Garth Crooks insists Arsenal are doomed in their dysfunctional system under Unai Emery.
The Gunners dropped 8 points behind in the top-four race after Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to Leicester City. They looked like a shadow of their former self, cowering behind Leicester’s attacking numbers and failing to create a single chance for themselves.
Brooks picked Jamie Vardy and Ricardo Pereira in his team of the week and explained why – “Twenty goals in 22 games for Leicester since the arrival of Brendan Rodgers at Leicester tells me that the former Liverpool and Celtic manager is doing with Jamie Vardy precisely what Unai Emery is not doing at Arsenal.
“Everybody at Leicester looks like they love playing for Rodgers and no-one more so than Vardy.
“Meanwhile Emery, who looks like he’s eaten a lemon before his post-match interviews, always appears to be at odds with his players. A manager who is constantly at war with his players is doomed.”
Former Tottenham and Stoke City forward Crooks said about the Foxes, “Eight wins in 10 league games and the best defensive record in the Premier League says it all.
“Exactly how much of that is down to Ricardo Pereira is difficult to quantify. What I can say is the Portugal international was outstanding against an Arsenal team who looked in total disarray.
“The Gunners have some very talented players so why are they looking like a team of nervous school children terrified of their headmaster?”
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