Victory Fever Swells As Villarreal Soars to Premiership Heights!
[Getty Images] In a deliciously awkward post-match moment at Old Trafford, Unai Emery deployed a classic device to defuse a tricky question: another question. Was he concerned about Villa's recent form? "Yes, but how we are in the league?
" Fourth. "Yes. But the league is 38 matches.
You were asking me two months ago whether we were favourite to win the title. " Emery sometimes seems to use the words "favourite" and "contender" almost interchangeably, but his point stood. He is far too serious about his job to waste time thinking of clever rhetoric, but it is nevertheless a fair argument.
He has also been entirely consistent, never drawn into overegging the excitement during Villa's strong run-up to Christmas. "I told you, in that moment, we were fantastic," he went on. "Why?
Because we are fighting against opponents, they are favourite to be in the top five, even top seven. Of course, to be there for the third year is really fantastic. But to keep it is the most difficult challenge we have, because they have the capacity like they are showing.