‘His voice was gone’ – how ‘demanding’ Emery inspired Villa comeback

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery almost always appears polite, calm, and measured in his post-game interviews, but that isn’t always the case on the touchline.

The Spaniard appeared so furious with his side’s performance that he could barely deliver his half-time team talk when his side were 2-0 down after 30 minutes against Brighton.

Ollie Watkins, the striker, told BBC Match of the Day, “I knew he had been shouting.” His voice was essentially gone, despite the fact that I couldn’t hear him [on the pitch]”.

Emery’s animated presence on the verge of pitch has a reason, though. It is partially to blame for Villa’s turnaround and how it helped them win 2-0 at Brighton to win 4-3 and move up to third in the Premier League.

He is very passionate, Watkins said, and that is why we are succeeding.

“Now that we are doing good, he makes us work even harder and harder.” I can’t recommend him enough.

Villa remained in the relegation zone after five games this season.

Emery’s main skill appears to be in finding solutions to problems.

In the first four games of the season, they failed to score a single goal, leading some to question whether Emery had actually taken Villa as far as he could, but in the subsequent 16 games, they have only ever failed to score once.

Although it has been suggested that they are too reliant on outside goals, four of Brighton’s strikes came from inside 18 yards, according to recent reports.

Emery admitted to not hitting enough goals with his head during this week’s training. What was Aston Villa’s third goal in the Brighton game? Onana’s header.

The midfielder told Sky Sports, “Yesterday during training, the manager was handing me a little stick.”

He claimed that he had a lot more goals to shoot with his head, so I kept telling them to put more on my head, which I did tonight.

Villa has won eight games and collected 25 points as a result of their ability to adapt and change, making them the Premier League’s formative team over the course of those ten games.

Emery’s 62nd win as a manager of Villa on Wednesday was the most by any player in the history of the club.

Emery said, “The way we started the game and how we responded more closely to the season.”

The players responded by continuing to play our game plan, which was never to give up. We retained the resilience and mentality, which was fantastic.

Danny Murphy, a former Liverpool midfielder, believes Emery’s ability to remain composed under pressure was a key factor in Villa’s turnaround.

On BBC Match of the Day, Murphy praised “he is a great coach and consistently gets the best out of his players.”

Watkins returning to form in front of goal, perhaps even more pleasing than the Villa fans’ comeback victory, was

Prior to Wednesday night, the striker had only managed one Premier League goal while scoring 16 last season.

Emery started the forward at Brighton, but Emery gave him another chance, and the result was two strong first-half goals that set Villa on a runaway run and gave them the opportunity to advance and win.

Watkins remarked, “It’s the best feeling to score a goal, and that’s my job.”

“That feeling has been missing for a while. My career has been a challenging time.

I’ve not had this since the manager arrived, but I’ve worked hard and gotten paid.”

Shay Given, the former Newcastle goalkeeper, stated on BBC Match of the Day that he never gives up, that he always works hard for his goals.

“He’s got a smile back on his face,” he said. He’s back, and that will greatly increase his spirits.

Emery was praised for Watkins’ contribution to the Brighton turnaround, but he was concerned that his striker would now act more assertively.

Emery remarked, “Keep going.”