Unai Emery

2022 - 10 - 24

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Aston Villa close to appointing Villarreal's Emery (BBC Sport)

Aston Villa are close to appointing Villarreal's former Arsenal manager Unai Emery to succeed the sacked Steven Gerrard.

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Unai Emery: Aston Villa appoint Villarreal boss as new head coach ... (Sky Sports)

Unai Emery joined Villarreal in 2020 and led the club to Europa League glory and the Champions League semi-finals; Spaniard previously had a spell in charge ...

Prior to moving to the Premier League, Emery won a Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain, as well as two French Cups and two French League Cups. He was brilliant at Valencia, always getting them into the Champions League places. He's had a lot of success with teams just below the elite, almost fighting against the biggest clubs. Emery's previous managerial spell in the Premier League ended three years ago when he was sacked by Arsenal. The Spaniard will hold a farewell press conference with Villarreal on Tuesday. He joined the club in the summer of 2020 and led them to glory in the Europa League - at United's expense - at the end of his first season.

Aston Villa appoint Unai Emery as new head coach (Vanguard)

The announcement of the Spaniard was made on Monday via the club's website after earlier reports that Emery was set to leave Villarreal for a return to England.

“He has also enjoyed notable success at Sevilla and at Paris Saint Germain. “A highly experienced top level coach who has managed over 900 games, Unai has also previously managed in the Premier League during a spell with Arsenal, leading the Gunners to a Europa League final. A statement confirming the appointment reads: “Aston Villa is delighted to announce the appointment of Unai Emery as the club’s new Head Coach.

Unai Emery Named New Aston Villa Manager to Replace Steven ... (Arise News)

Sources told ESPN that talks between Villa and the former Villarreal manager Emery began on Sunday, sources told ESPN, with the Premier League club looking for ...

“We’ve achieved success together, we’ve lived great moments and, regardless of the results, I’ve felt more loved and supported than ever. Emery wrote on Twitter after the news broke Monday: “My home, not my club, because I have felt integrated, loved, identified with and passionate for Villarreal. “He has also enjoyed notable success at Sevilla and at Paris Saint-Germain.

EPL: Unai Emery in shock move to Arsenal's rivals (Daily Post Nigeria)

Unai Emery is set to leave Villarreal to become the new manager of Aston Villa. The Spaniard will replace Steven Gerrard who was sacked last week by the.

Emery has previously coached in England’s top flight. Unai Emery is set to leave Villarreal to become the new manager of Aston Villa. EPL: Unai Emery in shock move to Arsenal’s rivals

Former Barcelona Quique Setien manager leading candidate to ... (Villarreal USA)

According to the world famous Fabrizio Romano, the replacement for Unai Emery is very likely to be Quique Setien, formerly of FC Barcelona and Real Betis.

He won 64% of his matches while at FC Barcelona, a higher win rate than Ronald Koeman directly after him and much higher than Xavi currently has, and I think he will fit in well here. In his first season they finished 6th, scoring 60 goals despite losing Dani Ceballos over the summer and not making any particularly huge splashes in the transfer market. That bizarre, corrupt, debt ridden, three ring circus, multi-billion euro Spotify ad masquerading as a football club was so utterly broken when he arrived that no manager on earth could have been successful.