The week Aston Villa confirmed its place in the last 16 Champions League, they also sold their best scorer. The departure of Jhon Durana will be a disappointment to some. The challenge for una emery is ensuring changes make the villa stronger.
Dealing with Twin Tests Premier League and Europe was the topic of the season. On Saturday, they go to wolves after they shouted high on Wednesday because of Celtic on Wednesday, knowing that they did not win after the European match since September.
But these last few weeks, in which Diego Carlos and Emiliano Buendia left the building, they included additional traction windows. How is man expected to manage all these moving parts that face miriam requirements?
“Always, in football, it's hard time,” says Emery Sky Sports. “Even when you rest, even when you are on vacation, our minds think something around football, around the squad, around the player, around the goals we can face.”
The second permanent topic of the campaign was how to host Duran with Ollie Watkins in the villa team. It was a riddle that Emery could never settle. Their last match together, half an hour in Monaco, was not success.
Speaking on the field training field, as they play screens Sky Sports News Interestingly interesting for Joao Felix, Marko Asensio and Marcus Rashford, Emery explains his plans for life post-duran. Don't expect to try to replace the Colombian attacker like the church of the hand.
“We're in a new way,” he insists. . Positions. “
Malen, signing from £ 21 from Borussia Dortmund, debuted a debit on the right wing from the bench against West Ham, but Emery believes he can use it as an attacker if necessary. Maybe it's a better solution. Players who can cover Watkins, but they play with him.
“Ollie has always been consistent and can usually play because it is a very strong player, physically, playing 90 minutes in a number of matches. But of course we must have one plan b in case it is not available for 90 minutes or to play some matches.
“But we have players in accordance with this possibility. Of course, Donyell Rogers played like a striker, if we can sign the attacker if the attacker can sign the attacker to be versatile in attacks third. “
The versatility was necessary late. Against Western ham, the violation of the Tyron Minda demanded Lucas raised to play as an improvised center. Against Keltik, Boubacar Kamar played there with Matty's cash early exit to force Lamare Bogard to the right.
“The players we have is very proud of how they react in different circumstances with the level we need to achieve. We drew at home in West Ham, but we reacted very well against Celtic last Wednesday and the answer is fast.
“The most important thing is that they don't react after that, but before, when we need them, as they are willing to do. I can feel it. I can always be open to help and support them decision I have to do.”
Getting more than a player is what Emery works. It is worth reminding that nine initial lines beat by Keltic either in the club when he arrived in October 2022. year, with a fairy of the lower six-table league. He improves players.
He also improves them, rather that the best coaxes from a talent that is not maximized than taking someone with lower ceiling. This is something Monchi, President Villa for football surgery, sent when he deals with the interest in Joao Felix and Assension.
'Talent recovery'
Monchi's comments on Emery, in which he called him the best on the “recovery of talent,”, “we worked in four years together.” Talk about two players, not playing in his club now, Asenzio and Joao Felix. “
“They are potential players, maybe we can add, but we have other players waiting for our list.” The same, of course, could be said for Rashford. “If some of them come, this is my challenge, try to make the best of you and try to be protagonists with them.
“But I'm positive in the process, demand for which we face the players we have. As a team we have John Mcginn from the injury. Jacob Ramsey, I hope we can get Ramsey's consistency for the next month as he doesn't have last year.
“Really, this is my motivation, how we can manage the player we have and how we can manage as a goal we have before us.” Next goal? Well, that's simple. Put Europe on the back of your minds and won wolves on Saturday.
“After playing in Europe, the motivation we have to play in the Premier League should be the same. We have to get a good night, recover energy, and then we want to build our team, our mentality players, as a team and as a club.
“Of course, you need to enjoy. Play different competitions, every few days. We focus on wolves. We will strive to state our best plays together, individually, trying to compete and try to win.
“Each match is a challenge. Now is the most important thing against wolves. My interest in victory is the same as the League of the Champions. We are still going through the Premier League to achieve our goals.”
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