New Arsenal boss Unai Emery would 'rather win 5-4 than 1-0' as he vows to go on the attack

Unai Emery has vowed to bring attacking football to Arsenal and says he would rather his side won 5-4 than 1-0.

On unveiling the new Arsenal head coach on Wednesday, chief executive Ivan Gazidis noted that the first criteria Emery had fulfilled his top criterion, a commitment to “progressive, entertaining football”.

Emery’s Paris Saint-Germain side certainly showed a commitment to attacking football, scoring 108 goals in 38 Ligue 1 games this season, and throughout his career the Spaniard’s teams have not struggled finding the net. In 608 competitive matches Emery sides have scored 1172 times,

Asked how he wanted his team to play Emery said: “With personality. This personality for all the minutes of a match: protagonists.

"I like possession with the ball, I like good pressing against the other team.

“I prefer to win 5-4 than win 1-0.” Emery has a reputation for extensive video sessions, such that Joaquin, who played under the Spaniard at Valencia, said that his manager “put on so many videos I ran out of popcorn!”

The Arsenal squad could find themselves with square eyes as well.

“I love the analysis, and going through the whole match like a movie,” Emery said.

“Then, I work through all the situations, all the things in the match, every day in training sessions.

“I love to work with all the players and individually with the players to improve their technique, tactics, mentality. I also like to speak with the players directly, to speak with their heart and one connection to find that connection with individual players and the whole team.”

In his debut press conference eschewed assessments of individual players, Mesut Ozil aside, but spoke of his belief that he could challenge for silverware with the core of the current side.

“I love the talent and I think this team are a talented squad,” he added.

“I think, when you are talented, you need to work with that talent and find a great performance with the talent and with the work.”