“Arsène, thanks for the memories, but it’s time to say goodbye” (“Arséne, thanks for the memories, but it is time to say goodbye”), the message on a red banner in one of the stands of Stamford Bridge while Arsenal fell to defeat against Chelsea 3-1 in last season it was clear, the swollen gunner had grown tired of the melancholy of Wenger.
Since the point and end to the journey of the frenchman on the bench in london after 22 years and 16 titles, landed Unai Emery at the Emirates Stadium to make forget to Wenger and return to the path of the titles prestigious.
And Emery has taken less than two months of competition to convince the fans of Arsenal that is possible to fight for the Premier league, a competition that does not conquer since 2004, one of The Invincibles.
despite starting the league with two consecutive defeats, against Manchester City (0-2) and Chelsea (3-2), the group led by the technical basque enderazado the course and has proposed change of opinion to which auguruban another bad season for the gunners.
Ten consecutive victories since the defeat at Chelsea have returned the illusion to the Arsenal. Seven in the Premier League, two Europa League and one in the water buffalo Cup. A journey of triumphs that he has encouraged to the fourth position of league with 21 points, tied with Chelsea and Tottenham and just two units of the team leader, City and Liverpool.
The level of 2007
The last time that Arsenal managed to shackle the two figures in victories was in the 2007/2008 season, when he racked up 22 fighting undefeated until the Seville Juande Ramos defeated him in the playoffs of the Champions League (3-1).
as the team of Wenger, Emery has opted for a game of touch and ball control, contrary to what had been shown with Valencia and Sevilla.
Displays the philosophy of the game that is coming to the london team came in the third goal he scored at Arsenal in the victory (3-1) against Leicester on the final day of the Premier, in a move drawn from the baseline with a series of passes between the lines until Aubameyang stayed on the ball in the network of Schmeichel. A delight that would have made smacking until the very Herbert Chapman.
With a rotation policy is implemented in the template, with all their players ready for every match and with Aubameyang as the second best goal-scorer in the Premiership with 6 goals (Hazard leads the standings with 7 goals), the next bar that will face the Arsenal will have date November 3, when you are with the Liverpool in which could mean their assault on the leadership in the case of Manchester City Guardiola stumble into any of the two days remaining for the match between that of Klopp and Emery.
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