LONDON, Dec 16 — Arsenal’s interim head coach Freddie Ljungberg said the club needed to hurry up and appoint a new permanent manager after a crushing 3-0 home loss to Manchester City yesterday, and he appeared to accept that he is unlikely to get the job himself. The London side managed just...
Arsenal interim manager Freddie Ljungberg is seen during the Premier League with Manchester City at Emirates Stadium in London December 15, 2019. — Reuters pic
As well as calling for a swift resolution to the managerial situation, Ljungberg flagged up how he is operating with a skeleton staff behind the scenes, with Per Mertesacker acting as his assistant as well running the club’s academy. Arsenal have been without a permanent first-team boss since they sacked Unai Emery at the end of November.
“I think they took yellow cards on just kicking us down when we had a chance to counter. That’s obviously tactical and they worked on that,” he said.
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