An open letter from Joe Montemurro

First of all I need to say thank you.

Thank you to everyone who gave me, a childhood Arsenal fan, the opportunity to be in the inner sanctum of one of the greatest clubs in the world. Not many people get the opportunity to do that.

But to also be able to lead this team, to have an impact on them and leave something behind – to me, at least – is even more special.

I cannot thank everyone enough. The players, every staff member that I’ve had the pleasure of working with and, of course, the fans.

The fans have been absolutely fantastic with me ever since day one and, while I know that I will have sometimes frustrated them by trying different things with my tactics and selections, I hope that they…