‘History’ firmly on Emery’s mind
Turning attention to Aston Villa…
Not many, if any, know about comebacks like Unai Emery.
After all, he was the opposing manager that felt all the effect when the famous La Remontada unfolded.
In his pre-match press conference, history was a prominent word used by the Villa manager and aiming to overturn what nine years ago.
“I have experiences, positively and negatively – in two ways,” Emery said of his comeback history.
“Now we have something different – we want to write history here with Aston Villa.
“My experiences are different. Sometimes we lost away and then won at home, sometimes we lost at home and won away. Sometimes more winning than losing, but I also have some negative experiences.
“I’m not going to remind the players of those experiences, every word with the players inside to send messages is how we are doing this way, how we are getting our own experiences here.
“With the combination we have: mentally, individually and tactically, being so demanding in our process to get opportunities and believing, we can beat PSG.”
