“His response has been to appeal for rage. That’s his response to a father who has lost his son and asked for that not to happen. Exploiting this tragedy to create grievance and division would be wrong in any circumstances but to do it when the family are expressly saying please don’t is unforgivable. It shows exactly who he is”
Keir Starmer responds to Nigel Farage at #PMQs
🚨🎙️Thierry Henry on Unai Emery leading Aston Villa to the Europa League title:
“People need to start respecting Unai Emery at the highest level of football. What he has done with Aston Villa is not normal.
When he arrived, Villa were a club trying to find direction again. Now they are lifting a European trophy against clubs with bigger budgets, bigger squads and more experience at this level. That does not happen by accident.
Emery has something many coaches don’t have, he gives players belief very quickly. Suddenly average players look important, good players look elite, and the whole team starts playing with confidence and tactical discipline.
We joke about his interviews sometimes, but when it comes to European football, this man is a specialist. There are coaches with bigger names who cannot build what he builds.
Winning the Europa League with Aston Villa is one of the biggest statements of his career.”
So Buendía thought he needed to go somewhere else to show Unai that he was more than useful… but football doesn´t always write the script the players want. The market took decisions for Villa, Buendía stayed
And he worked and worked and worked. And drove Unai mad, but the manager also saw he had something that would be very useful. He followed procedures but had a touch of… well, yes, out of the script.
Tonight, out of all nights, he scored and assisted for two wonderful goals. And he has helped the team go to another level
The #RiseoftheVillans continues………
3-0 now! Wow!
How Unai Emery is not in this, with all the challenges faced in the summer, having to eek more out of a starting XI that has barely changed in years and, really, should have grown extremely stagnant and declined, is startling. He has maximised more out of his squad than anyone.
Any Villan fancy doing me a favour and picking up the final shirt from the store and posting to north wales? Happy to cover postage and a couple of pints on top of retail. No way I can make it to Brum in the next few days #avfc#UTV
@youngy18 Only 2 English men have played for Inter and Villa. My grandad was one (Gerry Hitchens), and you are the other. Legend Ashley, thanks for everything you did in a Villa and Inter shirt 👏🏽