Ahead of Arsenal’s London derby encounter against West Ham United, Ray Parlour has piled more pressure on the Gunners boss, labelling the clash a must win.
Emery is without a win in the two league matches having lost the opener 2-0 to Manchester City which was followed by a 3-2 loss to Chelsea. However, the Arsenal legend has said losing to the two teams is understandable but against West Ham United, Emery is expected to get his first win in charge of the north London side. The Hammers are also without a win, losing away to Liverpool and home to Bournemouth as Manuel Pellegrini’s reign in east London has got off to a stuttering start.
Parlour, like most, accepts that Arsenal had a rough start with their fixtures but believes there is an expectation they should be beating the Hammers at the Emirates this weekend.
“The start was always going to be difficult. Supporters will let you off because of how good Man City are. Chelsea is always difficult,” he said.
“But West Ham has got everybody expecting you to win, the pressure kicks in a little bit but I think they’ve got enough to win the game. It will always come down to results but the bigger picture for the club is really positive.
At the moment, I feel he’s the right man, the only man to come in and he’s managed big clubs, you can see he’s intense on the sidelines,” he added.
Parlour on Emery: “One thing I like about Emery, if you are not doing your job, he will take you off. You did not see much of that last year, not with Ozil, who more or less played every single 90 minutes even if he was playing poorly”