5 upgrades at Arsenal under Unai Emery

#5 Mentality

Unai Emery has infused his winning mentality, desire for success and never say die attitude in the current Arsenal team.

Strong team wins you matches, Strong mentality wins you titles. The current Arsenal boss, Unai Emery has won 3 Europa Leagues in last 5 years. He also won 7 major trophies with PSG in his brief tenure of two years. He has immediately infused his winning mentality, desire for success and never say die attitude in the current Arsenal team.

As a result of this, Arsenal are currently on a 16-matches unbeaten streak in all competitions. Not only this but at present, the club is also the leading second-half goal scorers (20) in the Premier League. 77% of the total Arsenal goals have come in the second half. The Gunners’ resistance to defeat has seen them earn 9 points coming back from losing positions in various matches. This shows an improvement in the mentality of the Arsenal team recently.

Last year Arsenal’s penurious away form was the leading cause of Arsenal’s below standard final league position. Arsenal lost 21 points from teams outside of top six on their travels. Arsenal lost to inferior teams like Bournemouth (1-2), Brighton (1-2), Leicester (1-3), Newcastle (1-2) and Watford (1-2). Not only this, but the gunners also surrendered against Stoke (0-1) and Swansea (1-3) who went on to suffer relegation ultimately.

The key feature for any team to finish among the Champions League places is not to lose the absolutely winnable matches. Emery’s team hasn’t lost to any team not regarded as one of the top six teams in England up till now. This is a positive sign as far as Arsenal chances to finish in the top four spots are concerned.

Normally any new manager requires at least 2-3 transfer windows to build a team of his personal liking. Given the fact that Emery is only a few months into the job, his accomplishments are praiseworthy. The new Arsenal manager is also eying some gems for January transfer window to further strengthen the squad.

Emery’s job until now one thing can be surely stated that he did not transform Arsenal’s traditional style of play but simply upscaled the system that Wenger incorporated in his 22 years of managerial span. Unai’s management, coaching, and transfer policies have certainly bolster Arsenal’s resurgence.

The stats and results also favor optimistic future of the gunners. Arsenal becoming a Premier League contender once again in the near future will not be an extravagant expectation. One can’t predict how far Arsenal can take their current 16 matches unbeaten run. But one thing is confirmed, the gunners can only get better from here.