Difference between Gerrard and Emery has been night and day, also their recruitment has been superb (bar Tielemans).
Hopefully Tielemans has turned a corner, he came on and set up Bailey’s goal yesterday.
Yeah I mean his ability was never the issue, but his workrate and stamina.
Hardest thing to build. IIRC Kovacic had similar issues when he came to Chelsea from Real.
Took few seasons for him to stand on his knees upto 75mins mark.
Kovavic -> Barkley
Barkley -> Kovacic
Every 70th minute. We remember
Difference is Tielemans has been in the prem for years and is actively regressing in that regard
Playing at the highest level for so long probably fucks your knees and joints up as well.
Definitely last season. Unai was picking up about 2 points per game with Gerrard’s squad.
Villa were very close to going down a bad path but they realised that Christian Purslow who wanted to bring in his favourite Liverpool players was the problem and got rid accordingly.
We’ll take that Tielemans right off your hands, don’t worry
It’s OK, Gerrard has found his managerial level now.
Tielemans has had his moments, plus he came on a free.
Good ebening - Emery Unai
Aston villa on its way to getting qualified for Europa league…
Emery masterclass, can see them winning the Conference league comfortably as well, only competitor I can think off will be Fenerbahce and the teams that might come from EL.
Emery masterclass, can see them winning the Conference league comfortably as well, only competitor I can think off will be Fenerbahce and the teams that might come from EL.
We got a rude awakening in the Conference League when we went to Poland, at the moment the group we are in has basically been reset with all four teams in it having the same number of points and the same goal difference (3 points and +/-0 GD) after two games. We go to AZ on Thursday which is a really big game for us, it’s a “must not lose” fixture as far as I can tell, but at their place and in the form they are in it’s going to be a tricky task.
“The teams that might come from EL” is a very wide selection. They might win the Conf but definitely not comfortably like you seem to claim
Saying this in October is absolutely insane behaviour
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Unai is not appreciated enough. This guy does excellent work nearly everywhere he goes.
The Villan Arc
That picture of Emery there is perfect.
“You like that, aye? Want more of that, aye?”
Who are they playing next?
Sports strategy is sports strategy
I think it’s great to see Unai stick it to all the losers who laughed at his accent while at Arsenal, he’s a top man and top coach.
Happy for Emery, after seeing how the fans and players at arsenal mocked him… deserved another chance in the Prem. Always remember when he returned against us in the Europa, knocked us out and didn’t even celebrate… classy bloke
I so badly want to see this team make the top 4.
Getting emery was a major coup for villa
Has this been Emery’s best league performance? I dont remember Sevilla or PSG going on a run like this
This is the 4th 10+ game home winning streak in his career, crazy record
Arsenal went on a bender aswell with like 17 consecutive wins/draws
Unai has been very underestimate since his time at Arsenal