'The sacking of Steven Morrow and his staff was the first sign of Edu taking a look at the structures at Arsenal and acting with authority. Relations had not been ideal between Morrow and Per Mertesacker, head of the academy. ' [@TheAthleticUK]
@TheAthleticUK 'One of Edu’s first observations when he returned to Arsenal last summer as technical director was surprise at the sheer number of staff across various departments.' [@TheAthleticUK]
@TheAthleticUK 'It was Gazidis who promoted Morrow, creating a role that had not previously existed at the club as head of youth scouting. Up until then, any young players brought into the club either came through the head of the academy or the chief scout.' [@TheAthleticUK]
@TheAthleticUK 'When the post of head of the academy was available in 2014, he (Morrow) was keen to be considered. The Dutchman Andries Jonker got the job. They did not see eye to eye. More recently, Morrow was keen on the technical director job that eventually went to Edu.' [@TheAthleticUK]
@TheAthleticUK 'Arsenal have ditched the model invented by Gazidis — with a specific head of scouting for the academy — and this decision allows them to streamline the process of making progress with their youngsters.' [@TheAthleticUK]
@TheAthleticUK 'It is now down to Mertesacker to oversee how he best wants to ensure the standard of young player invited to the club. ' [@TheAthleticUK]
@TheAthleticUK 'Edu and the hierarchy are apparently not yet in any mood to yield to criticism at the sharpest end, with intense scrutiny of Unai Emery at the moment.' [@TheAthleticUK]
