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Karine Grigoryan

24-05-2018 | 17:45 Football
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5 things spotted as Unai Emery took a tour in Arsenal's training ground

Unai Emery was officially announced as Arsenal's new manager on Wednesday, taking the reins from Arsene Wenger after his 22-year tenure. Here are 5 things spotted as Unai Emery took a tour in Arsenal’s training ground. 1. A man on a mission What Arsenal really need right now is a strong figure who is capable of turning everything around and Unai seems to be that person. "I believe in the players who are here. The objective is to work hard," he announced on Wednesday. "We want to work to improve individually and collectively all that we can. All the titles are important for us, I think we can -and we want to be - candidates for them. I don't promise we will win but I can promise you we will work hard, work together." 2. The captain came out to see him Emery met various members of staff at Arsenal when he visited the training ground on Wednesday. Laurent Koscielny.was one of them. The French centre-back is currently out of action with a ruptured Achilles tendon but without a doubt, Koscielny will forward to playing under the new coach. "My idea is to be the protagonist all of the match," said Emery. "The history here is one thing - they love to play in possession of the ball. I like this personality." 3. He's already making arrangements "This team is a big team, great players, we think we need to change little things." These were the words by the new Arsenal boss at his unveiling on Wednesday. 4. No time like the present Emery's attention to detail and workaholic nature was what won him the job. Explaining the recruitment process on Wednesday, Ivan Gazidis said: "We created an eight-person list. Everyone we approached was interested and took part in extensive interviews and none withdrew their interest. We made our recommendation to the board on May 18, it was unanimous. I followed his career very closely since his days at Valencia and he has always been on my radar screen. His teams improve over time. I felt he is a superb fit with the criteria I laid out. He came in extraordinarily well prepared. Analysis to share with us. An analysis of all of our individual players and their qualities." 5. He likes what he sees "It is a great challenge but in my career, every year I grow up with a new challenge. For me, the challenge is a dream come true," he said on Wednesday. Later he added. "It is a big challenge for me but I work also with other big projects and for me, I am proud to be here and to work after Arsene Wenger." Arsenal's legendary boss Wenger was under a lot of pressure in his last few months.Of course, Emery will be under a similar amount of pressure but everybody hopes he’ll be able to overcome it.

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