Arsenal boss Unai Emery has revealed why he likes making early subs as they’ve been a key characteristic to his era, making impacts on games.
Emery’s subs have contributed more combined goals and assists than any other team in the Premier League this season.
“I learned in Spain with one coach, Javi Irureta. He trained in Deportivo La Coruna and had a big career as a coach.[When] he was my coach, he said to us: ‘When I change it is because I want some change. Maybe it is positive, maybe it is negative but [it is] change,” said Emery.
“This was the first idea I received and I do in my mind. At other teams I have coached, some criticism of me was I changed usually very late. Here, for example, you are saying I change usually quickly.”
“It depends on the moment, how the match is going, but one situation we are living here is in the first half we couldn’t finish winning in the 15 matches in the Premier League. That is one reason, I need to [make changes].”
Arsenal plays hosts to Huddersfield on Saturday 8th at the Emirates.
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