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[Albion] Unai Emery



patchamalbion

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Feb 26, 2009
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What did he do towards the end of the match? Chuck a water bottle or something?

Saw a reaction from 15-20 supporters and stewards move in. Seemed to go over and shake a bloke and his kids hands twice apologetically.
 


Mackenzie

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Nov 7, 2003
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Kicked a water bottle I think.

Must be frustrating for him managing such a limited team.
 




Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
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SS1 had a mini article about it at h/t Watford v Chelsea, with video clips. He did it when angry with his team and the bottle hit someone.

He apologised to the person a couple of times. End of the matter apparently.
 


Springal

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Feb 12, 2005
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Man throws pie on pitch, gets banned for 4 months

Man kicks water bottle that actually hits someone, no problem.
 






WATFORD zero

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On the highlights, I saw him turn and go off to someone on the final whistle, just as Chris walked over.

Thought Chris was going to Klopp him, but luckily he came back to shake Chris's hand just before Chris went ape shit mental again :rolleyes:
 


Thunder Bolt

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Gary Lineker mentioned it on MOTD, showing Emery apologising to the fan after the game.
£10K fine I reckon.
 












Knocky's Nose

Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
May 7, 2017
4,133
Eastbourne
He apologised to the person a couple of times. End of the matter apparently.

Well there we go then...

Wrap a brick in pastry, throw it at the opposition centre forward, show unreserved remorse, apologise profusely, then shuffle off back to your seat. It'd be quite a sight to see 30,000 of these all being thrown at once, with a 'Life of Brian' style mass apology... :lolol:

 




Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
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I can't see his name without thinking......

Dick.jpg

(one for the over 50s)
 




Knocky's Nose

Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
May 7, 2017
4,133
Eastbourne
Seriously, is anybody genuinely angry about this?

Shirley not, but everyone does absolutely love to be "outraged" these days.. :rolleyes:

Thank goodness the fan it hit wasn't Disabled, BAME or otherwise. Emery would have been sacked, Arsenal would have been deducted 36 points and the fan would have been awarded £1.2m from the GoFundMe page, plus a VIP tour of the Emirates.

I'm joking btw. Just labouring the point. :glare:
 




drew

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Oct 3, 2006
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Burgess Hill
It was seen on TV so think the FA have no choice other to investigate which I suspect will mean checking with the match officials. Doubt anything will come of it but if they weren't seen to check it out then the next time someone does something they don't have a leg to stand on.
 


narly101

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Feb 16, 2009
2,683
London
Ludicrously not it seems. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46692146 Why the FA want to 'look into it' when the officials said it was dealt with well at the time, I don't know.

And quite right - I saw the anger on his face, just as he walloped the bottle (which was full of water). Sadly he caught it just right and it rose over the barriers and hit a fan. We've seen plenty of managers lose their shit in the dug out, but never in the years at the Amex have I seen one do that. It was reckless, and could have caused injury.

I appreciate that he was angry, and that he apologised after the incident and at the end of the game, but the speed with which he kicked it could have done more damage then it did.
 






Mo Gosfield

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Aug 11, 2010
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Minor incident.
Lets enjoy the moment that one of Europe's best managers has seen some of the cream of the PL, reduced to hanging on against a more limited but hugely spirited side and has let his frustration spill over. We got to Emery and his players yesterday. They thought they could bully us. They didn't. They couldn't. We wouldn't go away.
I watched him closely yesterday. He is a class act and he will turn Arsenal into a challenging side again. He is pro-active. He doesn't hesitate to change things. He is talking to his players all the time. Simple little hand signals convey the message. He is vibrant and hugely intelligent.
One minor indiscretion highlighted by attention seekers. He apologised immediately and it should be forgotten.
 



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