Arsenal might have to sack Unai Emery right now if they don’t want to miss out on a top candidate.
Massimiliano Allegri has been out of a job ever since he left Juventus last summer.
Many top sides like Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are thought to be interested in the Italian and have better chances of getting him. After Monday’s 1-0 defeat to Sheffield, many feel like Unai Emery’s time at North London should come to an end.
Former Spurs striker, Darren Bent explained the Gunners’ situation regarding Allegri. He said, “It’s a tough one because you’d say a lot of Arsenal fans now, with Allegri waiting there, most Arsenal fans would say ‘strike now’ because they’ve missed out on managers previously when Wenger was there. But then you think to yourself ‘give him a chance to get some players back’.
“You talk about Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding, Kieran Tierney who was on the bench [on Monday] and Holding was on the bench. Defensively these guys will make a difference.
“I don’t understand [why Tierney and Holding were on the bench]. Defensively, if you go Bellerin, David Luiz, Rob Holding and Tierney, that is a very, very good back four with the goalkeeper.
“But for whatever reason, you can see the players last night, Sokratis, they’re not good enough. But with the situation at United and at Spurs not being great, I think Arsenal might have to strike now.
“If they want to go and get Allegri rather than wait – listen he’s going to get a job, whether it be United or Spurs or one of them, Allegri’s going to go somewhere. [Zinedine] Zidane’s obviously at Real Madrid, he’s struggling a little bit as well.
“So for me, being an Arsenal fan, I’d like to see him given time but I’d understand why they’d pull the trigger now because they don’t want to miss out on one of these top managers, and Allegri being the one right now who’s out there and available to go and get.”
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