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He can rub people the wrong way but his performances speak for themselves," Begovic said. "He’s been really solid and taken his game to a new level. He really kept his team in the game and made some big saves [against Tottenham] at crucial times, which is what top goalkeepers do.
Former Premier League goalkeeper Asmir Begovic says Emiliano Martinez has played a key role in Aston Villa's success this season. Diaz’s father, lately freed from Colombian kidnappers, was in the stadium to savour the moment. You can have some good weeks in football, but that is a tough one to beat. We were unhappy with our start to the season, more the way we played than the results. Today showed we had plenty more gears to go up. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez should be fit for Sunday and Emery added: "Leon Bailey and Nicolo Zaniolo worked this morning alone, to test if they will be ready [for the weekend] and more or less, it was positive." I interviewed Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou this week and he came across really well. He has a process he believes in and it has brought him a lot of success.
Leon Bailey opened the scoring in the seventh minute when he broke clear of the defence before arrowing a low shot beyond David de Gea. That initially appeared to mark the end of his time at the club, but Ronaldo has been gradually reintroduced by Ten Hag, who challenged the Portugal international to lead by example on Sunday. We know realistically they won’t be there at the end challenging for the title, but at this moment why not dream and think this can happen?" Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has been speaking to the media before his side travel to face Tottenham on Sunday. The final whistle prompted players to hug each other while Emery and his coaching staff did likewise amid incredible noise from the home fans.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery to MOTD: "It was a very tough match. Amazing the way we played for ninety minutes. For two sides - they were taking chances we were taking chances as well. Then we tried to be efficient, be consistent with our game plan. Sometimes the offside was very tight with VAR. When Asseyi sent Domselaar the wrong way from the spot with a low finish into the bottom-left corner West Ham should have gained enough confidence to control the game. While he described Villa's number one as "unorthodox", he told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily that he has progressed under Unai Emery. Manchester United's players looked stunned by Villa's fast start and did not register a meaningful effort until midway through the first half, when Alejandro Garnacho's shot from an angle was well saved by Emi Martinez.There is no doubt Emery has done a superb job marshalling Villa’s resources and they are now serious contenders to finish in the top four in my opinion. As for January, Villa are a very ambitious club and I’m sure Emery and Monchi, the club’s president of football operations, are already working on some ideas. Emery would like to add another director to the club's boardroom after Alemany was targeted earlier this year and Monchi appears set to leave Europa League champions Sevilla for the second time in his career due to a power struggle at his current club. Monchi rejoined to Sevilla in March 2019 having left the club a year after Emery's exit in 2017 to join Roma. He departed the Italian club two years after signing a four-and-a-half year deal. While the likes of Spurs, Brighton and Newcastle United have growing injury lists, with the long-awaited return of both Alex Moreno and Jacob Ramsey, Villa now have arguably the best matchday squad in terms of quality of depth they've ever had. This week, he takes on Barry Can't Swim, aka DJ and producer Joshua Mannie - who is an Everton fan. Tottenham are only the fifth side in Premier League history to lose three consecutive games despite opening the scoring in each match, and first since Leicester City in December 2014, whose third game was also against Aston Villa.
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