Unai Emery: Arsenal’s potential replacements as coach sacked
Arsenal fans were jubilant after the news that Carlo Ancelotti had been sacked by Napoli. The Gunners had reportedly been considering him as an option to take over at The Emirates following the firing of Unai Emery.
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They currently sit ninth in the Premier League, and face an uphill battle to get European football for next season.
That could be detrimental to their hopes of keeping Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette, who are reportedly open to leaving if things don’t turn around quickly.
Ancelotti could be the ideal man to do just that, having proved his abilities in the Premier League during his time at Chelsea.
The Italian boss won a domestic treble at Stamford Bridge, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Community Shield before being fired the following season.
Carlo Ancelotti was fired on Tuesday night (Image: GETTY)
His win record in the Premier League is third only behind Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson, and Arsenal fans are clearly keen to see him at the helm.
Gunners supporters flooded Twitter to demand the club brings in the 60-year-old.
One wrote: “Carlo Ancelotti!!! One of the few managers I see as a role model. EPL needs you to make arsenal great again.”
Another posted: “Ancelotti Sacked Please make my dream come true Arsenal.”
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“Ancelotti to Arsenal please!!” another wrote.
Another insisted: “Arsenal need to be all over Ancelotti.”
“So Arsenal now have Mauricio Pochettino and Carlo Ancelotti to choose from as their new manager. Mad flex,” one pointed out.
“It would be wise for Arsenal to quickly grab Ancelotti.... It's hard to get a top coach these days..” another tweeted.