Pep seems to be relying more on individuals this season which is really weird for him. When they don't have any of Doku, KDB and _especially_ Rodri they look beyond frail
@@shepardice3775 I mean it makes sense though, Pep lost Mahrez(one of the greatest PL wingers of all time) and Gundogan a PL all time great midfielder(who usally stepped up creatively whenever KDB was out in the past) While i think City will bounch back, they let go of two great and very intelligent football players, that are both proven, and that type of consistency and quality is very hard to replace.
Always been hard growing up as a Villa fan. All these stories from my cousins who are just a couple years older about the days of John Gregory... Playing in Europe, beating the likes of title winning Arsenal after being 2-0 down. Cup wins, finals etc etc. I only remember Villa playing in Europe a tiny bit in the mid 00s and after that just the slow slide down the table with the eventual relegation. A part of me always believed we could get back to where we once were, but what Emery (and his backroom staff) is doing is insane. The level Villa are playing at right now is something special and I don't take it for granted one bit. This form is something very special and I'm just happy to be watching good football, let along beating teams like Man City and being Conference League contenders. I'm enjoying every second of this season, but more than anything I'm just happy to see my beloved Villa back where they once were. UTV
Yer but Villa's formation against Bournemouth wasn't tailored to beat bournemouth. It was a practice for last night. He's been trialing it in European games all season.
Our away form needs work for sure but Bournemouth are a decent team on a roll too. We have had an exceptional game in us like the 7-2 Liverpool game but this was not that, this was on another level.
I read earlier that Sir Alex himself knew Villa would do well this season... After being beaten 5-1 by Newcastle in the opening game. He noted that the scoreline didn't do them justice regarding how well they actually played.
@peeper2070 As a villa fan I agree that villa should have lost but the game should've really been more like 4-2 than 5-1, which I think is more like what he is saying.
Unai's a long way to go to surpass George Ramsay, Villa manager 1884 - 1926, the world's first ever super-manager well before Matt Busby, SAF or whoever in the 21st. century. A true Villa legend and genius innovator of the English game, this Scot won 6 Championships and 6 FA Cups at Villa Park. Sadly, he's not remembered as he should be in the modern footballing world. It would be amazing to witness Unai equal and even surpass his record. I wish him all the best. You never know...
Aston Villa..a great old traditional English football club with a great and successful history..FA cups..league cups ..league champions European cup "champions league" winners and European super cup winners.etc etc..a true sleeping giant of a football club
true. I haven't been following the premier league for long, but at least to me as an outsider, this seems like the most competitive the premier league has been in a very long time.
Been a true Villan for 30+ years. We've not been the best in recent years but now Villa are starting to roar once again. Best set up ive seen in manager and owners, We've always been a big club with big history but as a fan you can feel something special going on. Since our new owners took over really We've been growing in the right direction. Emery has just been the piece of the jigsaw our owners needed to push the on field results up to par the ambition they have. Huge winning mentality going around the club now but still humble and grounded which is exactly whats needed to become a football gaint. I love watching my team now with every player knowing there purpose and having that six sense of where there team mates are on the field. All of them understanding and performing the tactics thats obviously been instructed to them. It really is working and showing with the results. Some pundits still put us down ( cant stand Garth crooks) but slowly they're realising Villa are becoming the reall deal. This season with Chelsea, Manchester utd, Tottenham and Newcastle under performing its a big opportunity to get a champions league position. I think if we can and with our manager and owners backing Villa can become a powerhouse once again for many years to come as we could attract, afford and coach some of the elite players. Up the Villa.
Emery has the keys to the club already. Villa’s owners completely restructured their whole club to fit around Emery. Give him the freedom to focus on football and football alone. Always worth remembering. Only two players who started vs city were signed under Emery. Pau and Tielemans. The rest were all signed under Gerrard and Dean Smith years ago. McGinn was signed under Steve Bruce back in the championship!
@@InstigatorDJliverpool have been the only team to match city in games. But villa are the only team to statistically hammer them all over the pitch in a way that made them look ordinary. Teams beat city sometimes but only villa have 100% fully deserved it to have no question who was the better team on the night
I love this club, spent 3 months working inside the trinity road stand and even got my academy in south africa wearing the same colors. As an arsenal fan I'm happy to see what Unia has achieved with this group as well. Rather them in the top 4 than united or spurs.thanks for the good content bro, stay blessed.
No jinx in life, that's just some old wives tale, now luck? Well you make your own luck 100%,Brighton are over achieving & Spurs are shite anyway, their fans got all excited for no reason & big Ange? Do me a favour guv! Jinx? No, not hav'in that geezer!... Up the mighty Villa!!!!
Mr Dean Smith built a very good young side that needed time, Gerrard tried to add experience but ultimately failed on his tactical game. Unai has been given a very good set of Smiths players that now have 4 years prem experience and has taken that and Gerrards buys to several other levels.
So many people counted out Aston Villa winning against arsenal because villa ‘are not supposed to’ beat them. But this team is GOOD and people are going to have to recognise that
When I saw the shots attempted after the City v Villa game (I didn’t watch the game), I thought, “there must be a mistake.” Then I watched the replay of the whole game. Wow. Just, wow.
Villa have an absolute wizard and maestro at the helm, they're pulling a lot of great plays together now, Unai really deserves more credit than many people give him.
villa fan here, to be honest everyone is over the moon at the moment, but i think we’re all still very scared. we’ve always had a curse over the years and personally i’m scared that this form will end horribly but of course kudos to emery he is an absolute machine
Why do people need to preface with which club they support? If you’re a fan of football you should really appreciate what Villa has done regardless of your club affiliation
Great video there. Only detail missing was on our owners, who rescued us and continue to invest, whilst letting the experts do their jobs. Bottom line is, without them none one the success would have been possible. UTV
Fun Fact: Aston Villa unironically won the UCL in my first FM24 save in 2024/25 with Köln after Winning vs. Bayern in the Quarter Final and my Köln Side in the Semi
Cant tell you exactly why but I’m always looking forward to the end of the videos for the constant “and there you have it” best football channel on youtube 🤝🤝
Fantastic watch as always brother! Im glad Unai is getting his flowers finally. He got a rough ride the first time round with Arsenal. But for many people who watched La Liga we already knew his quality from what he showed At Valencia and Sevilla. Especially at Sevilla with that Europa League 3 peat and another Europa triumph with Villarreal. I think his stints at PSG and Arsenal made people view him differently coz he struggled with those bigger dressing rooms. And thats arguably his one major weakness. He's one of those coaches who doesn't like dealing with the nonsense that comes with some big clubs and it seems its why he ends up doing so well at the clubs in the tier below that where hes allowed to fully have his influence on the team and now with Monchi behind him again it'll be interesting to see how far this project goes. Coz the one surprise for me is how well hes doing in the league coz i figured he would bring Villa into the conversations but via the cups. Anyways apologies for the ramble, great video as always chief 🙏🏿👊🏿💜
I know we support different teams and we are supposed to hate each other or something, but respect to anyone who is ahead of Man City. I don't really think we're title contenders but I hope you guys take it to City. Best of luck rest of your season other than this next game 😉
@@sterlingmarshel6299 and what have Villa won in the last 20 years....... exactly listen I disagree with op I don't want those players cause I want Unai to get the best out of them at Villa which Mikel wouldn't be able to do, listen understand the words Arsenal fan trigger you but that doesn't give you the right act like a dick
Pau Torres and Diego Carlos were actually Liverpool's top CB targets the year Covid hit and wrecked everyone's finances. It was said Klopp wanted a VVD like clone that was dominant in the air and played high line and those 2 were the closest and available. It was viewed that Diego Carlos was slightly better of the 2 but was gonna be more expensive of the 2, at around 65-70 million and harder to get while Pau Torres would be in the easier to get and cost around 60-65 million. It's interesting that both of them end up at the same club in premier league and are playing a suicidal high line, just like Klopp envisioned them......
He lacks charisma Tf?!? bro to be a good manager you have to be a charismatic a guy and Unai seems to be very charismatic in the dressing room he has made these not bad but certainly not world class players beat the best team in the world and treble winners
Not feeling so confident now? See you at Villa park mate, I fancy Villa to make it 15 wins in a row, but may the best team win on the day. No hard feelings, eh? ⚽💜💙😎👍... Watching West Ham beating Spurs now, love it!.... Up the mighty Villa!!!!
Same back at you mate, I'm under no illusions Arsenal destroyed Lens, and that determination at Luton is scary in a whole other way. I'm just hoping for another good performance, no matter the result.
As a Villa fan, we're genuinely looking forward to welcoming you to Villa Park. It's going to be a fun, fiercely competitive match, midfield in particular. May the best team win... UTV 🦁
Never seen your channel before but really enjoyed watching. Informative and funny, I’ll be looking out for more. Arsenal are another fantastic team and I’m hoping your curse doesn’t affect Villa’s performance today.
As a city fan , villa were outstanding and we were poor but beaten by the better team . Pleased for Emery , he was treated like a dog by Arsenal and deserves all the success he can !
It’s such a strange feeling seeing comments like yours, because I really don’t want to see City win another title, but City fans are so much more likeable and respectful than Arsenal and other top 6 fans who are generally insufferable! Quite a conundrum. But thank you!
Sevilla, Villarreal and Aston Villa(who so happen to play at Villa Park), as Alberto Del Rio would say, this is destiny people. In my opinion, it is weird that Unai was sacked for doing the exact same thing that Arteta would eventually do. I understand his saltiness towards Arsenal, that is practically his project that he will never get the credit he deserves for.
0:17 I'm so confused.. where did that PL table come from?? Those werent the standings last year, were they? Villa finished 7th and City did not lose 6 games lasy year, they lost 5. Is this supposed to be a prediction for the end of this season?
@@FootballIconicRiigght, thank you I realized that about halfway through the video lol It's still hard to fathom how Emery turned things around in Villa SO fast and SO thoroughly
Villa's owners are richer than the Glazers and they want to invest. Already committed and are rushing through a £100m stadium investment. Like Newcastle once we increase the FFP allowance I think they'll start spending like the top of the Prem whereas half of the team Emery's working with now are from the Championship... Can't imagine how good Villa will be with Emery with a team fully picked by him with a "big-6" level budget. Several current players will probably be sold off (half the starting 11 is valued at ~£100m now) and money reinvested next Summer to get the FFP allowance for some S-tier signings. There are very few teams globally with as many positive signs as Villa... and few bad losses isn't changing that wider fact. Also Emery isn't going anywhere, not jumping to United. Emery's men has been given every major role in Villa, Villa's owners is willing to invest more than almost all other clubs, Emery just sold his boyhood club to Villa, and Emery is being paid the 10th most in World football for a manager.
Not sure what's gonna happen now if they focus more on domestic results, but end of last season I said with Emery in charge I'd bet my house Villa will win the Conference League.
A very good summary, you clearly know a lot about this crazy mad game qe love called football. It was a pleasure to listen to insights and you picked up on all the important key points. The only thing I will add is that Gerrard left all of our players feeling like they were not fit for the Prem hence the 17th spot when he was fired (we weren't scoring and we had a leaky defense). Emery had two days with the team before we played ManUnited and we beat them 3-1 🎉 that was the hint of things to come, the beginning our journey with Emery ...no matter the result against Arsenal we are here to stay, we will continue to improve under Emery because he will accept nothing less 😊
That's what you get when you have very ambitious owners and a fantastic Coach who can actually coach, imagine if Newcastle got him, they would probably be sitting Top of The Table right now.
ever since the 2021 summer window i knew villa were destined to succeed in a way. sure they sold grealish but they’ve reinvested that money strategically. bailey and buendía were good transfer for the time and the 2022 summer window made my predictions even stronger after the transfers of kamara and carlos and the 2023 summer window just sealed their success as pau torres and diaby have absolutely excelled
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I've seen Villa win the league title and be runners up twice...this experience isn't new to me and I dare say a fair few older heads. My advice to younger Villa fans is simply to believe in your club and get behind it, home and away, with 110% commitment. The pressure is ALL on the six clubs that tried to form a cartel to prevent the likes of Villa reclaiming their crown. Take it one game at a time and don't, for one moment, allow the nonsense of the London/NWest media into your heads. UTV
Where looking good ain't we mate. I use to watch David Platt, dwight yorke and the likes back in the day and it feels like the good times if not the best times are coming. Utv
That match is still being spoke about cos it was that good. Villa played more like city and city just were hanging on wow. They up to something really special and really cooking.
Tomorrow's Arsenal, so you picked a good time to drop this. They can have that one. But as an Aston Villa fan since 2021, I've watched the growth from beginning to end. They deserve it all for working as hard as they have. All it took was the right tactics for the team.
As an Arsenal fan, it's concerning seeing Villa very comfortable pressing City up high and dominating the midfield. Villa players lining up to take pot shots against City...When was the last time we saw City getting pummeled like that? Bailey and Watkins have scary pace. Martinez and Torres at the back. McGuinn and Douglas in midfield. Arsenal better tighten up on Saturday.
I like to watch these reports to test their accuracy. It is refreshing to watch this report on Aston Villa where the information is accurate and relateable. Usually alot of these reports are really poor where the reporter hasn't done enough research or haven't studied the club fully enough.
I love Villa fans, but... Villa fans condemned Gerrard for making McGinn their Captain. Said he "wasn't Captain material". Villa fans, who has captained you to 3rd in the league? Villa fans condemned Gerrard for moving Oli Watkins to the striker role. Said he "wasn't a striker". Villa fans, who has fired you to 3rd in the league? Emery was treated terribly by Arsenal too - took them to a European final in what was expected to be a transitional season. It was fascinating to hear about the circumstances surrounding his sacking in this video. Because it also explains why Arteta was shown so much lenience in his first 2 full seasons. Did what the owners wanted, while Emery just focussed on football. Apologies if any of that sounded aggressive (I really do like Villa fans, please don't bite my head off!) - I enjoyed the video.
I mean it's something to think on, Gerard did not defend his players properly though, was tactically 1 dimensional, and didn't show proper respect to a squad people loved and a club that felt like just a convenient stepping stone to him.
@@MindSurf248Yeah, I'm sympathetic to that point of view. Although I always felt it wasn't Gerrard's fault that the footballing world assumed he just saw the Villa post as a job interview for Liverpool. Great win last night btw!
I do'nt believe in God, Allah or any fake being,we all stand alone in this world. Getting brainwashed with lies only gives people false hope, self belief is key,don't look to anyone but yourself. OK? 😮
As a Gunner, I've always thought highly of Unai Emery. It is just that the bad apples at Arsenal at the time were just too powerful and forced him out.
Same way Arsenal beat City so did Villa. What made Villas way more impressive was that City restricted them to 2 shots lol Emery finally hit gold happy for him
Leon Bailey has risen to the heights this season under this coach- Emery.Bailey feels he is one of the best players in the world which he set out to be while in Germany.This season he is improving.He is getting more tricky, more skillful, quicker and more deadly. As he continues to improve, some how, he is reminding me of Maradona. If Aston Villa gets another Bailey, namely Eric Baillie, the great defender, formerly of ManU, now on loan, at french team Monaco, they can rise up even higher and win the Premier League.
1:59 It's worth noting that Aston Villa would not guaranteed a safety in the Premier League, even if Arsenal beat Watford and Aston Villa itself played a draw against West Ham United on the final day of the season. There is one game that they should have sealed this worst scenario, and that opponent was Sheffield United. In this game, the Blades had its free kick goal (Oliver Norwood) being controversially disallowed after the ball was caught up by the keeper (Ørjan Nyland), who somehow pushed away by Keinan Davis inside the goal while still grabbing the ball. If VAR recognizes that action as a goal and the result stands, Aston Villa would be relegated and Sheffield United have a chance to qualify for the European competitions because the Blades, at that time, were still inside Top 6!
It's also worth noting that golden goal was being used in this game, so the match would have ended as soon as Sheffield United scored, meaning Aston Villa wouldn't have had the opportunity to turn the score around, ensuring the Blades won.
I’m new to your channel and found the video really interesting so cheers for that. Only thing I’d say is I’m not sure where your accents from as it sounded quite mixed as if you’re trying to put an American accent on to blend in. I hope you stick to your own though mate because, as a Brit I can assure you that not everyone in the world is American or even wants to hear that accent. You do you bro and keep up the good content🔥💪
That game yesterday is definitely one of City’s worst games under the Pep era, Villa completely outplayed them
Pep seems to be relying more on individuals this season which is really weird for him. When they don't have any of Doku, KDB and _especially_ Rodri they look beyond frail
outplayed em but if we think abt it this is city at their worst in terms of men available and the tactics resorted to
I don't think I can remember the last time a Pep Guardiola did was truly overwhelmed like this, from start to finish
@@gr3saeyendYou can't have a squad like that and then complain when it's time to utilise it.
@@shepardice3775 I mean it makes sense though, Pep lost Mahrez(one of the greatest PL wingers of all time) and Gundogan a PL all time great midfielder(who usally stepped up creatively whenever KDB was out in the past)
While i think City will bounch back, they let go of two great and very intelligent football players, that are both proven, and that type of consistency and quality is very hard to replace.
Always been hard growing up as a Villa fan. All these stories from my cousins who are just a couple years older about the days of John Gregory... Playing in Europe, beating the likes of title winning Arsenal after being 2-0 down. Cup wins, finals etc etc. I only remember Villa playing in Europe a tiny bit in the mid 00s and after that just the slow slide down the table with the eventual relegation.
A part of me always believed we could get back to where we once were, but what Emery (and his backroom staff) is doing is insane. The level Villa are playing at right now is something special and I don't take it for granted one bit. This form is something very special and I'm just happy to be watching good football, let along beating teams like Man City and being Conference League contenders.
I'm enjoying every second of this season, but more than anything I'm just happy to see my beloved Villa back where they once were. UTV
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Fellow Villa fan here, I know EXACTLY what you mean. I hope we will not be mid-table this season
Don't worry mate we're back.. UTV
The ending describing how Villa were below par against Bournemouth then turned up and beat City is literally the most Villa thing.
Yer but Villa's formation against Bournemouth wasn't tailored to beat bournemouth. It was a practice for last night. He's been trialing it in European games all season.
@@MindSurf248 Good point.
Our away form needs work for sure but Bournemouth are a decent team on a roll too. We have had an exceptional game in us like the 7-2 Liverpool game but this was not that, this was on another level.
That is exactly like Arsenal post the invincibles.. That's the difference between top club and 4th which is consistency.
I read earlier that Sir Alex himself knew Villa would do well this season...
After being beaten 5-1 by Newcastle in the opening game.
He noted that the scoreline didn't do them justice regarding how well they actually played.
I shouldn’t really doubt S.A.F but Villa definitely didn’t deserve any points from that game.
@peeper2070 As a villa fan I agree that villa should have lost but the game should've really been more like 4-2 than 5-1, which I think is more like what he is saying.
@@peeper2070 That is not what he meant if you actually read the full comment by SAF - he said that there is something there in Villa and he was right
@@peeper2070 I think he recognised that with the wings injury our offside trap had broke down but everything else was looking really promising.
Alex knew two goals were offside & the officials had a nightmare from the off which threw the balance of the game.
Unai's a long way to go to surpass George Ramsay, Villa manager 1884 - 1926, the world's first ever super-manager well before Matt Busby, SAF or whoever in the 21st. century. A true Villa legend and genius innovator of the English game, this Scot won 6 Championships and 6 FA Cups at Villa Park. Sadly, he's not remembered as he should be in the modern footballing world. It would be amazing to witness Unai equal and even surpass his record. I wish him all the best. You never know...
He has beaten the home win record tbf
Aston Villa..a great old traditional English football club with a great and successful history..FA cups..league cups ..league champions European cup "champions league" winners and European super cup winners.etc etc..a true sleeping giant of a football club
Emery is a world class coach, always underrated and under appreciated
I love the rise of clubs like Brighton, Aston Villa, West Ham and Newcastle. maybe there'll finally be an actual mid-table in the premier league now
true. I haven't been following the premier league for long, but at least to me as an outsider, this seems like the most competitive the premier league has been in a very long time.
Newcastle is no longer a midtable club, I would larp them in with the big 6 to become the big 7
Sorry but newcastle have ceased to be plucky underdogs since becoming the richest club in the world
@user-tn8uu2cu8g average newcastle fan
@user-tn8uu2cu8gthis is a football video
Been a true Villan for 30+ years. We've not been the best in recent years but now Villa are starting to roar once again. Best set up ive seen in manager and owners, We've always been a big club with big history but as a fan you can feel something special going on. Since our new owners took over really We've been growing in the right direction. Emery has just been the piece of the jigsaw our owners needed to push the on field results up to par the ambition they have. Huge winning mentality going around the club now but still humble and grounded which is exactly whats needed to become a football gaint.
I love watching my team now with every player knowing there purpose and having that six sense of where there team mates are on the field. All of them understanding and performing the tactics thats obviously been instructed to them. It really is working and showing with the results. Some pundits still put us down ( cant stand Garth crooks) but slowly they're realising Villa are becoming the reall deal.
This season with Chelsea, Manchester utd, Tottenham and Newcastle under performing its a big opportunity to get a champions league position. I think if we can and with our manager and owners backing Villa can become a powerhouse once again for many years to come as we could attract, afford and coach some of the elite players.
Up the Villa.
Emery has the keys to the club already. Villa’s owners completely restructured their whole club to fit around Emery. Give him the freedom to focus on football and football alone.
Always worth remembering. Only two players who started vs city were signed under Emery. Pau and Tielemans. The rest were all signed under Gerrard and Dean Smith years ago. McGinn was signed under Steve Bruce back in the championship!
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The classics are coming back. Aston Villa, Newcastle and Arsenal let's gooooo
Never seen City get outplayed completely. It's scary.
Need to open your eyes. Liverpool have been doing it for YEARS.
Not 22 shots to 2.@@InstigatorDJ
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@@InstigatorDJ 7-2 in 2020. Have you ever heard this scoreline?
@@InstigatorDJliverpool have been the only team to match city in games. But villa are the only team to statistically hammer them all over the pitch in a way that made them look ordinary. Teams beat city sometimes but only villa have 100% fully deserved it to have no question who was the better team on the night
Way too many people have been sleeping on them! this is definitely the team to watch out!
Emery is arguably the most underrated manager/coach in football '.' Keeps winning and over achieving everywhere he goes.
I love this club, spent 3 months working inside the trinity road stand and even got my academy in south africa wearing the same colors. As an arsenal fan I'm happy to see what Unia has achieved with this group as well. Rather them in the top 4 than united or spurs.thanks for the good content bro, stay blessed.
as an arsenal fan and after hearing about how you jinx teams, thank you for releasing this video now i hope it holds true.
Lol, ever since his video on Brighton in September they've only won 1 EPL game... Don't even get me started on poor Ange and his Spurs 🤣
no such thing as jinxs
Rather embarassed to support the same club as someone with an anime pfp
No jinx in life, that's just some old wives tale, now luck? Well you make your own luck 100%,Brighton are over achieving & Spurs are shite anyway, their fans got all excited for no reason & big Ange? Do me a favour guv! Jinx? No, not hav'in that geezer!... Up the mighty Villa!!!!
Arsenal wont make top3
Mr Dean Smith built a very good young side that needed time, Gerrard tried to add experience but ultimately failed on his tactical game. Unai has been given a very good set of Smiths players that now have 4 years prem experience and has taken that and Gerrards buys to several other levels.
So many people counted out Aston Villa winning against arsenal because villa ‘are not supposed to’ beat them. But this team is GOOD and people are going to have to recognise that
When I saw the shots attempted after the City v Villa game (I didn’t watch the game), I thought, “there must be a mistake.” Then I watched the replay of the whole game. Wow. Just, wow.
Villa have an absolute wizard and maestro at the helm, they're pulling a lot of great plays together now, Unai really deserves more credit than many people give him.
As a City fan, Villa are absolutely amazing and outplayed Pep. Wouldn't be shocked if they finish in the top 6 or even 4.
villa fan here, to be honest everyone is over the moon at the moment, but i think we’re all still very scared. we’ve always had a curse over the years and personally i’m scared that this form will end horribly but of course kudos to emery he is an absolute machine
City has fans?😂😂😂 nah youre an ex spurs fan😂
Villa is better than Brighton, MUTD & Spurs and will easily land in the top 6. 4th place is also doable if Newcastle & the others underperform.
@@Dimi_th newcastle ? Lol they aren't getting top4 mate , they were lucky last year
Why do people need to preface with which club they support? If you’re a fan of football you should really appreciate what Villa has done regardless of your club affiliation
Great video there. Only detail missing was on our owners, who rescued us and continue to invest, whilst letting the experts do their jobs. Bottom line is, without them none one the success would have been possible. UTV
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That Robbie fowler joke is top class, I'm covered in tea as I was drinking when you said it. Top stuff
It was a great joke, happy to give the video a bump for it.
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So glad you made this video, I actually wanted to comment on your last video to suggest you make one about Aston Villa!!!🎉
Had to do it haha
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What a nice vid. Really enjoyed it. Great breakdown, details, examples and insights that I hadn't thought about before.
Cant tell you exactly why but I’m always looking forward to the end of the videos for the constant “and there you have it” best football channel on youtube 🤝🤝
Fantastic watch as always brother! Im glad Unai is getting his flowers finally. He got a rough ride the first time round with Arsenal. But for many people who watched La Liga we already knew his quality from what he showed At Valencia and Sevilla. Especially at Sevilla with that Europa League 3 peat and another Europa triumph with Villarreal. I think his stints at PSG and Arsenal made people view him differently coz he struggled with those bigger dressing rooms. And thats arguably his one major weakness. He's one of those coaches who doesn't like dealing with the nonsense that comes with some big clubs and it seems its why he ends up doing so well at the clubs in the tier below that where hes allowed to fully have his influence on the team and now with Monchi behind him again it'll be interesting to see how far this project goes. Coz the one surprise for me is how well hes doing in the league coz i figured he would bring Villa into the conversations but via the cups.
Anyways apologies for the ramble, great video as always chief 🙏🏿👊🏿💜
I can tell you're happy from the result😏
They are playing really well. Would take 4 or 5 of their players at Arsenal. Looking forward to that game this weekend.
why go to Arsenal that haven't won the league in two decades and counting
I know we support different teams and we are supposed to hate each other or something, but respect to anyone who is ahead of Man City. I don't really think we're title contenders but I hope you guys take it to City. Best of luck rest of your season other than this next game 😉
@@sterlingmarshel6299because Aston Villa have won anything in that period right 😂😂
@@sterlingmarshel6299 and what have Villa won in the last 20 years....... exactly listen I disagree with op I don't want those players cause I want Unai to get the best out of them at Villa which Mikel wouldn't be able to do, listen understand the words Arsenal fan trigger you but that doesn't give you the right act like a dick
@@firstlane7695 right! I swear the words Arsenal fan trigger them 😂
Pau Torres and Diego Carlos were actually Liverpool's top CB targets the year Covid hit and wrecked everyone's finances. It was said Klopp wanted a VVD like clone that was dominant in the air and played high line and those 2 were the closest and available. It was viewed that Diego Carlos was slightly better of the 2 but was gonna be more expensive of the 2, at around 65-70 million and harder to get while Pau Torres would be in the easier to get and cost around 60-65 million. It's interesting that both of them end up at the same club in premier league and are playing a suicidal high line, just like Klopp envisioned them......
That’s crazy, because Villa didn’t pay such massive fees for them either
Unai Emery's giving you the "good ebening" never gets old. He might lack charisma, but he knows damn well what to do in the field.
Polite and respectful, hes a legend
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What do you mean?....his good ebening is legendary
He's clearly had lessons or improved since his ebening days. He's also very charismatic!
He lacks charisma Tf?!? bro to be a good manager you have to be a charismatic a guy and Unai seems to be very charismatic in the dressing room he has made these not bad but certainly not world class players beat the best team in the world and treble winners
As an Arsenal fan watching that display against City...Yeah, Saturday's gonna be tough...
Not feeling so confident now? See you at Villa park mate, I fancy Villa to make it 15 wins in a row, but may the best team win on the day. No hard feelings, eh? ⚽💜💙😎👍... Watching West Ham beating Spurs now, love it!.... Up the mighty Villa!!!!
Same back at you mate, I'm under no illusions Arsenal destroyed Lens, and that determination at Luton is scary in a whole other way. I'm just hoping for another good performance, no matter the result.
As a Villa fan, we're genuinely looking forward to welcoming you to Villa Park. It's going to be a fun, fiercely competitive match, midfield in particular.
May the best team win...
UTV 🦁
@@amlmorris off course no hard feelings just dont be to overconfident may the best team win
@@amlmorris 🤣🤣🤣 I’ll comeback here tomorrow. Villa are having a great run, but remember who’s currently top.
Aston Villa being in the now top 3 is a certified "Good ebening" moment
The good ebening shit needs to stop. How many languages can the idiots that throw the lame ‘joke’ around, speak? Put some respect on Don Unai 👊🏼
I’ve not seen your videos in my algorithm in a couple months. Very pleasantly suprised to find this, love your videos tinashe!
Best football channel on TH-cam.
A well researched and well structured script.
Never seen your channel before but really enjoyed watching. Informative and funny, I’ll be looking out for more. Arsenal are another fantastic team and I’m hoping your curse doesn’t affect Villa’s performance today.
As a city fan , villa were outstanding and we were poor but beaten by the better team . Pleased for Emery , he was treated like a dog by Arsenal and deserves all the success he can !
It’s such a strange feeling seeing comments like yours, because I really don’t want to see City win another title, but City fans are so much more likeable and respectful than Arsenal and other top 6 fans who are generally insufferable! Quite a conundrum. But thank you!
You should be the voice for ebooks/audio books. You're such a storyteller 😅
Thanks for the jinx ahead of the Arsenal game 🙏
Won't work this time I think hahah
@@FootballIconic you underestimate the jinx my friend especially against us 😂 but I hope your right
Sevilla, Villarreal and Aston Villa(who so happen to play at Villa Park), as Alberto Del Rio would say, this is destiny people.
In my opinion, it is weird that Unai was sacked for doing the exact same thing that Arteta would eventually do. I understand his saltiness towards Arsenal, that is practically his project that he will never get the credit he deserves for.
If only he had David Villa at his disposal 😅
Exactly, so many of Arsenal’s best players were brought in by HIM and he was treated so badly by them, he was actually blindsided
Not even Liverpool in recent years had a game quite so one sided against City. Pretty impressive stuff from Emery.
Wenger was like the marquee of doing more than a manager should. The focus on fitness, scouting, bejng a father figure.
0:17 I'm so confused.. where did that PL table come from?? Those werent the standings last year, were they? Villa finished 7th and City did not lose 6 games lasy year, they lost 5.
Is this supposed to be a prediction for the end of this season?
Annual table. All games in second half of 22/23 and first half of 23/24, so far
@@FootballIconicRiigght, thank you I realized that about halfway through the video lol
It's still hard to fathom how Emery turned things around in Villa SO fast and SO thoroughly
Right now is:
1 - Arsenal
2 - Liverpool
3 - Aston Villa
4 - City
These guys are amazing!
I think arsenal wins the league but villa would be an amazing story
City I think@@jonathanfrimerman8855
We're going places, great t ime to be a Villa fan
Villa's owners are richer than the Glazers and they want to invest. Already committed and are rushing through a £100m stadium investment. Like Newcastle once we increase the FFP allowance I think they'll start spending like the top of the Prem whereas half of the team Emery's working with now are from the Championship... Can't imagine how good Villa will be with Emery with a team fully picked by him with a "big-6" level budget. Several current players will probably be sold off (half the starting 11 is valued at ~£100m now) and money reinvested next Summer to get the FFP allowance for some S-tier signings.
There are very few teams globally with as many positive signs as Villa... and few bad losses isn't changing that wider fact.
Also Emery isn't going anywhere, not jumping to United. Emery's men has been given every major role in Villa, Villa's owners is willing to invest more than almost all other clubs, Emery just sold his boyhood club to Villa, and Emery is being paid the 10th most in World football for a manager.
Loving the analysis man. Keep it up!
Not sure what's gonna happen now if they focus more on domestic results, but end of last season I said with Emery in charge I'd bet my house Villa will win the Conference League.
Thanks for the great video on this very special club. UTV
I've been waiting for this one, lets gooo UTV
A very good summary, you clearly know a lot about this crazy mad game qe love called football. It was a pleasure to listen to insights and you picked up on all the important key points.
The only thing I will add is that Gerrard left all of our players feeling like they were not fit for the Prem hence the 17th spot when he was fired (we weren't scoring and we had a leaky defense). Emery had two days with the team before we played ManUnited and we beat them 3-1 🎉 that was the hint of things to come, the beginning our journey with Emery
...no matter the result against Arsenal we are here to stay, we will continue to improve under Emery because he will accept nothing less 😊
As a villa fan who went to the Man City game, it is great that we have been playing this well, we just need to get together our away form
One of two channels I have notifications turned on for and the content always hits good
That's what you get when you have very ambitious owners and a fantastic Coach who can actually coach, imagine if Newcastle got him, they would probably be sitting Top of The Table right now.
Unai Emery bringing the Spanish football to the Prem
I am ecstatic to be a Villa fan. I was content with conference, but 3rd in the league at the halfway is bonkers!
Really really good content. Subbed.
Unai Emery's claret and blue army, UTV🟣🔵
Thank you, from a long time follower and Villa fan! Keep doing what you're doing man!
Wow! Thanks so much, really appreciate that! 😁 Villa looking super dangerous haha
The gaffer deserves BIG RESPECT
Unai + Villa (any team with Villa in their name) = Champions 👌🏽
ever since the 2021 summer window i knew villa were destined to succeed in a way. sure they sold grealish but they’ve reinvested that money strategically. bailey and buendía were good transfer for the time and the 2022 summer window made my predictions even stronger after the transfers of kamara and carlos and the 2023 summer window just sealed their success as pau torres and diaby have absolutely excelled
Thank you for dropping the video before they Play Arsenal.. my legs were shivering but now think we're beating them at the villa park🙏
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I've seen Villa win the league title and be runners up twice...this experience isn't new to me and I dare say a fair few older heads. My advice to younger Villa fans is simply to believe in your club and get behind it, home and away, with 110% commitment. The pressure is ALL on the six clubs that tried to form a cartel to prevent the likes of Villa reclaiming their crown. Take it one game at a time and don't, for one moment, allow the nonsense of the London/NWest media into your heads. UTV
Where looking good ain't we mate. I use to watch David Platt, dwight yorke and the likes back in the day and it feels like the good times if not the best times are coming. Utv
That match is still being spoke about cos it was that good. Villa played more like city and city just were hanging on wow. They up to something really special and really cooking.
As a man city fan, I must say Unai Emery, really do be cooking rn
I'm an Aston Villa fan, I've been waiting for you to make this for weeks
Tomorrow's Arsenal, so you picked a good time to drop this. They can have that one. But as an Aston Villa fan since 2021, I've watched the growth from beginning to end. They deserve it all for working as hard as they have. All it took was the right tactics for the team.
Fantastic video, great analysis and edit
As an Arsenal fan, it's concerning seeing Villa very comfortable pressing City up high and dominating the midfield. Villa players lining up to take pot shots against City...When was the last time we saw City getting pummeled like that? Bailey and Watkins have scary pace. Martinez and Torres at the back. McGuinn and Douglas in midfield. Arsenal better tighten up on Saturday.
Yeah we are! Villains4eva
We are ASTON VILLANS
They've been cooking I can't lie
I like to watch these reports to test their accuracy. It is refreshing to watch this report on Aston Villa where the information is accurate and relateable. Usually alot of these reports are really poor where the reporter hasn't done enough research or haven't studied the club fully enough.
I love Villa fans, but...
Villa fans condemned Gerrard for making McGinn their Captain. Said he "wasn't Captain material". Villa fans, who has captained you to 3rd in the league?
Villa fans condemned Gerrard for moving Oli Watkins to the striker role. Said he "wasn't a striker". Villa fans, who has fired you to 3rd in the league?
Emery was treated terribly by Arsenal too - took them to a European final in what was expected to be a transitional season. It was fascinating to hear about the circumstances surrounding his sacking in this video. Because it also explains why Arteta was shown so much lenience in his first 2 full seasons. Did what the owners wanted, while Emery just focussed on football.
Apologies if any of that sounded aggressive (I really do like Villa fans, please don't bite my head off!) - I enjoyed the video.
I mean it's something to think on, Gerard did not defend his players properly though, was tactically 1 dimensional, and didn't show proper respect to a squad people loved and a club that felt like just a convenient stepping stone to him.
@@MindSurf248Yeah, I'm sympathetic to that point of view. Although I always felt it wasn't Gerrard's fault that the footballing world assumed he just saw the Villa post as a job interview for Liverpool. Great win last night btw!
That Robbie Fowler bar🔥🔥
I don't fear any opponent, especially at fortress Villa park... Up the mighty Villa!!!
I do'nt believe in God, Allah or any fake being,we all stand alone in this world. Getting brainwashed with lies only gives people false hope, self belief is key,don't look to anyone but yourself. OK? 😮
Unay was watching Peaky Blinders for so long:))) hes finally home:))) i am so happy for him!!!with the right backing he can make history there!!!
As a Gunner, I've always thought highly of Unai Emery. It is just that the bad apples at Arsenal at the time were just too powerful and forced him out.
me for so long: “Aston Villa are a serious club”
Good job me! You knew it!
their high line is insane 14:52 and your jinx ability is almost on par with Maqwells
enjoyed that , thanks utv :)
The Fowler joke, nice😂
What a great video, loved It
Same way Arsenal beat City so did Villa. What made Villas way more impressive was that City restricted them to 2 shots lol Emery finally hit gold happy for him
Leon Bailey has risen to the heights this season under this coach- Emery.Bailey feels he is one of the best players in the world which he set out to be while in Germany.This season he is improving.He is getting more tricky, more skillful, quicker and more deadly. As he continues to improve, some how, he is reminding me of Maradona. If Aston Villa gets another Bailey, namely Eric Baillie, the great defender, formerly of ManU, now on loan, at french team Monaco, they can rise up even higher and win the Premier League.
I hope Villa can win the PL
It would be miraculous
Always a good day when there's a football iconic upload
Bro, your videos are excellent.
You are the best
1:59 It's worth noting that Aston Villa would not guaranteed a safety in the Premier League, even if Arsenal beat Watford and Aston Villa itself played a draw against West Ham United on the final day of the season. There is one game that they should have sealed this worst scenario, and that opponent was Sheffield United. In this game, the Blades had its free kick goal (Oliver Norwood) being controversially disallowed after the ball was caught up by the keeper (Ørjan Nyland), who somehow pushed away by Keinan Davis inside the goal while still grabbing the ball. If VAR recognizes that action as a goal and the result stands, Aston Villa would be relegated and Sheffield United have a chance to qualify for the European competitions because the Blades, at that time, were still inside Top 6!
It's also worth noting that golden goal was being used in this game, so the match would have ended as soon as Sheffield United scored, meaning Aston Villa wouldn't have had the opportunity to turn the score around, ensuring the Blades won.
Up the Villa. More Villa content please.
Loved it man, I'm arsenal fan btw but truth is truth
They whooped our asses yesterday, holy molly
I’m new to your channel and found the video really interesting so cheers for that. Only thing I’d say is I’m not sure where your accents from as it sounded quite mixed as if you’re trying to put an American accent on to blend in. I hope you stick to your own though mate because, as a Brit I can assure you that not everyone in the world is American or even wants to hear that accent. You do you bro and keep up the good content🔥💪
Love your content bro
Excellent analysis, Tinashe... 🇿🇼