What's the background to this?
Very well deserved I have to say from Villa. I like Emery a lot as well.
Aston Villa appoint Unai Emery as manager
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What's the background to this?
Very well deserved I have to say from Villa. I like Emery a lot as well.
They got lucky this season, that's what xG says anyway. Hopefully they at least get out of the group for the league coefficient.
Probably from when he did the weird dance against us after scoring and then we beat them. Still super odd. Varane told him off for it and he looked like a plonker so assume Rio said something as well?
What a weirdo, should be the last thing he's thinking about at that time. Why on earth is he thinking about Ferdinand at all?
He's been fantastic for Villa, it makes you wonder why it didn't work out as well at Arsenal.
Some managers just seem to thrive at clubs outside the traditional top 4 or 5 and falter when taking the step up.
Some managers just seem to thrive at clubs outside the traditional top 4 or 5 and falter when taking the step up.
If it is from that, which is only my guess, it just shows Rio has lived in his head for months.
Rio tweeted (Feb?) “are you alright?” with a picture of Luiz doing that weird dance by Onana when he scored v us.
Trying not to read too much into it as don’t know the guy at all but seems small time and/or he can’t take a joke. My wife, father in law Villa fans.. absolutely made up to be in CL, don’t know why Luiz is tweeting this minutes after Spurs lose. I wouldn’t be
He's never been at Arsenal.
Actually he was manager at Arsenal. I remember one of his first press conferences and people were having trouble understanding his English.
Bit of a rough end to the season. They kind of stumbled over the line. Ran out of steam. But still got the job done.
71 points would be a very good return if they can win their final game.
You can see that their squad is lacking in a few areas, which will need to be addressed ahead of next season.
Digne and Moreno will both turn 31 this summer and are a bit too like for like. I'd say they'll move one of them on and look to bring in a younger LB. Sousa migh be an option next season though. Signed from Arsenal in January and went out on loan to Plymouth.
Cash is one of very few who haven't really improved under Emery. He often opts to play Konsa at RB because he doesn't fully trust Cash. I know they signed that highly rated 18 year old RB from Red Star in January, but he's currently out injured. They might need an older alternative. Sell Cash.
They probably need to sign another DM, as they really missed Kamara after he got injured. Dendoncker will probably be sold, which would make room for a new DM.
Durán might need a loan to fully develop. He's still very raw. Watkins has been incredible. A reliable backup option for him will be needed.
@FootballHQ What areas would you like to see addressed in the summer transfer window?
71 points would be a very good return if they can win their final game.
You can see that their squad is lacking in a few areas, which will need to be addressed ahead of next season.
Digne and Moreno will both turn 31 this summer and are a bit too like for like. I'd say they'll move one of them on and look to bring in a younger LB. Sousa migh be an option next season though. Signed from Arsenal in January and went out on loan to Plymouth.
Cash is one of very few who haven't really improved under Emery. He often opts to play Konsa at RB because he doesn't fully trust Cash. I know they signed that highly rated 18 year old RB from Red Star in January, but he's currently out injured. They might need an older alternative. Sell Cash.
They probably need to sign another DM, as they really missed Kamara after he got injured. Dendoncker will probably be sold, which would make room for a new DM.
Durán might need a loan to fully develop. He's still very raw. Watkins has been incredible. A reliable backup option for him will be needed.
@FootballHQ What areas would you like to see addressed in the summer transfer window?
Will be interesting to see who Monchi targets now they have Champions League as an added incentive for potential incomings.
Apologies - for some reason I thought we were talking about Douglas Luiz!
The job he's done and the job Howe has done with Newcastle has made me wonder how big an achievement it really is to take a club like Villa or Newcastle to CL football. Both have done it from a position of possible relegation for the club. Personally I think both have done incredible jobs (but maybe there is a case study in that somewhere), Emery in particular, who since he's came in have been a top 4 club based on points. Do think they have the better foundations footballing wise to stay up there too, Newcastle despite the backing just feels like a club which can never be the top dog due to where it is.
I liked that he was willing to speak in English instead of hanging out of a translator for years like some other managers do.
Good ebening.
Their ability to improve players has been their biggest strength.
Konsa, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Bailey and Watkins improved by big margins under Emery.
Schär, Longstaff, Joelinton, Almirón, Murphy and Wilson all improved under Howe.
I agree, it just makes me wonder how many clubs within that mid table range could do something similar with the same type of backing and manager.
New DM for sure. I'd love Joao Palinha but we still have to watch FFP as Newcastle had to do last summer so that is probably unrealistic with Fulham wanting 70m +.
I'd keep Digne for one more year if finances allow given his top level experience and sell Moreno instead as he had a bad injury this season and lost a yard of acceleration.
Beyond that I think it will be another young player or two and hopefully one can step up like Morgan Rogers has.
Will also have Buendia, Mings and Jacob Ramsey back in August which will help with rotation for the following league games after CL.
West Ham haven't been too far off. As it stands they have all of Kudus, Paqueta (although he'll probably go to Man. City) Bowen with Alvarez and JWP solid behind them.
Can't help but think Lopetegui is completely the wrong fit for the next few years though. He'll just keep them playing like Moyes.
Agree. I do think that West Ham, Brighton and Palace are in the best place to do that due to location, stadium and club size. West Ham the most due to current players and european experience, aswell as top half finishes consistently. Wrong manager though. Bournemouth an outside shout due to their investment and manager but the stadium is always one of those things holding them back a bit.
Palhinha turns 29 this summer, so you're probably better off signing a younger DM.
I wonder would PSG be open to selling Ugarte. He didn't fully establish himself there this season. He'd be a perfect Palhinha alternative.
Think Hermoso on a free from Atletico Madrid will be announced once La Liga ends. Plays CB and can also cover LB.
Also linked today in French press to Carlos Soler. He was very good at Valencia a few years ago but not quite made the same impact at PSG.
Pau Torres and Tielemans were high quality signings for us last summer so same again I think, we're in the nice position now where we just need to top up with 2-3 rather than changing half the team.
Also linked today in French press to Carlos Soler. He was very good at Valencia a few years ago but not quite made the same impact at PSG.
Pau Torres and Tielemans were high quality signings for us last summer so same again I think, we're in the nice position now where we just need to top up with 2-3 rather than changing half the team.
The free market is actually quite good this summer.
Would have him here in a heartbeat
He failed at Arsenal and PSG, he’s a level below what we should aspire to.
He would have been a huge success if he was given time like Arteta. I would say very good chance Arsenal would have won a trophy or two.
This is such poor reasoning
HIs signings were shit and in 2020 he wanted to give Crystal Palace 40m and an 18 year old Saka to sign Zaha.
The bottom fell out with Emery.
Total gaslighting to tell Arsenal fans we were better with Emery. He signed Pepe for 70m FFS.
Emery also cant organize a defence, his teams ship way too many goals
Surprised the praise is popping off after escaping against a terrible Everton side at home.
What happened at Arsenal was that it all ended up becoming convoluted and overly complicated. It’s early days, but they have added to the squad and they look worse so far.
Early days, but I would have expected a stronger start performance wise. I think they may get lost in the shuffle when Europe kicks in.
What happened at Arsenal was that it all ended up becoming convoluted and overly complicated. It’s early days, but they have added to the squad and they look worse so far.
Early days, but I would have expected a stronger start performance wise. I think they may get lost in the shuffle when Europe kicks in.
Carragher give him loads of praise for dragging Villa up from the threat of relegation but won’t mention who put them there
The way he behaves on the touchline would grate me if he was our manager. Feels like Villa is his level. Overperforming at a club where there isn't huge scrutiny from the media.
Have two of the best young attackers in the Premier League with required physicality and talent. I think they could go deep in the Champions League as they are an unknown quantity and Emery has a brilliant record in Europe.
I meant who dragged them down to the threat of relegation, it was Gerrard
He's nowhere near Arteta
That's a very bold statement. He has achieved more than arteta with lesser teams. Maybe in future arteta is the guy but right now taking away arteta's PR , emery is a better manager who has achieved more.
It really isn't. Emery looked clueless at Arsenal and Arteta has been miles better than him tactically, and from a man-manager point of view too.
It's literally the opposite for me. It's "Emery's PR" that should be taken away. Arteta is in a different stratosphere. A few knockout competition trophies in Emery's favour don't change that.
10 years from now, Arteta will probably be a multiple top 5 league champion and CL winner too. Emery, not likely to win either.
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Absolute nonsense. Judging by their careers, Emery has been more impressive.
He’s a very good manager with an obvious floor and ceiling, he should also be evidence to show that even a non-elite manager is more than capable of eliciting good performances from a good set of players, should be something our board should take note of.
It's almost like Emery started 15 years earlier?
10 years from now is not what we are debating this, are we. 10 years from now maybe eth is a multiple PL winner, who cares. Maybe arteta finishes trophyless again and loses his way like Poch at spurs. No one knows.
As for now emery has achieved more. Emery got one season and finished 5th and took Arsenal to europa final. Arteta in his first full season took arsenal to 8th losing a europa semis to Emery's Villareal.