5 Arsenal players who have flopped under Unai Emery this season 

Arsenal FC v Eintracht Frankfurt: Group F - UEFA Europa League
Arsenal FC v Eintracht Frankfurt: Group F - UEFA Europa League

#2 Dani Ceballos

Arsenal FC v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Premier League
Arsenal FC v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Premier League

Signed on loan from Real Madrid, Ceballos has provided only two assists in 11 appearances. Emery showed faith in him by constantly naming him in the starting lineup and even thought of Ceballos to be capable of replacing Mesut Ozil. However, the Spaniard's creativity is nowhere near the level which Ozil possesses.

Taking on the No.8 shirt, Ceballos had big shoes to fill. The former taker of the shirt, Aaron Ramsey, enjoyed a cross accuracy of 33% and shooting accuracy of 39% last season. It was easily the Welsh international's best season for the Gunners last time round. On the other hand, Ceballos has a far lower cross accuracy of just 13% and 33% for shooting.


#1 Nicolas Pepe

Vitoria Guimaraes v Arsenal FC: Group F - UEFA Europa League
Vitoria Guimaraes v Arsenal FC: Group F - UEFA Europa League

No Arsenal fan will believe that he is worth £72 million because Pepe has contributed close to nothing since his arrival at North London. When the 24-year-old played for Lille in Ligue 1 last season, he netted 22 goals and provided 11 assists in 38 appearances. Despite making 12 Premier League appearances this season, Pepe has scored just once and it was from a penalty.

The only applause he deserves thus far is coming on to score two excellent free-kicks against Vitoria in the Europa League. Other than that, what has Pepe done on the pitch? Just like Emery, the Ivory Coast forward has been a flop this season. In lieu of his poor performance, Pepe has not started the last three Premier League matches and he also played no role in the Gunners' defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt.

If the right-winger fails to improve in the coming weeks, he might go down as one of the worst signings Arsenal have made in their history considering the hefty price that was paid to secure his services.

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