Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos has said his club needs time to adapt to the “big change” brought by manager Unai Emery.
Emery replaced Arsene Wenger in the summer and the Gunners have been undergoing through transition and the club has been registering good results since a poor start to the current campaign. The club suffered two consecutive defeats in the opening matches of Premier League to Manchester and Chelsea but has since then registered six wins in all competitions. Sokratis says the club will need time to change from Wenger to Emery.
“It was a big change for this team, especially with what this team did over the years. It will be difficult for the new manager and the new players to repeat. But we have to work hard, we have to progress every day and work, work, work,” he said.
Sokratis joined the Gunners in July from Borussia Dortmund for an undisclosed fee and since his arrival, he has been a key figure at the heart of Emery’s defence.
The Gunners plays hosts to Watford on Saturday 29th at the Emirate
