Arsenal manager Unai Emery has suggested that some players will have to leave the club following their 4-1 loss to Chelsea in the Europa League final in Baku.
"Our idea is to continue to carry on and improve with the young players that have arrived," said Emery. "Maybe some players need to leave but it's not the moment to speak about that."
The Arsenal boss continued: "We have the possibility for a lot of players to improve. We have young players getting the first experience of a final and I am positive for our future with young players getting better in our way.
"I am very proud of our work, not very proud to not achieve our target, but proud of our work because I think the players did all they could to achieve our target and we are closer to other teams. The next year we can continue with the same team with some players coming to help us get better.
"We have big players with experience and some young players. This year we will use to be closer to the other teams. The next year we need the same idea, to add some new players, but it's the same way as this year, to do one step more."
Asked whether missing out on the Champions League will impact Arsenal's summer transfer plans, Emery said: "Maybe. But we are a big team and Arsenal is a big name in the football world and a lot of players want to play here.
"We need in this process to be strong in our idea and our way. That is the way we started this season. The idea was to get more competitive as a team and be closer to the teams. We did that but at the moment it's not enough for our targets, but the next week and the next year our idea will continue in our mind.
"I don't know for transfers for next year but the club is working to do everything we need to improve."
xiamain
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I like Emery, he is a good manager however now he needs to be supported by the board in the transfer market £40 million budget is a joke it is the type of budget teams fighting relegation will have. Arsenal need to wake up and join the real world and act like a big club
Jozabciknt
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Arsenal financial management gave Unai Emery 40 millions pounds, to go to Baku and search for players, and if he comes back with anything good, they add some money,so he can go for negotiations, during the closing of transfer window, let s check for 2-3 players in championship that can win the FA cup and Carling cup,next two season,we"ll sell them to, man utd,Chelsea, Liverpool, or man city, so they will use them to hurt us,so we can keep on lifting community shield back to back
moha9f
87
mustafi, kolasinac koscielny Elneny Ozil xhaka must leave Arsenal need rebuliding to be strong team like liverpool. liverpool was like Arsenal klopp become strong team
rannr
82
The whole defence line , that is the back 4 need to go forever. The owner need to go too. No passion on the part of the owner. He just walks in and out of uk the way he likes. The supporters are toothless
bouaelsz
78
Arsenal are in shambles, big disgrace and incurable heart attack to fans. No positive thought, no creativity, no genuine sense of commitment, and a total disaster. The club management is wholly responsible for the assemblage of the heep of rubbish called players. Nobody reaps where he does not sow. You don't achieve good result when you don't spend money to attract quality players.
dooackru
76
Emery, you are a great coach, and Arsenal should think of the future of the club and give you the money to build a challenging team for next season. Thank to all the Gunners footballers, fans and Board members.
riuabdeu
71
I personally think we didn't do that bad, everyone wrote us off and we showed them we can and will, yes we lost the mighty blues, they played excellent foodball no doubt abt that, this is football as in any sport some one must win n some1 must loose. This is where character comes in, the boys must dust themselves off n move forward, whether some stay n some leave, it is what it is...Emery will have pocket change to bring in world class players, so my suggestion, Willock, Nketiah, Reiss Nelson, Smith rowe, I think they deserve a go in the first team, get rid of the dead wood, and start rebuilding, that's just my 2 cents on this. I'm n Arsenal guy win or loose.....COYG.🤙🤙
Don_Baba
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Don't put the blame on the players Unai, you failed woefully with that stupid formation. You think only Ozil could do the job? Why do you have to bench Iwobi? Why do you opt for that formation?? why not playing 442, 433 or 343???
Yuaaily
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Am afraid, it's hard to replace a football purist like Wenger who even earned the full respect of the PEP. He was old and stubborn yes, but our Arsenal way is now up in a puff of smoke. we got nothing left to boast about because we can't even play attractive football. But now, am watching the team behind my fingers knowing that a howler mistake is on the way to pierce my heart. The disrespect of sacking him and all the hollow promises of buying players are worse than a cut of cane.
Pobactuz
62
Unai we know who you been targetting all this while. Obviously Ozil will go and you will promote Iwobi to be the captain when Kolscieny leave Arsenal.
dooackru
60
Golden Booth for the first season, wow, what a great start for Auba.congratulations boy. Arsenal for the very first time for Europa League Title under Coach Unai Emery, victory!!!!! Unai you have proven to be a good and great Coach, you definitely need some cash to build a team of your chosen.
mihabiknst
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honestly speaking we can not continue to blame coach for for hopeless ozil, to me if ozlil is taking 350k per week and always get lost in important matches then he should account for it now imaging when he was subbed he was walking like a 6 months hospital patient in fact he has to leave our dear club
DaMhztourage
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Now Man Utd and Arsenal will find it difficult to attract top players to their respective teams due to lack of champions league football , maybe a merger will do the magic to counter Man City and Liverpool, just joking though . 😁😁