Arsenal football club have announced the sack of the head coach, Unai Emery and his coaching staff. In a statement released by the club, the board of the club thanked the Spanish coach for his contribution to the club and wished him well in his future endeavors.
“Our most sincere thanks go to Unai and his colleagues who were unrelenting in their efforts to get the club back to competing at the level we all expect and demand. We wish Unai and his team nothing but future success.”
They attributed the sack as a result of poor run of results and form from the team and wished to improve the team before the new year
“The decision has been taken due to results and performances not being at the level required”.
“We have asked Freddie Ljungberg to take responsibility for the first team as interim head coach. We have full confidence in Freddie to take us forward.”
“The search for a new head coach is underway and we will make a further announcement when that process is complete.”
Recall that the Spanish coach has been under pressure due to poor run of results including the 1:2 defeat at home to Frankfurt in the Europa league last night