From midfield runners to a high defensive line, the Spaniard has dispelled the notion that he is merely a proud pragmatist at Villa Park
So, as Emery arrives at his first anniversary in charge, we explore what he has changed, how he has built this team and how he has adapted his style for life back in the Premier League., he spoke extensively about changing the mindset of how players viewed training. Training for training’s sake and training to compete were off the table: everyone must train to win.about the suitability of his tactics or man management, that never quite came.
over the summer. They signed a flagship central defender and attacker while Nicolo Zaniolo and Youri Tielemans added depth in midfield. On Sunday, Villa brought on Tielemans and Leon Bailey and left Diego Carlos, Bertrand Traore, Clement Lenglet and Leander Dendoncker on the bench, amongst others. And that’s with Tyrone Mings, Alex Moreno, Emi Buendia and Jacob Ramsey all out injured.) have been in form that would merit international call-ups.
When it’s McGinn or Douglas, they will try to either drive forward with the ball or play a progressive pass that has the same effect. The ball is almost always played to feet: only Brighton and Manchester City have been involved in fewer aerial duels this season. . That’s probably a little unfair, given that his Villarreal team were the fourth highest scorers in La Liga in each of his two full seasons and his Sevilla team won Europa League finals 3-2 and 3-1 under his stewardship.
The Spaniard is happy to sacrifice possession. Villa’s average this season is 50.1 per cent, four per cent below any other team in the top eight. They do not waste energy by pressing intensely high up the pitch – their 13 tackles in the final third is comfortably the lowest in the league. Instead they wait until the ball comes into midfield to get busy, with Douglas, Kamara and McGinn all happy to put in a tackle and hound opponents.
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