Unai Emery wants players to stay focused and go for the win against Southampton
2025-04-12 01:34
Aston Villa will face Southampton in the Premier League. Before the game, Aston Villa coach Unai Emery made his remarks at the press conference.
Unai Emery said: "I am still focused. We have held many press conferences here because we have many games to play. What I want to say is still the same. We enjoy this time and enjoy playing in the Champions League. In two weeks we will reach the semi-final in London, but the Premier League is the most important for us."
"Our objective remains the same, which is to win. We have Game 32 next and seven more to go, so we have to focus on the Premier League."
“At the beginning of the season, our goal was to finish in the top five again because I think we were close to finishing fifth in the Champions League. Admittedly, we enjoyed the competition and we were focused on the Champions League and the FA Cup, but I think the Premier League had to take priority.”
"I hope every player can stay focused in every Premier League game like me. I remember when we were in the middle of the Champions League, sometimes the performance was not ideal and we did not achieve our goals. However, this is not an excuse for us. If we don't perform well, then we are at risk."
Unai Emery also said: "We must win the game against Southampton. In addition, our dream is to defend the Champions League title . The highest goal we set is to participate in the Champions League, but we are not a strong contender for the championship. However, we were not a strong contender for the championship last year, but we won the championship in the end."
“We were able to get here because we played really well in the last few games and the final demands we set collectively and individually were clear.”
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