Even though Arsenal reached the Europa League<\/a> final in his debut campaign, the Gunners looked really poor for large parts. The second season was an even bigger mess, and Emery was rightly shown the door.<\/p>\n Now, the former Arsenal manager\u2019s<\/a> assistant at the time, Juan Carlos Carcedo, has shed some light on what he thought was the problem. <\/p>\n When did you realise that Unai Emery wouldn\u2019t cut it at Arsenal? <\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Unai Emery\u2019s former assistant explains why they failed at Arsenal<\/p>\n When Unai Emery<\/a> joined Arsenal, he brought five people with him. <\/p>\n Carcedo came in as his first assistant, Pablo Villanueva as a first-team coach, and Javi Garcia as the goalkeeping coach. <\/p>\n Julen Masach and Victor Manas also arrived as the strength and conditioning coach and video analyst respectively.<\/p>\n All of the above people are Spanish and were appointed by Emery to help him deliver success at Arsenal<\/a>. But it didn\u2019t go to plan. <\/p>\n Now, Carcedo has strangely revealed that the former Arsenal boss would\u2019ve been a hit at the Emirates<\/a> if the Gunners had even more Spaniards as part of the staff.<\/p>\n He wrote in the Coaches\u2019 Voice<\/a>: \u201cWhen we arrived at\u00a0Arsenal\u00a0in 2018, it was a difficult time after\u00a0Ars\u00e8ne Wenger\u2019s departure. The fans were used to that managerial figure. <\/p>\n \u201cPerhaps with a little more time \u2013 and more Spaniards on the coaching staff to support Unai, as is now the case at\u00a0Aston Villa\u00a0\u2013 we would have had greater stability. <\/p>\n \u201cSomething that would have led to winning a trophy, because the conditions were there and the club is big. In fact, we played in the Europa League final in 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n What do you think was Unai Emery\u2019s biggest mistake at Arsenal before he was sacked? <\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Unai Emery\u2019s philosophy is the reason why he failed at Arsenal<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RTK-1-819x1024.png\")
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