Unai Emery He celebrated two years at Aston Villa on Wednesday and, after helping them qualify for the Champions League last season, he has now made sure his aim is to win a title.
Emery was appointed manager of Villa on 24 October 2022 thereafter Steven Gerrard was sacked as the team languished in 16th place in the Premier League. At that time, he took the ‘villains’ to seventh place and they qualified for the Conference League.
Leader in the Champions League and fourth in the Premier
Last year, Aston Villa finished fourth and entered, for the first time in 41 years, Europe’s top competition, where they currently lead after winning the first three games of the league stage.
Emery, at 52 years old, wants to continue making history at Aston Villa by leading them to win what will be their first title since winning the English League Cup in 1996.
“Two years have passed since I arrived here. We have been very demanding and we have always tried to be better at every moment,” said Emery today in the press conference before tomorrow’s game at Villa Park against Bournemouth by Basque coach Andoni Iraola.
The Birmingham team is fourth, 4 points behind leaders Liverpool and looking to play its tenth game in all competitions without defeat.
Keep up the demand
“We achieved some goals quickly, but there is still much to do. When we reach the goals we can face every season, it is very important to work hard,” he assured, maintaining his high level of demand.
“The first goal is to play in Europe, be among the seven best. My second dream then and now is to get a degree. We really want to improve,” Emery proclaimed.
Emery described Bournemouth, 11th in the table, as a “very demanding team”. “At home or away, they always play with the same style: pressing hard, being competitive in duels,” outstanding in Iraola’s group.
“They are playing very active in everything, fast. Individually, they have very good players and a strong structure. Their coach is progressing and improving a lot,” Emery added. “To beat them, to get the three points tomorrow, I know it will be very difficult and we will need all the players’ energy, all the concentration, to be really effective in every decision we make tomorrow.”
Source: La Verdad
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