
Unai said he noticed a shift in Arsenal’s performances before and after the half-time whistle during the Europa League clash with Sporting CP”.
His Team, having struggled to make the first 45 minutes counts, attacked with much more intent after the break to extend the winning run to 11 games in a row.
So what did Unai Emery say to his side at half-time that made them win?
“The match is 90 minutes and different things happened tactically and individually in the game,” said Emery. He further pointed that His side
“The balance for the two teams, I think there are a lot of chances to score. And in the second half, I think, step-by-step, we imposed our jobs and we imposed our good play in the second half.
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“Each match is a very big opportunity to improve things and one thing is this. We spoke in the dressing room before the start of the match today about our objectives. And one objective is this. But the most important thing is that when we were in the dressing room at half-time, we spoke.
“We cannot impose our ideas in the first 45 minutes but in the second half we have the chance and the opportunity to change the result and continue in our way, thinking only to win this match and to improve things in the second half. I think we did that in the 45 minutes of the second half. But we need to continue finding the solution for us to be better in the first halves.”