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Aston Villa’s rise under Unai Emery is no fluke – they are third on merit | Karen Carney

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Football obsessive Emery has made Villa hard to beat and exciting to watch and they are very much in the top-four race

Often when managers arrive at a struggling club the immediate response is a complete overhaul in a desperate attempt to turn things around, but in Unai Emery’s 14 months at Aston Villa he has transformed them from relegation candidates to Champions League hopefuls without any such tear-up.

When the Spaniard arrived from Villarreal Aston Villa were 16th in the Premier League and a point above the relegation zone. On Fridaynight he has a chance to take them top when they host Sheffield United, a match they will be expected to win.

Continue reading…Football obsessive Emery has made Villa hard to beat and exciting to watch and they are very much in the top-four raceOften when managers arrive at a struggling club the immediate response is a complete overhaul in a desperate attempt to turn things around, but in Unai Emery’s 14 months at Aston Villa he has transformed them from relegation candidates to Champions League hopefuls without any such tear-up.When the Spaniard arrived from Villarreal Aston Villa were 16th in the Premier League and a point above the relegation zone. On Fridaynight he has a chance to take them top when they host Sheffield United, a match they will be expected to win. Continue reading…