular whirlwind of quick play comes from this Emery encourages players to make simple one-foot shots, emphasizing flying on both wings and accumulating opportunities through a large number of inverted triangle crosses, rather than relying on the reverse winger to go inside to attack; unlike tottenham and Liverpool, who are not satisfied with high pressure, Emery's strategy is to hang opponents near the arc of the middle circle around Torreira, a midfield strangulation mode (between high pressure and low defense) that is risky but highly profitable...
Last season, Torreira played at the level of premier League midfielder under Emery, but the Uruguayan was abandoned this season.
Arsenal suffered from a long period of weakness after Cazorla's injury, Emery not only solved the midfield dilemma by rebuilding the 4231 system, but also established new signing Torreira as the tactical core, and the young Guendouzi also showed good strength and potential, and Xhaka even turned into a swing man in the middle. In addition to successfully curing the "waist weakness", Emery also "saved" Mustafi, Bellerin and Iwobi, who were in a slump in the late Arsene Wenger era, the chemistry between Ozil, Lacazette and Aubameyang continued to heat up, and Leno also repaid the trust of the Spanish coach with his outstanding performance.
The golden double gun helped Arsenal reach the Europa League final.
[The collapse of the frontcourt causes the collapse of the system, and the pressure on the defense line has a reason]
During his 18-month stint as Arsenal manager, Emery recorded a record of 78 games, 43 wins, 15 draws and 20 defeats, the Gunners scored 156 goals and conceded 105 goals during this period, the Europa League runner-up and the 5th league record is not unacceptable, the team's disastrous performance in some periods and Emery's inability to do anything about difficult times are the reasons for the final termination between the guests and the host. Arsenal were in turmoil after last season's 22-game unbeaten run, but until the end of the season they still had the initiative in the battle for four, with no big6s in the final five rounds of the Premier League, and as long as they didn't make mistakes, the top four was almost a bag. Unfortunately, Emery's team lost to Crystal Palace, Leicester and Wolves in succession, "making four" in a surprising way. With a recent seven-game winless run, Arsenal averaging more than 20 shots per game, emery's tactics have completely lost their magic.
At the beginning of the season, Emery's several changes worked well.
After Halding's serious injury led to the disintegration of the three-centre-back system, Emery experimented with multiple formations, made significant rotations, and tried multiple tactical play styles. From abandoning the "magic quartet" left by Wenger, to using a single-arrow formation many times, to relying on a two-striker combination to attack the Europa League title, Emery spent more than half a season to find the optimal attacking combination. Arsenal's two-striker combination was full of power in eliminating Napoli and Valencia all the way to the Europa League final, but in the final against Chelsea, the team's weak midfield and wing strength were exposed, and the arrival of Pepe and Tierney could have solved this problem, but unfortunately, neither of these "keys" could have played a role under Emery.
The Trident failed to form a synergy, and Pepe was slow to cash in.
Guardiola and Klopp's trident is enviable, and Emery has a similar talent base. The construction of Arsenal's forward line could have been completed quickly, because the three strikers did not need to make too many adjustments, Lacazette (pivot role), Aubameyang (impact depth) and Pepe (rib holding the ball) At this stage, the way of playing at this stage is enough to build a rotation system with a high degree of bite, and Ceballos behind them can not only play a role similar to the front and midfield, but also play a role in the pressure counter-attack, Arsenal already has the capital of "late start first".
Lacazette's injury timeout had a greater impact on the Gunners' offense, with neither Aubameyang nor Pepe being able to provide a pivot.
Regrettably, Emery always seems to want Lacazette and Aubameyang to move in the middle, Pepe, who is not up to the top of the film position, can only stay on the right, without the tandem full-backs of Iwobi and Mkhitaryan, Arsenal's front is always in a fragmented situation, which has not improved since Ozil entered the starting line-up. Stacking forwards can't create chemistry, trial and error but always can't find the best midfield configuration, Arsenal's midfielders can't give their opponents enough pressure, and the pressure naturally comes to the backcourt players. Emery abandoned Torreira in order to promote Guendouzi and Xhaka, causing the defensive line to lose its most reliable barrier in front of it, and the likes of David Luiz and Papastathopoulos were directly exposed to the fire of their opponents.
【Summary】
In the process of Tiki-Taka's popularity in Europe, a large number of Spanish players chose to stay in the ocean to pan for gold, and they became a strong promoter of the "Westernization" of the Premier League, Serie A and the Bundesliga, in contrast, the development of the Spanish coach overseas was not smooth. Guardiola has not been able to return to the Champions League final after leaving Barcelona, Enrique's experience in charge of Rome can only be described as a failure, Marcelino has a side with Inter for inexplicable reasons, Juan de Ramos disappeared after his defeat at White Hart Lane...
Emery's combination with Sanrey was once well received, and the post-Arsene Wenger gunners began to adopt a modern business management model.
Emery was once part of the Spanish boss's stay in the ocean, and it is commendable that the unsuccessful experiences in Sparta Moscow and Saint-Germain in Paris did not dampen his morale, and daring to work in Wenger's shadow required extraordinary courage and boldness in itself. Emery is not as self-conscious as the coaches who come from star players, and his experience in working in low-level clubs has taught him to practice his internal skills down-to-earth, and the experience of repeated defeats has taught him to be patient and low-key.
Arsenal in the post-Arsene Wenger era lost its original aura and charm, and Emery's tactical ability once became the core competitiveness of the team in the field of competition, but unfortunately, the spaniard's frequent changes also laid the groundwork for the long turbulence and twists and turns that followed when it brought tactical dividends to the host. Missing the opportunity to get bigger and stronger a few years ago, Arsenal struggled to climb up the valley floor and experienced the pain of taking a wrong step. Like the tactical experiments of driving high and low, Emery has the ability to press the gunner's button to respawn, but he can't grasp the ultimate course of the giant ship.