Emery’s start to life at Arsenal has not gone as planned following back-to-back defeats against Manchester City and Chelsea in the Premier League.
The Spaniard has been tasked with leading Arsenal back to the glory days after Arsene Wenger left the club at the end of last season.
But from their early showings against champions City and Chelsea it’s clear Emery has a bigger job on his hands than some first thought.
Emery made the big call to stick with Petr Cech for their opening game over new signing Bernd Leno and the early indications showed Emery wants his goalkeepers to pass out from the back.
In the first season, there will be some pain for Arsenal in this transition they are going through.
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Neville reckons Emery has to be careful about how he implements his tactics on his players with some individuals expected to take to the new playing style quicker than others.
And while Neville thinks the former Sevilla boss, who won three Europa League titles with the Serie A side, will struggle in the early stages, he’s encouraged Emery to persevere with his methods instead of bowing to the players’ demands.
“He has had six weeks to work. Unai Emery has been a coach for 10 years and has been successful,” Neville said.
“He has his idea and the players have to adapt to him. He has to find out over this first season which players can adapt to him and which players can’t.
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“Of course he will lose games. In the first season, there will be some pain for Arsenal in this transition they are going through. I think it’s dangerous to adapt.
“If he starts to work on one idea of playing out from the back, but then says knock it long, you start to get confusion in players’ minds.
“He’s trying to build a team to win the title.
“The last thing he should do, in my experience, which was a bad one, is change and adapt because his players will walk all over him.”
Arsenal news: Unai Emery's Gunners take on West Ham this weekend (Image: GETTY)
Emery will be looking to get his first Premier League win of his career on Saturday when the Gunners host West Ham (3pm).
The Hammers are also without a win in their first two matches after suffering defeats to Liverpool and Bournemouth, but Emery insists his side will not be taking their opponents lightly.
“Yes the demand is very high,” he said. “We are going to prepare for [West Ham] like we did for Manchester City and like we did for Chelsea. And we will continue to improve on things for next week.
“Our performances are getting better. We will continue our process with the players, with our young players, also work on our system so that we do better on the pitch.”