Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis says the research Unai Emery had done on the club's young talent was one of the reasons for his appointment as the club's new head coach. Emery replaces Arsene Wenger, whose near 22-year stay at the club ended with a second successive finish outside the Premier League's top four. The former Paris Saint-Germain and Sevilla coach beat out competition from seven other shortlisted candidates to earn the chance to take over from the departed Frenchman. And Gazidis feels the depth of knowledge displayed by Emery during the interview process means the Spaniard earned the right to lead the Gunners. "What was really impressive was when you scratched the...
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