{"id":1130031,"date":"2020-02-11T20:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1130031"},"modified":"2020-02-11T17:49:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T17:49:43","slug":"unai-emery-defends-arsenal-reign-player-demands","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/unai-emery-defends-arsenal-reign-player-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"Unai Emery questions attitude of Arsenal players as he defends Gunners reign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unai Emery<\/span> has defended his tumultuous 18-month reign as Arsenal manager, suggesting some of his players did not have the right attitude before he was sacked this season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emery took over from Arsene Wenger in the summer of 2018 but was dismissed in November last year after overseeing a disappointing start to the current campaign.<\/p>\n

What went wrong for Emery at Arsenal? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • After a disappointing end to Wenger’s tenure, Arsenal<\/span> gradually improved when Emery took over at the beginning of last season.<\/li>\n
  • However, a disappointing end to the Premier League<\/span> campaign saw the Gunners<\/span> fail to catch rivals Chelsea<\/span> and Tottenham<\/span> in the race for a top four finish.<\/li>\n
  • Arsenal<\/span> also lost 4-1 to Chelsea<\/span> in the Europa League final, ending their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.<\/li>\n
  • Despite spending big on the likes of Nicolas Pepe in the summer, Arsenal<\/span> sat in mid-table when Emery was sacked in November.<\/li>\n
  • The former Sevilla and Paris Saint-Germain manager has now come out in defence of the work he did at the Emirates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n