It is fair to say that Unai Emery has inherited a number of difficult situations upon taking the reigns at Arsenal. The desperation of the Wenger’s final years led to a number of short term decisions, resulting in a top heavy squad whose resources have been misallocated. The consequences of that misallocation is felt in his restricted transfer budget. The salary awarded to Mesut Ozil back in January 2018 was a move of desperation, with the Gunners keen not to lose any more face having sold Alexis Sanchez for peanuts, with the prospect of Mesut walking away on a Bosman looming. A lot (but not all) of Arsenal’s current defensive issues are a result of having to shop in the bargain bin...
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