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Is this the same guy that surrendered a four goal lead with no away goals conceded in the 2nd leg to Barca? If so he sounds perfect for Arsenal.
And Alex Ferguson lost 6-1 to Man City. You can't judge a manager on a single game.
Emery's away record in general with Sevilla was bizarrely poor, 17 wins in 66. Something Arsenal have their own issues with currently. Then his time at PSG was hard to gauge, lost one title to Monaco despite the financial advantage.
It's certainly a less risky choice than throwing Arteta in completely at the deep end, as interesting as that would have been. However there are better reasons to scutinise the appointment beyond 'Johnny Foreigner'.
A fresh start for everyone at the club, and some more balanced investment in that squad this summer, should improve things you'd think.
I'm not sure his time was at PSG "hard to gauge" - it was incredibly successful. Said Monaco team had a clutch of brilliant young players and reached the CL Semi Final.
If that is indeed his away record at Sevilla, two years ago, it didn't impede him doing a fantastic job there winning three consecutive Europa Leagues.
It's a far less risky choice than Arteta who has achieved nothing in football management.
As for scrutiny, Emery is pretty much the best they could get. You could argue the toss over Ancelotti, more accomplished but possibly less interested, but no others.
The better / more accomplished managers than Emery - Zidane, Simeone, Allegri, Guardiola, Mourinho wouldn't take the job.
Is Emery perfect? No. But his record at Sevilla was exceptional in the circumstances, and he had another successful spell at PSG.
It looks very much like Johnny Foreigner snobbery to me - I'm sure his English is better than Paul Mersons.