Problem was that Emery came in with a tactical plan and then realized (after a few months) that his team was WAY too built on possession. That's what players liked to play under Blanc and anyone who came with a different style after Blanc was sure to fail.
So Emery adapted and accepted that his team play a totally different style than what he is used to.
Still, if refs are fair they knock Barca out last season and then who knows?
He was partly responsible for the return leg loss, but the story of those two years is that the team coached itself. In the good and bad moments, he was just a passenger.
All his experiments failed or blew to his face at some point (Verratti at #10, Lo Celso at #6, Matuidi at LW, Meunier at RW, switching goalies every other game and choosing Trapp before the Barca games).
So Emery adapted and accepted that his team play a totally different style than what he is used to.
Still, if refs are fair they knock Barca out last season and then who knows?
He was partly responsible for the return leg loss, but the story of those two years is that the team coached itself. In the good and bad moments, he was just a passenger.
All his experiments failed or blew to his face at some point (Verratti at #10, Lo Celso at #6, Matuidi at LW, Meunier at RW, switching goalies every other game and choosing Trapp before the Barca games).