Premier League 2019-20: 3 reasons why the Arsenal board should sack Unai Emery during the international break

Unai Emery's position has never been more under threat than it is right now. The Spaniard has proven to be an underwhelming appointment, displaying a poorer win ratio than Arsène Wenger’s darkest days. In his first 50 games as Arsenal manager, Emery has won 25 games, two fewer than Wenger’s last 50 games at the club.

Somehow, with a £209.29 milliion investment across several windows, the 48-year-old has managed to make Arsenal worse. At least in Wenger’s days Arsenal looked decent going forward whilst leaking goals at the back; now they can’t do either.

Raúl Sanllehi and Josh Kroenke now need to back up all their talk from the summer. A corporate statement won’t be enough to appease the fans; they must sack Emery during this international break, before the visit of Southampton.

Here are three reasons why the Arsenal board need to get rid of Emery before the Premier League resumes.

#3 Now or never for the Top 4

As things stand, the Gunners sit a staggering eight points off the top four places. Last weekend’s defeat to Leicester City confirmed that shocking reality.

The season is already more than a quarter of the way through, and Arsenal are closer to the bottom of the table than the top of it. Emery is losing ground every single week, with no hope of regaining it.

What you also have to bear in mind is that the likes of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are unlikely to continue being this bad; sooner or later they’re going to improve and join the top 4 race. Arsenal need to capitalize while two of their main rivals are down in the dumps.

From a business standpoint, it would be smarter to sack Emery and pay £6million in severance rather than lose out on £45 mllion at the cost of missing out on Champions League qualification. It’s time to act now.

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#2 Unite the fan-base

In the very last days of Arsène Wenger, Arsenal’s fan-base was sharply split. The Wenger Out Brigade often went head-to-head with the Arsène Knows Best group over what the Frenchman’s future should be. In the end, one half got what they wanted, with the other accepting defeat.

Fast forward 18 months; the fan-base is in even worse despair, with some directing their anger at Emery while others lashing out at the board. The sacking of Emery would be the best course of action to bring peace amongst the Arsenal faithful.

You’ll be hard-pressed to find an Arsenal fan that wants to keep Emery at the Emirates. The early promise and hope of change he arrived with have been completely dashed, with the Gunners now looking worse on the pitch than in the previous regime.

This international break would be the best time to sack the Spaniard, giving the club some time to heal and reset whilst watching international football.

#1 Favourable fixtures coming up

No game in the Premier League is easy, but Arsenal’s upcoming fixture schedule looks easier than the one they’ve just embarked on. In the upcoming weeks Arsenal will play;

· Southampton (h)

· Eintracht Frankfurt (h)

· Norwich (a)

· Brighton (h)

· West Ham (a)

· Standard Liege (a)

These are all games that a side of Arsenal’s quality should be retaining maximum points from. None of these teams has any players that would walk into Arsenal’s starting XI, so there’s no excuse for whoever the manager is.

This run of games would allow a new manager to build momentum and get settled into life at the Emirates.

Emery himself has already proven, at the end of last season, that he can’t be successful with a run of easier fixtures. After this run, the Gunners will face Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton and Manchester United within the space of 17 days.

It’s now or never for a new appointment, before the second half of December hits like a tonne of bricks.

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