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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 the hour mark, enough to hand Unai Emery a second defeat from the opening two games of the season. Villa are still yet to even have a shot on target. Ezri Konsa, sold to Arsenal in a £51m deal at...
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 card from Joao Gomes turning an already difficult afternoon for his striker-less team into a nightmare start to the 2026/27 season. Unai Emery spoke afterwards about AWOL Ollie Watkins, the collapse, the sending-off, what needs to change before Arsenal visit...
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...
Aston Villa’s Defensive Concerns Ahead of Celtic Clash: Emery Keeping Cards Close?
Aston Villa head into their crucial Champions League clash against Celtic with defensive issues dominating the pre-match discussion. With Tyrone Mings racing against time to prove...
Unai Emery Explains Tyrone Mings Replacement Logic
Match Reaction: Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham – A Missed OpportunityAston Villa were left to rue what could have been after a 1-1 draw against...