Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech said Sunday that he enjoys the changes in tactics and philosophy under new manager Unai Emery. It was clear during the Gunners’ loss to Manchester City though that he seems to be struggling with some of the adjustments. Cech struggled in playing the ball out of the back, which led to Bayer Leverkusen’s official Twitter account trolling him.

Bayer sold their former goalkeeper, Bernd Leno, to Arsenal in the summer transfer window, and the manager of their Twitter account made a couple postings suggesting Arsenal replace Cech with Leno. These were not subtle jabs, and they understandably angered the 36 year old Czech Republic international.

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Out with the old, in with the new as Arsenal have just completed their first meaningful match with a new man in charge in 22 years. The Unai Emery era began with a 2-0 loss at home on Sunday to the reigning Premier League champions Manchester City.

Emery and his team certainly had to hit the ground running, as the regular season opener came against an opponent that broke the Premiership records for points, victories, goals, goal differential and title winning margin last season. Against Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech, City took 17 shots, getting eight on target.

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Arsenal FC will score some goals this season, but will they be able to stop enough opposing goals? New manager Unai Emery is a great hire, in our opinion, but how much time does he need to rebuild the shambolic components of Arsenal Football Club that reared their ugly heads during the waning days of the Arsene Wenger era?

The rebuild starts right here with the summer transfer window, and Emery is off to a pretty good start.

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It’s a brand new day at Arsenal FC, as the Unai Emery era begins! For all that he achieved in north London over his two decades plus that he was in charge, the club stagnated under iconic manager Arsene Wenger. Even Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has admitted this.

Wenger stayed on too long, and even the Frenchman himself admitted so in a few weeks ago. So 2018-19 means a rebuilding year for Arsenal, and Emery has a pretty big project ahead, so fans will need to have some patience.

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It’s been a very busy summer at Arsenal FC, and today was another eventful day. Let’s take a spin through Tuesday’s headlines circulating with the Gunners community in cyberspace. This edition focuses on past Arsenal players, managers and club legends. 

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Arsene Wenger made several very heart felt and incredibly self-aware revelations during a multifarious interview with French outlet RTL. Today’s news might be greeted as a validation for the #WengerOut crowd of Arsenal FC supporters who were so loud during the past couple of seasons.

Before stepping down, and admittedly not completely by choice, the very well accomplished former Arsenal manager was a subject of backlash from much of the Gunners fan base. While the Frenchman won a lot of trophies during his career with the north London side, many believed that he hung on to the position far too long.

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Arsenal manager Unai Emery, who replaced long time boss Arsene Wenger in May, says his “squad is complete” now. The 46-year-old Spaniard says the north London side will only add another player this summer transfer window if it’s a “big opportunity.”

Emery won’t rule out additional signings between now and when the window closes, but he stated that he’s content to stand pat with the transfer business that’s already been done. The Basque country native says that if his side does add to the squad, it will be only one more player, maybe two, at the absolute most.

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