Imagine you are the manager of Arsenal.
The last four results have been 2-2 versus Crystal Palace, 5-5 (beaten on penalties) versus Liverpool, 1-1 versus Wolves and 1-1 against a Portuguese side who are lucky to be playing in the Europa League.
Then you go on to say that your team is tactically there where you want them and you tried. Yes that is what Emery said after an insipid Arsenal display versus Vitoria SC.
The match was so poor that Arsenal were lucky to be coming away with a point. The visitors looked clueless, much like their boss.
“The players tried and we were close to winning but in the last minute, they pushed a lot and scored.” Emery told BT Sport.
“In the Europa League it’s about being first in the group and at the moment we are. It’s still a possibility to be [finish] first.
“We tried. They are a very competitive team and it was very important for us to be strong defensively. I think we did that and we did better offensively. It’s not easy to have a lot of chances. We want to win but in the table, we are the first and that is our target.”
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