{"id":300900,"date":"2023-11-29T20:25:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T20:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300900"},"modified":"2023-11-29T20:25:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T20:25:29","slug":"aston-villa-boss-emery-priorities-premier-league-over-euro-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/aston-villa-boss-emery-priorities-premier-league-over-euro-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa boss Emery priorities Premier League over Euro progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Aston Villa boss Unai Emery priorities Premier League over Euro progress with stars set to be rested for Legia Warsaw clash<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aston Villa can book their place in last 16 of Europa League on Thursday night<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Unai Emery&#8217;s side are just two points behind\u00a0Premier League leaders Arsenal\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s ridiculous to see Steve Cooper under pressure at Nottingham Forest. He\u2019s been the best since Brian Clough &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unai Emery insists the Premier League remains Aston Villa\u2019s priority as he prepares to rotate his starting XI for Thursday\u2019s meeting with Legia Warsaw.<\/p>\n<p>If Villa beat the Polish club by at least a two-goal margin, they will be confirmed Group E winners. That would mean a bye to the last 16 and avoiding the round of 32, which would bring two additional fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Emery\u2019s focus remains the league, with many at Villa believing they have a strong chance of qualifying for next season\u2019s Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>With up to five places available to English clubs for the 2024-25 competition, fourth-placed Villa will leave nothing to chance on the domestic front.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The most important competition for us is the Premier League,\u2019 said Emery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/18\/78386445-0-image-a-24_1701283134982.jpg\" height=\"392\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A fine start to this season means Aston Villa have only two points fewer than leaders Arsenal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/18\/78386353-0-image-a-23_1701282999592.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manager Unai Emery insists the Premier League remains Aston Villa\u2019s priority this season<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The European positions for us are very difficult for us to get this season, but we are now in. We have to be demanding in how we face each match.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Emery joined Villa a little more than a year ago and has transformed the first team. When he arrived, he quickly led Villa away from relegation trouble and they finished seventh to secure European football.<\/p>\n<p>A fine start to this season means Villa have only two points fewer than leaders Arsenal \u2013 Emery\u2019s former club \u2013 who Villa face on December 9.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Three days earlier, they take on Manchester City at Villa Park.<\/p>\n<p>Emery added: \u2018Hopefully I can stay here for a long time because I think we have a really good challenge here. It was my time to return to the Premier League and I don\u2019t want to stop while I am full of energy and passion for my work.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12806245\/Aston-Villa-boss-Unai-Emery-priorities-Premier-League-Euro-progress-stars-set-rested-Legia-Warsaw-clash.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa boss Unai Emery priorities Premier League over Euro progress with stars set to be rested for Legia Warsaw <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Aston Villa boss Emery priorities Premier League over Euro progress - 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