Emery’s blurry vision is more shabby than chic

FOOTBALL teams are supposed to be built in their manager’s image.

In that case, Unai Emery is a man wearing a Savile Row suit with a grubby T-shirt underneath and a pair of sandals on his feet.

Confused?

You’re not alone.

Forget victory in Germany on Thursday night, Arsenal should beat Eintracht Frankfurt.

The point is that it is 16 months now since Arsene Wenger was dragged, kicking and screaming, from a stadium built on his genius and from a team who were qualifiers for the Champions League on an annual basis.

Sure, there were faults with the Frenchman’s Arsenal side, but what has his replacement done to rectify them?

To my mind, Emery (right) is only making matters worse.

What does Emery stand for? Anyone? The picture is even more blurred now than it was when he took over.

It’s one thing to produce inconsistent performances, but there’s a lot that doesn’t make sense at the Emirates.

For a start, Emery’s explanation for substituting Mesut Ozil because the playmaker was “fatigued” after 71 minutes last week.

His statement is just an insult.

The Arsenal public are being treated as mugs.

Furthermore, is there an established pattern of play? Are Arsenal going to pass it from the back. Or are they not? Is the manager calling the shots here or not?

Watford – bottom of the Premier League at the start of play – managed 31 shots on goal in their 2- 2 draw against the Gunners last Sunday. Thirty-one. Incredible.

Mind you, it’s little wonder. The combination of Sokratis and David Luiz looks one to forget.

Whoever advocated bringing in Luiz was doing so after watching him on the Playstation. There is zero chance of that partnership being celebrated as the second coming of Steve Bould and Tony Adams.

Just to pour even more petrol on to the fire, Martin Keown has waded into proceedings, following the Europa League tie, by suggesting the Gunners have wasted £72million on Nicolas Pepe because Bukayo Saka, a kid on their own books, is capable of showing exactly the same as their most expensive import.

This comes just a few weeks after managing director Vinai Venkatesham said Arsenal were “very comfortable” with Emery and that they wanted “players who would grow with the club”.

Presumably, that doesn’t include the £ 72m they’d just agreed to pay Lille for Pepe.

There are issues everywhere you look.

For example, I’m surprised it has taken this long for Granit Xhaka to be exposed. Lovely left foot, but way too many bad decisions.

And what has happened to Lucas Torreira? Last season he added bite and selflessness to the Gunners’ midfield. He’s being played out of position – when he can get into the XI.

So, returning to the analogy with which we started for a moment, there are two reasons why Emery is wearing natty gear – Pierre- Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.

Both are gilt-edged forwards. The Gabon international, in particular, would be a shoo-in at pretty much every top-six club you care to mention.

And Lacazette is as honest as the day’s long. He’s got an edge.

They could wreak havoc in the right team.

They’ll probably do so again today against Villa – but it will just be papering over the cracks.

Who knows what image Emery is trying to convey.

It all seems so messy and disjointed.

And, quite honestly, the only clothes he appears to be wearing are the emperor’s new ones.

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