Jamie Carragher: You can make an argument that Unai Emery is the third best manager in this Premier League. If you back over the last 12 months since he came in at Villa, if you are talking about Man Utd, Aston Villa are a better coached team than United. There is no doubt about that.
It’s difficult to say that. You obviously have two at the top, which is Klopp and Pep.
After them, in the second tier, you would have the likes of Howe, Emery, Arteta, Poch, RDZ. It’s difficult to say any of these are categorically better than the others.
What has Arteta achieved that the others in that list haven’t? Finishing second once in a league where United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham all had a terrible year?
I mean tangibly, it’s just the FA Cup. Intangibly he’s transformed Arsenal into a real title contender against THIS city team. Only Klopp has managed to do that in the last 5 or so seasons.
Emery has had the most success out of all of them, three europa leagues in a row with Seville, a Europa league with Villarreal and the taking them to the champions league semi final knocking out juventude and Bayern before being knocked out by liverpool.
It’s difficult to say that. You obviously have two at the top, which is Klopp and Pep.
After them, in the second tier, you would have the likes of Howe, Emery, Arteta, Poch, RDZ. It’s difficult to say any of these are categorically better than the others.
Fair take to put Arteta in the B tier as an Arsenal Fan. IMO only a premier league title separates him from them.
That and Arteta not having more than one good finish in the premier league. He’s got miles to go before being considered in the Pep klopp tier.
What has Arteta achieved that the others in that list haven’t? Finishing second once in a league where United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham all had a terrible year?
I mean tangibly, it’s just the FA Cup. Intangibly he’s transformed Arsenal into a real title contender against THIS city team. Only Klopp has managed to do that in the last 5 or so seasons.
You can’t put Howe, RdZ on a similar level to Emery. Even Arteta & Potch is a stretch.
Emery as won 4 Europa leagues, runner up too and got to the CL semifinals with a non ‘big 3’ Spanish team. That alone puts him above the others.
He did as well as anyone at PSG. (Record points in the league wasn’t it?)
Let alone the last year at Villa.
Poch is not the same tier as Arteta I’d argue. He’s pretty much been carried by managing a decently big team. But what has he achieved really?
Emery has had the most success out of all of them, three europa leagues in a row with Seville, a Europa league with Villarreal and the taking them to the champions league semi final knocking out juventude and Bayern before being knocked out by liverpool.