The new revolution in football, the Emery style invades the Premier League

On October 24, 2022, Unai Emery's departure to the Premier League to take charge of Aston Villa from Villarreal became official. The Brummie team acquired the services of the Basque coach after paying the €6 million clause that the 'groguet' coach had. It should be noted that a year before, Newcastle tried the same move as the villains, but the former coach of the 'yellow submarine' declined the offer, due to several details in the negotiation process that bothered him, such as filtering the proposal before of a Villarreal-Young Boys, a vital clash in the Champions League for Emery's men.

In addition to this, he released a statement highlighting that he was 100% committed to Villarreal. On the other hand, that season was very exciting for the team led by Fernando Roig, since the previous year they had won the UEFA Europa League and had earned their ticket to the Champions League, where they had a magnificent performance, reaching the semifinals.

Leaving aside the rumor mills and all the crumbs that Unai Emery's move from the Valencian Community to British lands had, we must highlight his work during this last year as a Villa coach, since he is leaving his name in the history pages of the club. club. Since their arrival there have been 7 draws, 13 defeats and 32 victories, of which 25 have been in the Premier League during 2023, being a record score in a calendar year for Aston Villa. Another record that the Guipuzcoan coach recently recorded under the command of the Birmingham team was achieving 15 consecutive victories at home, something that had never been achieved at the club.

Apart from all these data, the transformation that The Villans are experiencing since Unai Emery takes charge of the team is admirable. He took the team four points from relegation on matchday 15 of the last edition of the Premier League, revived it, began by winning its first match against Manchester United 3-1 and after stringing together several good streaks of results, including great performances such as Those won at the Tottenham stadium or at Stamford Bridge, both 0-2, the team finished in 7th place, obtaining the ticket to play in the Conference League this season, where they are the main contenders for the title.

Stalking the Big Six

In recent seasons there have been several Premier League teams that are trying to dethrone the 'Big Six', which consists of the six teams that are considered the largest and most consistent in the fight for titles in England: Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool. However, between the chaos that some of these clubs are suffering and the great campaigns that several 'outsiders' are signing, such as Leicester City, Newcastle United, Brighton Hove & Albion or Aston Villa, they suggest that this term should stop being used. A clear example are the English teams that have played European competition this season, where 4/8 are not from the 'Big Six': Newcastle United in the Champions League, West Ham and Brighton Hove & Albion in the Europa League and Aston Villa in the Conference League.