Amongst all the Arsenal fans, faithful, there’s no doubt he’s under pressure
Unai Emery on Arsenal boss Unai Emery
“He has gone under the radar,” Mariner told ESPN FC.
“But that doesn’t hide the fact that amongst all the Arsenal fans, faithful, there’s no doubt he’s under pressure.
“Every single manager’s under pressure.”
But Mariner’s colleague and ex-West Ham goalkeeper Shaka Hislop disagrees.
Unai Emery: Shaka Hislop disagreed the Arsenal boss is under pressure (Image: ESPN)
Unai Emery watched his Arsenal side suffer a shock defeat at BATE Borisov (Image: GETTY)
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He says Emery has got an easier ride than the other top managers in England due to Arsenal’s lowered expectations in recent years.
“I don’t think he’s under an awful lot of pressure,” Hislop said.
“He’s flown under the radar for a couple of reasons.
“One, he took over the hot seat from a man who was there for some 22 years.
Unai Emery: Arsenal must overturn a 1-0 deficit in the home leg against BATE (Image: GETTY)
“He took over a club that finished sixth last season and even so, if you compare and contrast that to the other clubs and other managers, there’s not a whole lot to boast of in their recent history.
“You can talk about [Jose] Mourinho and Manchester United - Manchester United are Manchester United.
“[Manchester] City and Liverpool - Liverpool got to the Champions League final, City, given their spending, are expected to finish top every season. Spurs continue to punch well above their weight.
“Chelsea are disappointing as they were last season, the season before that they were champions.
“You look at all those and you kind of put Arsenal up against them and you’re not sure that Unai Emery is working with a similar stature of club.”