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Unai Emery Is Rebuilding Aston Villa with One Arm Tied Behind His Back: Just Ask Goretzka
Emery's Rebuild Remains Frustrated With Goretzka's Absence"When you need an engine, trust German," declared Aston Villa's social media channels, announcing the signing of Leon Goretzka. Two weeks later, Villa supporters still haven't seen him play a minute.Goretzka issued a statement this week on his own social media explaining why."Unfortunately, my body has reacted to the increased workload after my time away from the pitch,"...
What Unai Said: Emery on Villa’s Toothless Draw at Hull City
What Unai Emery Said After Villa’s Goaless Draw Against Hull CityAston Villa's first point of the season arrived without a goal to show for it. The goalless draw at Hull City left Villa with one shot on target in their opening three Premier League games — the lowest total recorded by any side since 2003-04. Villa boss Unai Emery was left facing the same...
What Unai Said: Villa Rebuild, Goretzka’s Fitness, Manzambi Update and Abraham Staying
What Unai Emery Said After Villa's 1-0 Home Loss to ArsenalAston Villa lost 1-0 to Arsenal at Villa Park, Bukayo Saka's goal, just before...
What Unai Said: Manzambi and Striker Injuries Update, AWOL Watkins and Arsenal
What Unai Said: After Brighton 4-0 LossAston Villa were beaten 4-0 by Brighton in the Premier League, with four first-half goals and a red...
Unai Emery Remains Bullish in Testing Villa Transfer Window
Emery's Intelligent Transfer Market"It's the year we are changing more than normal, and I am really excited because I think we are doing (an)...
Unai Emery Pays Tribute to Pep Guardiola
Unai Emery Shows Big Respect to Pep GuardiolaAfter beginning to face Pep Guardiola's Barcelona when he was manager of Valencia in the 2008/09 season,...
Emery Warns Against Complacency – Lille Are Dangerous on the Road
A Slender Lead, a Stuttering Home Record and a Side That Travels WellAston Villa hold a slender 1-0 advantage heading into Thursday's Europa League...
Emery Admits Villa Lost Control as Old Trafford Defeat Deepens Champions League Anxiety
Unai Emery on 3-1 Manchester United DefeatUnai Emery was quick to admit that Aston Villa's 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford, ultimately came through their...
What Unai Said – Emery’s Verdict on Forest and Looking Ahead to Palace
What Unai Said - Aston Villa 3 Nottingham Forest 1 and Looking Ahead to Palace“Together, control, momentum.”The ScorelineAston Villa’s 3–1 win over Nottingham Forest was not...
What Unai Said – Emery’s Verdict on Arsenal Defeat
What Unai Said - Arsenal 4 Aston Villa 1“So, so proud of everything we are doing.”The words below from Unai Emery are collated from...
Emery Backs Notion That Title Talk at Half-Way Point is Nonsense
Title Talk For EngagementFootball loves a narrative, and modern football media loves one even more. The problem is that narratives are now routinely manufactured...
No Time to Look Back – Emery & Vidagany Rally Fans for Champions League Push
Damian Vidagany's Letter to Villa FansIn Unai Emery’s pre-match press conference ahead of the clash with Newcastle United, the Villa boss had firmly moved...
Unai Emery Claims Villa are “Under Our Target” in the League, but Showing Ambition
Useful Big League Tests Ahead of Champions League KnockoutsAston Villa battled to a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Liverpool, pushing the league leaders to the wire...
Unai Emery’s Frustration Grows After Ipswich Draw
Unai Emery's Match Reaction to Ipswich Town DrawAston Villa’s winless run extended to four matches after a frustrating 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town, despite playing against ten men...