Unai Emery was aware of the ridicule he received over his greetings to the media but it did not overly bother the Spanish coach. Emery’s opening line to the press, which was commonly “good evening”, became a subject of comedy on social media because of his insistence on saying the phrase as well as his pronunciation.

Emery was first exposed to the British press in May 2018 when he was announced as Arsenal’s new head coach.

The Basque tactician had only previously worked in Spain, Russia and France, meaning he arrived in north London with broken English.

Emery’s grasp of the language improved drastically from that first press conference to the start of the 2018/19 season in August but failed to noticeably develop thereafter.

In keeping with his classy manner, Emery elected to directly address interviewers with openings such as “good evening” before heading into his answer to their first question.

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