Published 19:57 IST, November 27th 2019
Massimiliano Allegri not to replace Emery as Arsenal sack looms
As per reports, former Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri does not want to return to active football until next summer since he left Old Lady last season
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As per reports, former Juventus manr Massimilia Allegri does t want to return to football until next summer since he left Old Ly at end of 2018-19 season. Allegri has been tipped to replace Unai Emery at Arsenal since Arsenal manr has been subject to intense criticism following a string of disappointing results in Barclays Premier League.
Allegri squashes all rumours
Allegri's decision to t take up a manr's job at moment dismisses any chance of him joining Gunners should manment decide to sack Emery following Arsenal's drab 2-2 draw against Southampton in a league match that was played at Emirates Stium.
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According to reports, former Juventus manr h talked to Arsenal when y were in process of finding a replacement for long-term manr Arsene Wenger. However, Gunners decided to appoint Emery as manr owing to his success rate in UEFA Europa League.
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Pochetti will be an ideal candidate
Former Arsenal player Paul Merson stated that Mauricio Pochetti will be an ideal candidate to take gaffer's job. Merson said that reason Pochetti should be appointed is because he did t win any silverware but considerably improved Tottenham as a team plus he is a manr with amazing credentials.
Merson also stated that intensity of rivalry between Arsenal and Tottenham is t same anymore, ding that during his time it was considered a very big match. He furr ded that declining popularity of rivalry was because of absence of home-grown players in both teams.
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Merson furr ded that club h opportunity to sack Emery before International Break but failed to pull plug. He said that with a fixture against Southampton, Arsenal was under illusion that y could be m but h ir "dreams" shattered when y mand to salv a 2-2 draw against a team that h lost 9-0 to Brendan Rodger's Leicester City.
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home crowd at Emirates Stium me it very evident that y wanted Emery to get sacked and w top officials at Arsenal have started looking for his potential replacement. However, manment has decided to give Arsenal manr a few more games to prove his worth before y take decision of firing him or t.
Arsenal's board is aware of fact that it may prove difficult to lure top manrs to ir club in middle of season but y have a contingency plan in place as Freddie Ljungberg and Steve Bould could both be given chance to be Arsenal's interim manr till end of season in case Emery's dismissal.
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(With inputs from ncies)
19:35 IST, November 27th 2019