Aston Villa are currently the most in-form home team in Europe, as they defeated Arsenal 1:0 at Villa Park.
Unai Emery a former Gunners coach has made the Clarets home a fortress as they made it 15 consecutive home win after breezing past Mikel Arteta's side, a club-record for the Villains.
After seeing off treble winners Manchester City in midweek the footballing world sat up to the amazing job the Spaniard has been doing for his side.
The ex-Villarreal and PSG boss has instilled a certain type of belief and mentality amongst his squad as they go into every game with that aura of confidence.
Since the Spaniard took over from Steven Gerrard the Spanish tactician has overseen a period of success in the team that has seen them qualify for Europe finishing 7th in the 2022/2023 season.
The rise of Aston villa
Following the acquisition of a controlling stake in the club by Nassef Seweris and Wes Edens, they signed a new sporting director in Johan Lange.
The New owners showed their ambition to stay in the premier league as they spent a staggering 150 million euros to sign the likes of Ollie Watkins, Matt Targette, and Emiliano Martinez.
Former Spanish football Mastermind Monchi was employed as the president of football as he previously worked with Unai Emery during their time at Sevilla.
Johan Lange was given another role as Global director of football development and international academies.
They instantly made some high-profile transfers as they brought in Barcelona outcast Philippe Coutinho, Danny Ings, and the Brazilian striker Wesley.
The initial players signed at the beginning of Unai Emery's tenure were not good enough for the style the Spanish tactician wanted to implement.
In the summer of 2023, they brought in the likes of Pau Torres from Villarreal, Yori Teleimas a free from Leicester City, and Moussa Diaby from Bayern Leverkusen for a club record fee of 65 million euros.
Unai Emery's Masterclass
Through tailored instructions and one-to-one coaching, the Spaniard encouraged his players in midfield especially Scottish international John McGinn to hold on to the ball more in the middle of the park.
He also rejuvenated Ollie Watkin's career as he instructed the England international to maintain his runs to the width of the pitch rather than drifting out wide.
Ollie Watkins who had only scored 2 goals in 14 games during the period Unai Emery arrived at the club in the mid-season.
He would later end the 2022/2023 campaign with 23 goals in 39 under the guidance of ex-Gunner boss.
Emery also took time to individually coach the likes of Ezri Konsa and Tyrone Mings on their body positioning.
Tyrone Mings once said: “He basically taught me that I know nothing about the position that I play, He's someone who takes pride in everything he's got to teach".
Unai Emery holds long debrief sessions to study their last game, and he teaches the players through well-documented video footage on how to break down an opponent's low block defense through quick transition with the likes of Leon Bailey, Moussa Diaby, and Ollie Watkins electrifying pace.
After they defeated premier league side Brighton 6:1 at home, Ollie Watkins alluded to Unai Emery's and Aston Villa's Vasertility saying
"They are very similar to us, they take time on the ball and draw their opponents out of position, we didn't do that today. From the get-go, we got in their faces and pressed them high.
And then on the transition we kill them, that was key."
Ollie Watkins ended the match with a hat-trick.
Squad depth and player Rotation
The Spanish coach has been effective when making changes to his side. He meticulously selects players based on form and how well they can influence the game.
Leon Bailey and Yuri Teleimas are a practical examples. The Jamaican international has won back the trust of the manager and he has been Instrumental to villains in their last two games.
it was his deflected strike that sealed the three points against reigning champions Manchester City.
while his solo run and cutback were expertly converted by John McGin to give the claret 15th consecutive home win against Arsenal.
Yuri Teleimas has also gotten a decent run of games as his quality, especially in the final third comes to the fore for Unai Emery's side.
Their away form is still somewhat of a boggy, occurrence. which Unai Emery will certainly work on.
But there is no doubt that Aston Villa are flying and they can actively count themselves as title challengers as they sit just two points adrift of league leaders Liverpool.
Unai Emery a former Gunners coach has made the Clarets home a fortress as they made it 15 consecutive home win after breezing past Mikel Arteta's side, a club-record for the Villains.
After seeing off treble winners Manchester City in midweek the footballing world sat up to the amazing job the Spaniard has been doing for his side.
The ex-Villarreal and PSG boss has instilled a certain type of belief and mentality amongst his squad as they go into every game with that aura of confidence.
Since the Spaniard took over from Steven Gerrard the Spanish tactician has overseen a period of success in the team that has seen them qualify for Europe finishing 7th in the 2022/2023 season.
The rise of Aston villa
Following the acquisition of a controlling stake in the club by Nassef Seweris and Wes Edens, they signed a new sporting director in Johan Lange.
The New owners showed their ambition to stay in the premier league as they spent a staggering 150 million euros to sign the likes of Ollie Watkins, Matt Targette, and Emiliano Martinez.
Former Spanish football Mastermind Monchi was employed as the president of football as he previously worked with Unai Emery during their time at Sevilla.
Johan Lange was given another role as Global director of football development and international academies.
They instantly made some high-profile transfers as they brought in Barcelona outcast Philippe Coutinho, Danny Ings, and the Brazilian striker Wesley.
The initial players signed at the beginning of Unai Emery's tenure were not good enough for the style the Spanish tactician wanted to implement.
In the summer of 2023, they brought in the likes of Pau Torres from Villarreal, Yori Teleimas a free from Leicester City, and Moussa Diaby from Bayern Leverkusen for a club record fee of 65 million euros.
Unai Emery's Masterclass
Through tailored instructions and one-to-one coaching, the Spaniard encouraged his players in midfield especially Scottish international John McGinn to hold on to the ball more in the middle of the park.
He also rejuvenated Ollie Watkin's career as he instructed the England international to maintain his runs to the width of the pitch rather than drifting out wide.
Ollie Watkins who had only scored 2 goals in 14 games during the period Unai Emery arrived at the club in the mid-season.
He would later end the 2022/2023 campaign with 23 goals in 39 under the guidance of ex-Gunner boss.
Emery also took time to individually coach the likes of Ezri Konsa and Tyrone Mings on their body positioning.
Tyrone Mings once said: “He basically taught me that I know nothing about the position that I play, He's someone who takes pride in everything he's got to teach".
Unai Emery holds long debrief sessions to study their last game, and he teaches the players through well-documented video footage on how to break down an opponent's low block defense through quick transition with the likes of Leon Bailey, Moussa Diaby, and Ollie Watkins electrifying pace.
After they defeated premier league side Brighton 6:1 at home, Ollie Watkins alluded to Unai Emery's and Aston Villa's Vasertility saying
"They are very similar to us, they take time on the ball and draw their opponents out of position, we didn't do that today. From the get-go, we got in their faces and pressed them high.
And then on the transition we kill them, that was key."
Ollie Watkins ended the match with a hat-trick.
Squad depth and player Rotation
The Spanish coach has been effective when making changes to his side. He meticulously selects players based on form and how well they can influence the game.
Leon Bailey and Yuri Teleimas are a practical examples. The Jamaican international has won back the trust of the manager and he has been Instrumental to villains in their last two games.
it was his deflected strike that sealed the three points against reigning champions Manchester City.
while his solo run and cutback were expertly converted by John McGin to give the claret 15th consecutive home win against Arsenal.
Yuri Teleimas has also gotten a decent run of games as his quality, especially in the final third comes to the fore for Unai Emery's side.
Their away form is still somewhat of a boggy, occurrence. which Unai Emery will certainly work on.
But there is no doubt that Aston Villa are flying and they can actively count themselves as title challengers as they sit just two points adrift of league leaders Liverpool.