Monchi: “Emery is the reason for going to Aston Villa”

The former general sports director of Seville, Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo, ‘Monchi’gave his first interview to the official media of Aston Villa after his first two months at the English club, where he held the position of director of football operations.

In it, the San Fernando executive offers his first sensations, compliments Unai Emery and he warned that when he left Sevilla, a departure that was embroiled in some controversy due to tensions with the Andalusian club’s management, he planned to take a break, but an opportunity arose. Aston Villa.

“The adaptation is very quick and easy.”

“The sensations of these first months were very good. The adaptation to a new city, new club, new teammates… was very fast and easy, because everyone tried to facilitate it in this initial period. It should I would like to thank all the people who worked with the first team for their help and support,” commented the architect of the achievements in Seville in recent years.

Monchi appreciate the trust of Aston Villa and explained his decision after leaving the Seville. “The current and future project he offered was key to my decision. My first idea was to rest after my time at Sevilla, but when the possibility of Aston Villa appeared I didn’t hesitate for a moment because of everything I had heard was so much. about Unai and Damián as well as Nassef and Wes, it quickly developed a great enthusiasm in me.”

The presence of Emery In the bank is the key to everything, as he explained. “Clearly, this was almost the decisive reason for going to Birmingham. He is currently one of the top-level coaches in the world of football, with an endless capacity for work and a great desire to continue growing. Also worked I was with him and most of his team before, for three and a half years in Seville, where we achieved a very important sporting success,” he said.