3 Arsenal Players Who Have Flourished Under Unai Emery

#1 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Aubameyang has improved his return in front of goal

The Gabonese striker started his new life at Arsenal with 6 months under Wenger, where he scored a good number of goals. We saw how he was like a “fox in the box”, converting many chances into goals which is what he has been doing throughout his career.

Under Unai Emery, Aubameyang continued to score goals and also added that extra work-rate up front to his game. First is about pressing the opponents back trying to force them into making mistakes, in which he helps out the likes of Ramsey and Lacazette to win back the ball.

Secondly, he tries to break their build-up-play and pushing them back to the first defender of the team. His pace helps him do this better than Lacazette, as he is much faster than his team-mate. He also makes moves and runs all the time to prevent defenders from man-marking him, giving him more open space. This gives options to his team-mates in the midfield.

This has allowed Aubameyang to put himself in good position most times, which has, in turn, helped him become one of the top 3 goal scorers in the League this season.