{"id":301549,"date":"2023-12-05T23:25:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T23:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=301549"},"modified":"2023-12-05T23:25:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T23:25:23","slug":"demanding-unai-emery-is-a-blast-from-aston-villas-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/demanding-unai-emery-is-a-blast-from-aston-villas-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Demanding Unai Emery is a blast from Aston Villa&apos;s past!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Demanding Unai Emery is a blast from Aston Villa&#8217;s past, with the Villans on the verge of a club record 14 consecutive home wins ahead of hosting Man City<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aston Villa have won 13 home games in a row and are flying high in fourth place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They host Man City on Wednesday and Arsenal on Saturday in crunch games\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Man City are vulnerable, but come the spring they will put on the afterburners. Leaders Arsenal must seize their moment now &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On a plinth at the mouth of the tunnel at Villa Park stands a replica of the most coveted trophy in club football.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa lifted the European Cup in 1982 and this season have decided to shout about it again.<\/p>\n<p>Unai Emery\u2019s side could set a club record of 14 consecutive home wins on Wednesday. Win again in front of their own fans on Saturday and they will be reaching giddy heights.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that their opponents are Manchester City and Arsenal. That would have felt a near-impossible task before Emery took control, but now they have no reason to feel intimidated. The home wins have been spectacular, a product of Emery\u2019s remarkable levels of detail and his ferocious demands.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, players were not expected to hang around at Bodymoor Heath for long after training. The afternoon is a golden time for Emery, however, who holds meetings with players and illustrates his points on an iPad.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/19\/78611535-0-image-a-6_1701804475558.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has helped transform Villa Park into an absolute fortress<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/19\/78611687-0-image-a-8_1701804538738.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Villa have won 13 consecutive home games in a row and will set a club record with one more<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>As he considered Wednesday&#8217;s meeting with Pep Guardiola\u2019s side, Villa\u2019s Spanish manager was unusually expansive.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Players can always improve, and they can improve their attitudes too if they want to sacrifice their lives thinking more about football,\u2019 he said. \u2018It\u2019s not only at the training ground, it\u2019s important they have this attitude at home.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I am never going to police their private lives, but what is completely necessary for me is that football is the priority.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The mentality is to think football and show high commitment to your club and your team-mates.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We support every player when they make mistakes and they are mature and responsible to accept them. It\u2019s important to be responsible and mature in their private lives as well.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The European Cup is a glorious piece of Villa\u2019s past, yet if Emery realises his dreams, it could be part of their present too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/19\/78611699-0-image-a-9_1701804579188.jpg\" height=\"455\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>However, the task couldn&#8217;t be tougher, with a home game against Manchester City to come<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12829151\/Unai-Emery-Villa-Park-fortress-Aston-Villa-club-record-Man-City-Champions-League.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demanding Unai Emery is a blast from Aston Villa&#8217;s past, with the Villans on the verge of a club record <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301548,"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>Demanding Unai Emery is a blast from Aston Villa&amp;apos;s past! 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