“My dream is to win a trophy with him Aston Villa. And my second goal is to play in Europe. I want to be here for a long time and create a new culture“, he claimed Unai Emery, 52-year-old Spanish coach, when he took over in November 2022 with the team sixteenth in the Premier League, so his phrases seemed more like an unattainable illusion than a drinkable goal.
However, by dint of mental convincing to his players and a lot of work, with his experience at the service, the former coach of PSG, Arsenal and Valencia, among other clubs, began little by little to meet the expectations that he himself had generated. .
🔵 🔴 Unai Emery’s Aston Villa must come back against Olympiakos tonight if they want to get into the Conference final. We review the data of his team this season, where they are fourth in the Premier League.
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Aston Villa climbed to seventh place in the first season, qualifying for the Conference League. They have not qualified for European competitions since the season 2010-11.
“We started at the bottom of the table, then we got into the top 10 and then we achieved the goal of being in Europe. It is a very important step forward. We added the possibility of winning one more title”highlighted the coach.
“I want to win the Conference. I appreciate all European competitions for their prestige”Unai had assured, having won four Europa Leagues (three with Sevilla and one with Villarreal).
However, after reaching the European semi-finals after failing to do so after the 1982 European Cup, suffered a humiliating 6-2 aggregate defeat against Olympiacos in the UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final, recently being eliminated.
🧐 Aston Villa has a 91.6% chance of finishing in the top 5.
If England finally gets that additional place for the Champions League 24/25…
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After spending almost the entire season in the Top 4 of the Premier League, the big objective now is to return to a Champions League that it won in 1982 but has not played since 1983, when it was still the European Cup.
Emery’s team, with figures such as Watkins, ‘Dibu’ Martínez, Pau Torres, They have defeated City (1-0), Arsenal (1-0 and 0-2), among others, and now they will face Liverpool. With victory, they will achieve their long-awaited goal.
“We are reaching our goals little by little. We are building a strong mentality. We want to be competitive. The first goal was to be in Europe. The next step is to do something in the European tournaments and then reach the Europa League, the Champions… “, the DT hoped. Will he fulfill it?
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