I think it may have been on the cards longer than we initially thought. We sacked a load of backroom including the goalkeeping coach and Emery happens to be bringing in his own GK coach. That could just be coincidence but something tells me they're linked![]()
It could well be the case.
Whilst Gary Neville and the meedja seem to think we had no clue what we were doing, and just asking anyone in passing if they wanted an interview, the reality could be that we had something lined up a while ago and the other interviewees were mearly a courtesy.
Emery has released his first training video for the squad
This guy doesn't waste any time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXJLWimxP-s
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I think Emery can understand English and can speak some basic phrases - it's more that he's not fluent at it. During press conferences at PSG he was often asked questions in English and was able to understand them without needing translations, though he chose to reply in Spanish so that he could say all that he wanted to say. It'll be more like a Pochettino situation with him where he'll probably use a translator at the start before eventually gaining the confidence to speak it by himself.
Not sure about Jardim's fluency level.