jones wrote:
Yeah think it's a bit reactionary to claim there was no distinctive style. We pressed harder and earlier than we ever did under Wenger in Emerys first six months and the insistence on playing it out from the back even with Cech in goal was obvious. If anything Emerys handwriting started to vanish after the first six months
Yeah, there was a style - regularly conceding 20 shots a game, playing virtually through the fullbacks and give up the centre, playing Toerriera as the most attacking midfielder, insistence on playing out from the back - he certainly had a style and the longer he had to implement it, the worse it got. I wasn't one to criticise Emery this time last year since I was taken in by him not being Wenger but a few on here voiced these concerns back then as well.
It's also too early to say anything about Arteta - he's done well but so far he's just made some common sense changes and shown some leadership which the players have responded to. It won't be long before our opponents study it and adjust accordingly so the real test is how things will look 10 games in.