Emery was unveiled at the Emirates Stadium today and delivered his first press conference David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty ImagesUnai Emery pledged last night that his fearless approach would transform Arsenal into Premier League and Champions League challengers as the club’s chief executive Ivan Gazidis described the final seasons of Arsène Wenger’s 22-year tenure as unacceptable. The head coach has been given a three-year contract with a brief to return Arsenal to a place among the global elite after a withering assessment by Gazidis of the end of the Wenger era. “I don’t think anybody thinks finishing sixth, for a club the size of Arsenal, is acceptable,” Gazidis said. “The ambition is to be in a position to be a candidate to win the biggest trophies in England and Europe.”Arsenal finished fifth and sixth in the Premier League in the final two seasons…

Source: The Times May 23, 2018 16:02 UTC