Arsenal press conference - as it happened: Unai Emery discusses Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil, West Ham and more
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Your support makes all the difference.Unai Emery will today hold his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s home game against London rivals West Ham.
We’re only in the third week of the season and yet this already feels like something of a must win for the new Arsenal boss, following defeats by Manchester City and Chelsea. Can Arsenal finally get off the mark?
There’s plenty to discuss, including the situation of Aaron Ramsey. The Welshman still hasn’t put pen to paper on a new deal, while he was dropped for Saturday’s thrilling 3-2 loss at Stamford Bridge.
There are also likely to be a few questions on Mesut Ozil, who struggled for the second weekend in a row on Saturday. Will he keep his place in Emery’s starting XI? Or will the Spaniard be tempted to drop him? Follow all of the latest below.
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Here's everything you need to know about this weekend's game.
West Ham's defence isn't at the same level as Manchester City or even Chelsea's, and so it will be interesting to see if Emery selects a rather more attacking formation this weekend.
One man who would relish that is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who believes he plays particularly well alongside fellow striker Alexandre Lacazette.
Should Emery play both?
Unlike Arsenal, Liverpool have made the perfect start to their Premier League campaign.
But exactly how important is a winning start, really?
This, from Simon Hughes, will make for reassuring reading for all Gunners fans.
Before he picks his team this weekend Emery would do well to cast his eye over the below article...
That Mesut Ozil rating... 🙈
Arsenal have started the season with two defeats...
... and yet it's far too early to start panicking. Unai Emery is still as cool as a cucumber - here's why.
A word on Arsenal's opponents now.
West Ham have made a similarly poor start to the new season and yet their manager, Manuel Pellegrini, has ruled out snapping up Yaya Toure on a free.
A wise decision? Or a missed opportunity?
It's almost time for Unai Emery's third press conference of the Premier League season.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the West Ham match.
↵There's bound to be some questions on Mesut Ozil this afternoon, especially after Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness launched yet another blistering attack on the player.
So, what can we expect from Mr Emery then?
He's sure to be asked about West Ham, of course, but what of Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil and their roles - or non-role - in the team? How does he see his forward line? And what about that defence which was opened up at times last weekend?
Answers to all of those and more on their way.
Unai Emery has been speaking at his press conference and has had his say on this weekend's opponents:
What do you think of West Ham?
In our process, we are going 38 matches [in total] against all the teams. Whether you are playing against Manchester City, it’s the same as if you’re playing against West Ham on Saturday. There are three points on this game. It’s clear that every game demands different things tactically. After the first two matches, we have two defeats and we need to win this match against West Ham. The difficulty is in this game because West Ham are a good team with good players and a good coach. They know the Premier League very well and they have a lot of new players. We are thinking in our way and about our work to create our ideas and our system on Saturday with our supporters at the Emirates. I think it’s very important to show them a better performance than in the two first matches. We are preparing well, I am feeling well when I look at the players in training every day.
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