Arsenal Sacks Unai Emery, Replaces Him With Freddie Ljungberg

By Akinwale Kasali

The gale of sack which hit the Barclays English Premier League is continuing. Just few days after Everton Football Club sacked Marco Silva as the Head Coach of the Club, Arsenal Football Club has also given Spaniard Unai Emery a red card.

His sack followed the poor performance of the Club in the domestic league and Europe.

Last night, during the Europa League match at the Emirates Stadium between Arsenal and Eintracht Frankfurt, during which it lost 2-1, the Club witnessed the lowest turnout in its history.

The Stadium was almost empty with fans not showing up for the match.

The loss to Frankfurt put the Gunners in a precarious position, needing an outright win against Standard Liege Football Club of Belgium in its last Europa League match to secure top spot and qualify for the knockout phase of the competition.

Fans also promised not to come to the Stadium again  as long as Emery remained in the saddle as Arsenal coach.

Emery had failed to win any match in his last seven matches, losing to Sheffield United, Leicester City, Liverpool and Eintracht Frankfurt to the displeasure of the fans.

Banners were flown high on the stands, as fans called for the dismissal of Emery.

The handwriting was boldly written on the wall following the series of poor results.

Former Sweden and Arsenal player, Freddie Ljungberg, has replaced Emery as the Head Coach of Arsenal for the remainder of the season.

Emery was appointed Arsenal’s team last season at the exit of Arsene Wenger. Wenger was in the saddle as Arsenal manager for 21 years.

Emery is the fourth casualty this season to be shown the exit door in managerial circle.

First was Watford Football Club that appointed Quique Flores after sacking its former coach who failed to win any match for the team this season. Tottenham Hotspurs sacked Mauricio Pochettino and appointed Jose Mourinho, while Marco Silva was relieved of his job in Everton.

Emery failed to win any silverware with Arsenal throughout his stay at the club.