Aston Villa vs Arsenal Key Moments & Insights Unai Emery Post Match Talks

that's never a great feeling when you don't win but do you at least have the satisfaction of knowing your team have given a good performance this evening good evening the satisfaction is when we are winning but of course we have to accept you have to accept in our process how we are and uh arsenal of course they are more experiences more mature they are the St is strong the last two year they'll be very competitive in the the Premier League for being contender in in the in the in the top four and of course to even for for B Contender to win the Premier League and today was a test for us how the distance we are and I think we compete we face then we could win we could draw and we could lose like like at the then we we did but uh I accepted this this result and uh I I think he going to give up a lot of information about the team about the squad about the players and how we can close this week the the transfer window and finished this month in August playing in leer and trying to to get there again the challenge to to get points and then I think uh the way we play today I think will will be good good uh good way understanding how we can process uh our idea our style our our competitive way like like last year and being as well more or less taking the responsibility to be uh being performing like today for the next next weeks and months you said in your pre-match interview that sometimes you can control a match without the ball yeah did you think you did that for at least quite a bit of that match 90 90 minute is is long and and sometimes we were controlling under and their ball possession but Sunday as well we were controlling with our ball possession and then trying to create chances in one way another way reducing for example uh corners of then free kick of then we did it only we consider one corner and this is the way when we can start thinking we were controlling more or less the match and then how we were attacking and how we were getting as well their box cating chances or not and we created three very good chances more or less like like like them but our chances was more more clear than them and then we we had Corners we had fs and we had free kick and we we compete like previously I was thinking could do and uh I have to be proud of the player of course here in in V par we have to continue building our strong Str with our support supporters try to feel comfortable here not with the result but I think the way we did this is the way I want I think most people would agree that Aston Villa probably had the clearer chances this even do you think in a few weeks time with a few more minutes a bit more sharpness do you think OE Watkins takes those chances or is it just one of those things in football in football the most important is create chances of course if you're not scoring is not is not finishing your walk but I am very happy how he progressed after the first match he played in on on on Western and uh until today his process is his progress is being performing better and creating chances didn't score but next week again working for it and of course o Watkins chances like that in the future he is going to score more than less yeah and lastly you mentioned I think the transfer window in your first answer do you expect it to be a busy week for Aston Villa do you need it to be a busy week not busy but of course we have to try to to close our our our Squad with some circumstances we have now trying to to to be as well clinical try to try to to get the best of uh decision about about some circumstances we have but overall we are we are now with the team I want and only some small Thea we can improve or we can change or or or we can add but uh not busy but we have to be alert and sorry when you say circumstances do you mean Matty cash or something happened today that has made you think okay maybe we need to do something more more I don't I don't know exactly what what is which is uh the injur he had but uh we have to be ready thank you thank you all the best of you yeah they've got to see what happens they've got to adapt perhaps in these last uh what is it four five days until the transfer window closes but on a on a general Point Lee regarding Asen Villa's performance should you think they be happy with that today um I think for large periods of the game yeah I do feel that they looked well organized they look well um and I think that's what m alluding to is that you know defensively they they nullified Arsenal for for long periods of the game I think the crucial part of the game today was the two chances that were Miss missed from Molly Watkins I mean you score one of them and it's a different outcome completely um and maybe that was a difference from last season as well it was the case last season Asen Villa took their chances and Arsenal didn't yeah this time the other way around and and I think you know you always have to highlight is that when you're coming up against top teams if you don't take them chances you get punished I mean this is an absolute glorious chance it's a great press this is what I meant about being defensively good and well structured there I mean last season I think you know it's a given isn't it usually with with Ole Watkins but I mean the amount of time and space that he's got he could have a touch you know he could reass assess himself is there anything to worry about do you think no I don't think so I I really don't and and I said to Jamie I said you know would you have bought him off I I possibly would have kept him on cuz I don't think he had a bad game and I I did feel he was effective when he had to be but this a chance I mean it's a brilliant save there's no doubt about it from David ryer but it doesn't look like there's anyone more stunned in the stadium than Onie Watkins that David Ry has actually got back up Jam what what do you think well I think it's it is obviously a wonderful save I'm going to take nothing away from the Save but look at the amount of the goal that ole has to put it into if he just guides that just to his right he goes in the keeper has no chance but it is a wonderful save I think if Olie scores the first one definitely scores this one as well I just think sometimes that happens brilliant save as well um but they big moments in games if he scores that I I honestly think Aston Villa would have gone and have won the game was a key moment in the game wasn't it and I think that was the time where where Villa were actually pushing the button to to go and get that first goal you know the fans were off their seats I think what was disappointing at at the end you know with with the two goals going in I just felt that Villa just kind of give up and deflated and that's that's my only concern I know you're coming up against a top side in Arsenal but you know you have to keep going you have to keep pressing and and believing and did you see that changing approach that Mikel ateta was referring to a more defensive Aston Villa yes I did because I mean that was one thing that was going to worry me this season about Aston Villa I watched them in preseason and that High Line we we looked at and but it brought so much success yes it did but I think there's only so much you can play that High Line they got exposed in preseason quite a lot by teams and I feel that it was only a matter of time and and you know playing from Midfield Jamie that it's all about having the time and of making them runs eventually I think at times you can play but I think he's got a balance there where he knew that teams were going to come to Villa Park Villa were going to play that high line and the top teams would I think identify that they had to fire margins Le aren't they that's why I say I think honestly if Aston Villa would have scored they could have sat back they look very comfortable in their shape they didn't really give Arsenal many opportunities but it's after that moment of missing that one you felt that astonvilla almost got a little bit Reckless is the wrong word but they were just trying to win they felt their three points are in our hands here we've got them come on the crowd start to get attacking the whole end that's what you want thatg that like in you're in the ascendency but once they scored it then obviously becomes a completely different game but there were some positives I thought Morgan Rogers today produced One of well the best individual performance of the season so far I thought he was absolutely magnificent certainly come on and talk to him in just a moment Jamie I just want to address the the upcoming games that Aston Villa have at the start of this season with with you Lee we talked about the the really the really tough start for Arsenal perhaps it's it's not too bad actually for Aston Villa one game before the break yeah well just I mean do the prep to to this game I actually looked at the fixure and I thought the next five are winnable games aren't they and including man united in that yes definitely I do I'm you know listen I think I think Villa will be good this season they they look a really good outfit and then fixtures there they look appetizing for sure I mean listen they've got a bounce back after it today but there was lots of positives that we've seen from players Lee would you think the cut the players or you you happy squ if you go into it this season I'm I'm a little bit worried about that the owner lies a lot on on Leon Bailey in the wide areas dib left the football club I think they need another option that at times he played Di and Bailey I think he needs another Winger that can obviously fluctuate at times he'll play that three where it is an attacking fold but I just feel that times that balance it's just not quite there and I think another Outlet on that left hand side frees up Bayers whether it's a team Sterling we'll never know well we'll come back to that as well what they have done so far is Target younger players in the market in recent times sub scoring with his first touch I did get a whisper that the the manager might be imminent as well so Jamie you have to keep an eye over cross my I've got Vision I can see him just over your shoulder there but I don't mind that you know he's got he's coming up he's walking over now when players have the UMP about not playing I don't mind that you know he's angry play coming on scoring with your first touch of absolutely the game as well here is congratulations M see I think you might get a knock on the door on Monday morning from from Leandro Trad I'm not sure maybe now maybe it was an inspired substitution wasn't it why was it necessary at that point in the game proba because we have to change momentum of the game we had 10 period 10 12 minutes that we suffer in the second half and we have to change something and Alo got the ability to to change the game uh his end product is unbelievable I think he had two shots two great balls in the box that could have been another goal or two so that's what you need when it's not enough with the started someone has to come in and and do the job did you feel you had control of the game yeah we did especially because the approach that b had from the beginning uh which we were have bit surprised but uh in in what way were you surprised well the way they behave especially defensively but uh but it's fine then you have to make the game uh we have uh we had to pick up the pace a little bit because become too slow because you feel comfortable on that but it's not a game that we want to play we created two or three big chances uh what has one here A big one and then yeah David changed the game the safe of David probably changes the the whole game and then we got a good Dynamic score the goal and then we were on top of the game you talk about Behavior what you what do you think they was surprised you because how defensive they were for the first 20 OD minutes well they were a little bit different to what they've been doing especially at home but uh