Unai Emery
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery claims he is better prepared for his new Premier League challenge after a tough experience with Arsenal. The 51-year-old succeeded Arsene Wenger in 2018, but only lasted 18 months in the job after failing to qualify for Champions League football. Though, Emery did take Arsenal to a European final and finished the 2017/18 season with 70 points. As the Spaniard embarks on his tenure at Villa, he claims that he is better equipped to deal with setbacks after dealing with plenty of ups and downs at the Emirates.
Unai Emery said: “I am better prepared to face a new challenge in the Premier League. I already have a year and four months of experience in this League. I think my first year at Arsenal was nice. It was broken by some things that I have identified that I am now going to try to avoid. I have always had an internal goal of having a new opportunity and coming back better prepared and I think that at Villarreal I have acquired a continuity that has led to them calling me back from England. It’s more of a challenge than a rematch. I had to accept it as something very professional.”
