Petit not impressed with Emery’s work

Former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Petit has stated that he hasn’t been impressed by Arsenal’s displays in the Premier League this season.

Although the Gunners started the campaign with two back to back victories, they were put to the sword in the 3-1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield. And, Petit is anxious that the defensive frailties of Emery’s men will be laid bare yet again as they face Tottenham on Sunday.

Speaking about the situation, Petit said,

“I’ve not been impressed with what I’ve seen from Unai Emery in Arsenal’s opening games of this season.”

“I’ve watched every Arsenal match in 2019-20, though they’re definitely better than last year. They’ve done a good job in the transfer market, but they have requirements in defence, which has been the case for years now.”

“We saw evidence of that against Liverpool where they were poor and short on confidence.”

“There was a lack of communication, bad movement, bad tactics sometimes and a shortage of cover for the defence.”

“When you keep making the same mistakes over and over, then they stop being mistakes.”

“A good start should have given them the confidence they lacked last season.”

“It was a big test against Liverpool and the players would have been expecting to know exactly what they could look forward to this season.”

Petit further added,

“So far with Emery, I have the feeling that he’s still looking for his team.

“He’s still looking for his system and he’s still looking for his first XI.”