many players move within the same league and suffered too. sometimes its not entirely down to the manager.
he wanted Perisic remember? but ended up with Sanchez, cos its the only way to get rid of Miki. Arsenal cant afford Miki without selling Sanchez. a top EPL player and fairly marketable in Woodward's books so why not right? but he still wanted defenders, didnt get it then, neither in the summer.
his man management n tactics were all along there to see. it didnt just happen in the 2nd half of the season.
Unai Emery was always expected to leave, back in Jan. afraid to lose Jose to PSG, they quickly tied him up whether they still wanna trust him with more money or not.
suddenly a 3x UCL winner announce his departure and the management immediately regret their decision to extend JM's contract and thus start with their "sorry dude no more money for u. deal with whatever u already have. oh Carrick left, so we'll at least get you that replacement if possible otherwise make do with the kids that are returning"
Well in jan they gave him Sanchez one of the best players in the epl for the past few years and he look horrible since he came here
And look at the dire second part of the season. We are virtually limping towards the finishing line.
Maybe the management are having second thoughts after seeing his man management and negative tactics in the second half of the season coupled with his demand of 30yrs players at high cost. I feel like he’s trying to save himself more than anything by asking for these players
of cos he wanna save himself. getting experienced players, add a few young players, mix in the academy kids and try to challenge for the title.
that has been him, all along. the club appointed him knowing this fact. suddenly saying "oh thats not what we want from our manager" is like, in fans words, making a striker play as a defender.