• Arteta, Ancelotti, Allegri and Howe also contenders
Freddie Ljungberg wants the Arsenal head coach role on a permanent basis after being temporarily appointed to pick up the pieces of Unai Emery’s tenure, and could be given until the end of this season to prove his worth.
Emery was sacked on Friday morning after presiding over a dire run of form, culminating in a run of seven games without a win and a 2-1 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt in front of a half-empty Emirates Stadium. He was immediately replaced by Ljungberg, the former Arsenal midfielder who had worked alongside him as a first-team coach since the summer, and the Swede’s first task is to lift his players before Sunday’s match at Norwich.
Written by Nick Ames, Jacob Steinberg and David Hytner
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/nov/29/arsenal-sack-unai-emery-freddie-ljungberg under the title “Ljungberg may get rest of season to make case to succeed Emery at Arsenal”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
