Bernd Leno reveals Arsenal were in disarray under Emery with players ‘confused’ on pitch
BERND LENO has admitted Arsenal were in disarray under Unai Emery and that players were "confused on the pitch".
Arsenal have endured a tough season so far and Emery was sacked in November after a poor start.
It hasn't got much better under Mikel Arteta, with four consecutive draws in the league leaving them 10th.
Speaking about Emery's reign, Leno said: "The mentality out on the pitch, I don’t want to say it was a mess, but it was a bit confusing.
"Everyone was doing different things.
"We were not a team.
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"Not in the dressing room, not on the pitch and you could see that.
The decision to bring in Arteta has been a positive for the players and Leno admits there is a massive difference.
"I think with Mikel it changed completely, you can see." Leno said.
"From the first day he came he was not talking too much about tactics.
"He was talking about how we behave in the dressing room, when we go the games we have to be more professional like a team."
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Arsenal are currently in Dubai as part of their winter break and are hoping a break will help them as they aim to drag themselves up the table.
After four consecutive draws, the Gunners are 10th, five points off the top six.
Back-to-back home games could be a massive chance for them to close that gap and get themselves into Europa League qualification.