ARSENAL
Aug 01, 2019
4 minutes
LAST SEASON
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CAN UNAI EMERY FINALLY FIX THE ARSENAL DEFENCE?
TIM STILLMAN @STILLBERTO
Arsenal’s defence has been a particularly durable fly in the Emirates ointment over the last decade.
It’s an issue Unai Emery inherited from Arsene Wenger, and expecting the incoming Spaniard to turn the Gunners into a miserly defensive unit in his first season would have been unreasonable. But there was no real sign of improvement either.
As the season wore on, Emery realised he needed to field three centre-halves out of necessity. Laurent Koscielny will turn 34 in September and his Achilles tendon is shot. He remains Arsenal’s best
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