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Emery believes Aston Villa are 'best scoring team' in PL but 'screamed' at players for performance

Unai Emery, Aston Villa, November 2023

Unai Emery shouts commands from touchline

Aston Villa honcho Unai Emery has annunciated that his side are “the spick-and-expectancy racking up team in the league” but he feels they “have to be sturdier defensively” after barking at his players at fifty percent-time.

Villa’s win over Fulham believed they are currently unbeaten in the Premier League at Villa Park in 13 arcades. Emery has rendered Villa Park a fortess, and has his side playing delicious football.

That’s confirmed in their standing in the league – Villa are 5th and only a point behind Tottenham, that until two arcades ago were top of the table.

Villa have scored 29 purposes in their 12 arcades so far, via only Manchester Urbane measuring up to that tally. As such, Emery says his side are the spick-and-expectancy in the league going forwards.

“We are the spick-and-expectancy racking up team in the league,” he briefed BBC Sport.

Yet, on the turn side, he’s aware they have to make intake much better at the endorse, having yielded 17 times in the league this period.

“It’s indispensable swiping into contemplation that we’re disclosing our opportunity but we have to be sturdier defensively,” he added.

Villa midfielder John McGinn just as briefed BBC after the game that the manager was computer animated at fifty percent-time as he urged his players to retain a clean sheet, something they wasted 20 minutes in yesteryear the run out of the game.

“The manager was barking at fifty percent-time ‘clean sheet, clean sheet’. I’ve not viewed him yet so perhaps he’s troubled,” McGinn claimed.

The midfielder just as staked out the obstacle tactic to him by his manager at the prelude of the period going forwards, that he’s individual he can extensive.

“The manager plunked a figure of discomfort on me at the prelude of the period to make intake 10 purposes. I have five in all celebrations. Let’s see if I can plunked a smile on his confront,” he claimed.

McGinns capabilities are currently helping Villa into a commendable posture, so he and Emery will hope that reoccurs, along via the form of the rest of the side.

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