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​Collymore tells Arsenal: Test the ambition of Atletico Madrid boss Simeone

Stan Collymore believes that Unai Emery is done at Arsenal and the club should target Diego Simeone from Atletico Madrid.

Emery suffered another set back with the 2-2 draw at home against Southampton, where they were outplayed by the away side.

And Collymore believes that it is time for the club to go through another revolution, but not with Emery at the helm.

He wrote in his column for the Daily Mail:

"Arsenal needed revolution after Arsene Wenger left.

"They needed someone to be bold, brave, rid the walls of the stench of average, and to take a hammer to the place.

"Instead they got Unai Emery who is struggling to stop Arsenal being a Barcelona-light parody act from 2009.

"The Arsenal board should now be testing Diego Simeone's ambition and offering him the chance to test himself against Klopp, Mourinho and Pep.

"It is always tough for a manager succeeding a dynasty like Wenger. It could even be two or three bosses down the line who succeeds.

"Do Arsenal want to keep playing nice continental passing football... I keep recalling Patrice Evra calling them nice boys.

"Forget going to Germany or Italy for a new manager, with Simeone they have a chance by saying, you have plateaued, eight years in Madrid, we will double your wages, we can parachute you in to compete against Mourinho, Klopp, Pep."

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