Unai Emery: From Elite Cup Specialist, to a Meme & Back Again

[@karinielsen4592]

would be interesting to see him try for a national team due to his record in cup competitions.

[@MrAlpaca19]

Yes!! Only thing I am concerned about is him not being able to really succeed outside of Spain. Maybe a "smaller" national side with enough money to afford him? (I.e. Mexico?)

[@dvdv8197]

Ohhhh good point!

[@kevinhanandi]

That will be interesting to see

[@juanjoseph]

@@MrAlpaca19 Portugal, Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Italy, Switzerland, or Scotland would be great fits for his style of play Also, "outside of Spain"??? PSG, Arsenal and Spartak is not everywhere outside of Spain bro. It's more like the most toxic clubs one can think of in the whole world.

[@robertoflores9080]

This

[@johnkennedyekene9128]

People making fun of his English are actually dumb. It’s stupid to ignore his master class, this comes from English speakers the most. The man is a masterclass, a genius, he’s a respected responsible coach, he’s a tactician. He commands my full respect all day everyday.

[@bazingacurta2567]

I agree. Also, the joke about his English is old already. I'm sick of hearing it. Let the guy speak as he wants/as he can. And fuck those monolingual English speakers who make fun of people who can actually speak more than one language.

[@hoze1235]

Mostly toxic arsenal fans

[@chuganisundeep]

Completely agree. I'd like to see those English fans attempt to speak basic Spanish in a perfect accent

[@johnkennedyekene9128]

@@chuganisundeep basic Spanish in a perfect accent!!!. Hahahahahhahahaha.

[@clintstewart5545]

Now ask all those english speakers to speak a second language

[@santiagobauza4257]

As an Arsenal fan I was honestly skeptical of Emery when he was first appointed, but by the halfway point of his debut season I started to buy what he was selling. He finally found a way to get Aubameyang and Lacazette together, mask Kolasinac's defensive limitations and get Ozil firing. But then he started making mistakes of his own in the latter parts of that season, especially in that run of games against Palace, Wolves and Brighton that basically cost the club a Champions League spot. And after the EL final defeat, instead of building on what worked for him he threw all of his progress off the window and almost tried a different approach each game. He consistently used Xhaka dangerously close to the box, which given the fact that Arsenal didn't have a lot of the ball led to more defensive mistakes, more fan anger and eventually his outburst. He inexplicably used Torreira as an attacking midfielder. He sacrificed Arsenal's attacking prowess from the previous season but with no strength in defense as well. He gave the captaincy to Aubameyang after stripping the armband from Xhaka, which cost the team dearly since, although he was the team's best player and he would continue to be throughout that season, there was barely any indication that he could ever be captain material and could only be sustained by good performances on the pitch. I honestly rate Emery as a manager, I certainly can't argue with his achievements, especially with less fancied teams like Almería and Villarreal. I also understand that sometimes certain managers are meant for certain teams, and sometimes they aren't. Having said that, I always found a bit annoying that Emery likes to point fingers at everyone but himself when talking about his spell at Arsenal, especially now that he finds himself in such a different position. The mockery he faced, which at times turned into blatant xenophobia, was absolutely appalling and unacceptable, and could be a factor in his frustrations. But I think Arsenal's decision to sack him in 2019 was the right one in context, and all parts involved seem to have found the right balance to move forward now.

[@cbarclay99]

I agree with what you say. What we don't know is the backing that Emery received at the club from the board and executives. Were the players given signs that Emery was disposable, signs that encouraged their disrespect and rebellion? Whatever happened under Emery, the board learnt that the players needed to be in no doubt as to who was in charge of the team. Arteta has been told to impose his expectations on the squad and to exclude anyone who refuses to meet them. This Arteta has done ruthlessly, possibly to short-term detriment such as with the sale of Auba, but to the long-term benefit of the club.

[@santiagobauza4257]

@@cbarclay99 Agree. Unfortunately, apart from the mistakes he made, Emery's stint also coincided with Sanllehi's horror tenure as DoF at the club, sanctioning some horror agent-influenced deals in the middle. And by his final months the players also realised that he didn't exactly have a plan to stick to for the long term, which is why Arteta is so much more accepted in the dressing room.

[@juanjoseph]

Arsenal is still a mess, even with another top class manager like Arteta. Aubemeyang became a great 9 again after leaving Arsenal. Dunno man, it seems that there's something toxic happening at Arsenal that makes anyone who plays for them really bad....

[@vdotme]

@@juanjoseph Stan Kroenke. The toxic thing going on is Stan Kroenke.

[@myst7042]

Great vid as always. Funny, Emery is younger and have more success (trophies) than Ten Hag, but not even getting half the recognition.

[@bobbyloveoblock6580]

ten hag did it in the same club with his best players being sold every season. while emery would go to different clubs and find success, both are great for their own reason

[@904theoneandonly9]

All about the style of play

[@jammyjamjars6995]

Can you imagine, coming to a new country, in a high stress job, where you don’t speak the language, learning said language, and making a great effort to speak said language… and you get the absolute piss taken out of you for the way you pronounce certain words. I’d love to see English speakers try to do better in Spain.

[@cameronketch2363]

Not to mention that V and B have the same pronunciation in Spanish. Similar to C and K in English

[@GTAVictor9128]

Wasn't there a time when David Moyes briefly managed a Spanish team, and so it became a meme when he kept asking: "Is that how you say it?"

[@233Hicks]

It's England, it's part of how we show we like people, by taking the piss out of them a bit. When hearing Unai's accented English, you can't help but like him even more.

[@iuriepripa3171]

oona serveyssa pour fahvour

[@233Hicks]

@@iuriepripa3171 uno beero pour favour

[@LS-kp6em]

Glad he found his footing! Would be awesome if he won the CL!

[@hex7332]

TBH, Villarreal has the weakest squad in the semis this year. But nothing is off the table with this man in charge.

[@zaeidanis]

@@hex7332 if this guy does, man Villarreal are gonna recruit at least one big gun next season. And be smart about the rest.

[@greninjafw]

@@hex7332 well yea lol, of course they have the weakest squad, the other teams are literally Liverpool City and Real

[@LS-kp6em]

@@hex7332 Always nice to see the underdog win though

[@1992zorro]

So glad this video is finally a fact ! Saw the guy 2 weeks ago in la Cuidad Deportiva during training in Villarreal. Down to earth guy made for a tiny down to earth city. He deserves all the praise💛

[@Maj1794]

As an Arsenal fan so pleased for emery, hes doing absolute wonders at villareal 👏🏽

[@no.fourteen9316]

As an Arsenal fan I wanted Emery to succeed with us, he seemed like a great man but he just didn’t seem suited to us, I’m glad he’s doing a decent job with Villarreal though

[@zaeidanis]

Yeah fr. 1st season Europa League final is a damn good feat ngl.

[@chronicthingz]

I guess arteta fits well with you then given hundreds of millions just to Finnish midtable 😂

[@nothumbslol]

@@chronicthingz they're currently top 4 in the table btw.

[@alonzofc8320]

@@nothumbslol yea, this season. Not the previous 2.5 years

[@nothumbslol]

@@alonzofc8320 it was a transitional period

[@Lobitiano]

Really good video! As a Spaniard, I love what he is doing in Villarreal CF, I hope he stays a couple years more.

[@preachingamigo]

As an Arsenal fan, I have nothing but respect for Emery. He came into a horrific situation and it didn't work out. It wouldn't work out for most people. He was always respectful of the club, always tried (even if it didn't work). Seeing him beat United in the final made me happy, and I want nothing more than for him to keep succeeding.

[@dvdv8197]

Guud ebening!! 🤩🤩😀😀

[@SKa-tt9nm]

🥱

[@enelrahcreivaj]

Good ebening from Manila, Adrian! ♥

[@vitoriaguimaraes7697]

That intro was so good,i see u got some fine editing skills.Good job.

[@uriustosh]

King of Kings, El Jefe Supremo, The Living Legend, The Emery

[@BlaugranaEverything]

Dare I say it but the people in Spanish football circles understand that you cannot base your opinion of a coach, player or club on bants, memes and trolls. It's a surprising aspect of the game in England especially, just look at the way Lukaku is being treated even though he showed us all in Serie A that given time, patience and confidence he can be a top 5 striker. This trend is not so widespread in Spain, otherwise, Madrid would have never hired Ancelotti after the Everton disaster, Villarreal would have never gone and hired Emery and Barca would have avoided signings like Auba and Adama. Right now, United just passed up on the chance to get Pochettino, because he has suffered at PSG like Ancelotti, Tuchel and Emery before him. As highly as I rate Ten Hag, United has an environment that would have better suited Pochettino plus you wouldn't have to start worrying about adjustment periods. All the best to Ten Hag though, he has quite the job on his hands. Anywho, my hope is that a La Liga team like Valencia or Sevilla can pick him up after he leaves PSG because believe it or not Pochettino is a bloody good coach.

[@RabonaTV]

Poch lost Ligue 1 to Lille!!! Finished coach!!! /s

[@BlaugranaEverything]

@@RabonaTV 🤣🤣🤣 watch him leave PSG and win a European Title few years later 🤭

[@mobolajiade-aina8643]

Spurs should never have sacked him. He was the perfect fit for them

[@farhansubi417]

What a video. Has to be your best video so far. Love the insight as usual.

[@sriramkrishnan8606]

Brilliant coach , humble man who instills success , determination , winning mentality and fighting spirit to any team that completely buys into his philosophy and plays with no ego. Someone like him deserves to win the champions league just so the world recognizes he s not just a Europa league specialist. Also, down the line would love to see him coach the Spain national team . He can achieve great things with the national team

[@josevaldez4208]

Love your vids and live streams and podcast keep the amazing work you do

[@CarlHH777]

He definitely knows how to maximize an average squad in Cup competitions but his teams struggle with consistency in the league. Finished 7th last year and will finish around the same position again and won't get to play either the CL or EL next season. No, Villarreal aren't winning the CL.

[@kcovac2029]

Yeah but he knows that being in a Champions league make more money for the club, imagine how much money he pulls in for the club getting Villarreal in the champions with sponsors. La liga lost its popularity so maybe for a club like them they don’t see much benefit so consistency is maybe not his issue it’s a calculated step, conservation and patience.

[@RedRhythm_1]

I hope they win it i would definitely want that over Real Madrid

[@CarlHH777]

@@kcovac2029 Banking everything on a Cup run isn't exactly optimal. Also, like I mentioned, the only way Villarreal can play in European Cup competitions next season is by winning the CL and we know that's not happening.

[@nejcsribar7451]

They are gonna be in conference together with man utd and atalanta

[@nejcsribar7451]

@@chriswolf1089 to be fair we are gonna probably finish 6th which is europa league

[@johnkennedyekene9128]

Thank you Adrian for this video though. Just an addition to what I said earlier, Spanish and French language speaker start interviews with a greeting!!!. That was what Unai translated into English and at every interview he had to greet the people/media.

[@zaeidanis]

3:43 he looks like the Basque answer to Harry Potter

[@VonKrauzer]

During his tennure in Spartak Moscow Unai also was a coach of Artyom Dzuba and two didn't look eye to eye, mildly put. To the point when Dzuba called Unai "trenerishka" which can be roughly translated as "itty-bitty coach". Save to say that Unai lost the dressing room hard in Spartak and his time at the helm of it is still remembered by SM fans with a shudder.

[@saulmejia97]

Good video as always! While I’m not a fan of Emery due to his tactics I feel like I can respect him much more

[@Cheekystriker]

He is a great coach #Respect

[@Smonserratm]

A friend of mine is from Vila-real and Unai's reveered there despite poor league performance.

[@firegodmiguel]

I feel like the good ebening thing was actually a little bit overblown. I took Spanish in high school and one thing that stressed a lot is that v is pronounced like b or at least in certain contexts. I think because he didn't have perfect English mastery when he went to England that was just a kink of him not fully understand the grammar yet so he was pretty much saying English words like how he would say them in Spanish

[@lancinekeita4823]

To be honest Adrian, I am an Arsenal supporter- i remember how excited I was at Emery being our manager... I just wanted him to do well. I remember the memes about him and thought it was just banter. He wasted to sign Zaha.... I ALSO liked Zaha very much, since he's from Ivory Coast like me- then Arsenal sacked him.... I was soo fucking pissed, because I felt like he wasn't given adequate time to build his culture at the club- and to be honest, I still resent Arsenal for that

[@nabilahmadsiddiqui345]

Emery lost the dressing room. No manager can survive that. He is a manager ideal for a mid-table side but not a heavyweight like Arsenal FC. I wish him the best now at Aston Villa but honestly, he was a poor fit at Arsenal.

[@lobachevscki]

I love this channel.

[@pragma5282]

Paradoxically, and as a matter of fact, He has English ancestors, thus the Emery surname, which is not a Basque surname at all. He explained it a couple of times in Spain when some journalist asked about his unusual surname, he said that his ancestor was some English sailor that settled in Hondarribia like 120 years ago.

[@pendejisimojuasjuasj]

It's funny because that's the story of how football was introduced in Spain by english fishermen in the northern regions

[@joaquinalcalde3435]

Reslly love stories like these 👌👏👏

[@bodunrinotegbade8863]

Class Intro Adrian 🤣👏🏽

[@vishal7arora]

Emery's treatment at arsenal is just british fans, more so epl fans being naive. Well nobody is surprised about that when it comes to EPL fans. the guy is admirable in every aspect. Love him to bits as a fan of spanish football. He is an elite manager for the clubs just below the title challenger clubs. Will always root for him and absolutely will always despise some arsenal fans for treating him the way they did.

[@joelgodwin9916]

been waiting for this video ..... all hail DON UNAI

[@dvdv8197]

This video was touchy-Feehely! 😀😬

[@chikish]

How ironic that English fans would make fun of a man who speaks multiple languages 😂😂

[@Dz73zxxx]

imma say that the Unai's case shows how "dominant" and influencing the english media is...and also how crooked they are...and also how english PL really carry their backbone as their source content

[@XtremeGaminification]

Unrelated to the video, which was great BTW as is the standard, but Adrian considering Benfica's imminent appointment of Roger Schmidt as manager will we get to see an essay on that beautiful german man?

[@thepolticalone961]

Good ebening

[@SKa-tt9nm]

How original.

[@casualfocus1371]

Good Memening

[@dvdv8197]

Hell yes, Unai to Benfica some day!! 👍🙏

[@borispacheco2498]

Give him a club like Liverpool results will bé Incroyable

[@WOLFE3Y]

In Emery we trust ... sometimes ... in the Europa League at least 😂

[@RabonaTV]

AMEN.🙏

[@matthewmaayen2966]

He just need to stay in Spain that's where he gets the most succes

[@msaad8053]

arsenal made a big mistake by letting him go it was clear that the players ego was at fault for his departure from arsenal and psg

[@jtmcgee]

If I had a Club who were always around European comps but never progressing I think he would be a top pick.

[@JonathanLopez-sn4ky]

Hating lol

[@nkwojoseph2456]

I was very happy when he knocked out Arsenal and eventually won the Europa cup. It was like karma.

[@minnumseerrund]

The man. The meme. The mystery

[@apmoy70]

It's not his fault that Spanish doesn't have the fricative /v/ but the approximant /ʋ/

[@MrYeet-kv3wj]

As a real fan, I would love to see him manage our club Ancelotti has done well but it hasn’t all been perfect

[@lancinekeita4823]

Nice

[@RuiLuz]

Emery is that guy no one pays attention in school, later on, he is the guy she tells you to worry about.

[@sreenivaskamath4243]

6:34 did you just say he beat Klopp's Liverpool

[@trenblasterviego]

Yea he did, with a 3-1 no less

[@alfmartin8064]

Im english and people was racist to emery imo the way he spoke and where he was from was used to mock him. Just not right

[@trevorjoneill707]

he's damn good. Now we have to beat him in the CL

[@cosmoscoach4698]

YNWA.

[@H0MEtownHER0]

As an Arsenal fan, I knew that Emery was doomed from the start. He had to be the guy to offload payers that got too comfortable at the end of Wegner's reign, and never got the backing to build his squad. As an American, I did not realize how much ridicule he was getting for his language barrier. I only thought "Good Ebbening" was a meme and just a funny little thing. For tactics I thought he was actually doing really well for what Arsenal had at the time and that a EL final and 1 point off of 4th was great. Ultimately the pressure from the toxic fans and press at the time believing that Arsenal should have been title contenders or champions league which is ironic... led to him not trusting himself and start overtinkering and lose faith from the players and club. I think he is a great coach when he is trusted from his players, and board. There also must be a bigger ease for him in Spain that he is able to communicate precisely what he wants. The fact that he has one a trophy and is excelling with the "Spurs" of Spain with ex spurs players shows that he is great. The only issue I see with him is having a consistency over a season, rather than banking on knockout competitions.

[@StreetsAhead120]

Cup specialist is #AllElite

[@shawngillogly6873]

If I was founding a club tomorrow, and I could name any manager not named Jurgen Klopp, it would be Unai Emery.

[@dvdv8197]

2:58 That club be like: "We want to give you a chance as coach, but we don't actually have the budget for a coat that fits you." 🤷‍♀️🤣

[@VonKrauzer]

That's when he unleashed his inner Arsene.

[@rohetkc3593]

If given proper time he could go on to win title with big clubs

[@kma1363]

Despite his cup success, should he still have taken a 2nd shot at premier league with another high profile club like Newcastle or was that another potential landmine?.... Ps. I'm a Gooner, and I've still got a lot of respect for what he's done, especially after dealing with Arsenals toxic Post wenger era

[@taradeviwest9351]

Dear Rabona, cn u please gv some love to RB Leipzig, i think it's the start of their domination of bundesliga, europa & pokal..

[@RabonaTV]

I will! We gave some love to them at the end of the Bayern video I made last week, but a dedicated upload is in the works as well.👀

[@taradeviwest9351]

@@RabonaTV greattttttt!!!! Im in RBL heaven right now❤🤍❤🤍

[@bigbowss9817]

He wasnt a good fit for Arsenal, but he is a great manager. Language barrier was a major problem, because a manager is a communicator first & foremost, so if he cant get his points across clearly and with authority, its never gonna work. Its not a coincidence he failed everytime outside of spain, so I dont think Arsenal were wrong to sack him, but the ridicule was a bit much in hindsight...

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

He was never a meme arsenal is the meme!

[@jasoncavari]

👍🏼

[@awaynekerr]

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[@bentn13]

PSG have lost the league 3 times since the Qatari ownership. The first season to Montpellier, the Monaco season, and the LOSC season.

[@saifdahabreh4486]

GOD BLESS 🙏🙌✝️!!!

[@zsac18]

Cant wait for Emery to launch a podcast and call it "Good Ebening Ethpanya"

[@mr.dareisayitdrifty8792]

Good ebening is goated fam idk 😂

[@milktea2422]

English only speakers gotta be the most arrogant people I’ve ever seen, I’ve never once seen people make fun of others for trying to learn a language that’s not English, often encouraging it, however when a non English speaker learns to speak English and messes up, they get ridiculed for it. Like bro, English isn’t the hardest language to learn or speak, they just haven’t had enough practice, have you ever seen a person tryna speak Chinese, or Korean? They look funny and sound funny as fuck. Not gonna lie. English only speaking people have gotta be the most arrogant people I’ve ever witnessed, I don’t even know where it comes from either

[@codeovercode167]

I've laughed a lot to his "good ebening", but I want to apoligize to him. Laughing at someone because of their accent or a particular unharmful behaviour is not okay.

[@Hanke86]

The way the English media and some of the Arsenal fans treated him was disgusting. Bet they're kicking themselves now

[@prashantls]

Emery in all honesty is the Spanish Roy Hodgson.

[@kurington.blogspot7876]

I think you put too much emphasis on the ridicule Emery suffered in Arsenal. Arsenal itself is ridiculed by more people than Emery will be in his life time, daily, and has been for decades. Not succeeding in Arsenal is not something average football fan puts much weight on. It's a shitty club way past it's glory days.

[@juanjoseph]

The brits make fun of non brits talking english, but they're the only ones who are monolingual all of their lives. You can'r mock accents if you only speak one language, And Emery speaks at least four languages. I disagree completelty with your outside vs inside of Spain. It's more of a England vs outside of England. The only people making fun of Unai were brits, and the rest of the world saw him for the great manager he is. His worse decisions have been to go to two toxic clubs that won't get anything with our withouth him, as we've seen how PSG and Arsenal treat their management.

[@josearias9825]

Arsenal are just a 🎪 club

[@rubendejong7206]

It’s so childish to make fun of somebody’s accent, atleast he tried I don’t see a English manager speak Spanish

[@SheffKhalid]

He just isn’t a Premier league manager nor an Arsenal manager.

[@RedRhythm_1]

Tbh i don't think he can handle big egos that's why

[@zaeidanis]

Just like Superman, he's a superhero, but I guess every Superman has his own kryptonite... except for Unai Emery (y'know spreading the Unai Emery propaganda all the way from this channel).

[@johnhoward6509]

Keep the joke going , there must be another few years in it yet 🥱

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[@saifdahabreh4486]

GOD BLESS 🙏🙌✝️!!!

[@saifdahabreh4486]

GOD BLESS 🙏✝️🙌✝️!!!