Fixtures
- Sheffield United Vs. Aston Villa – Sat, Feb 3rd 2024, 17:30
Unai Emery hailed a fantastic result for Aston Villa after his side demolished Sheffield United in the Premier League.
Five different scorers provided the goals as the visitors romped to their first three points of 2024, including four strikes in a devastating 18-minute spell.
Head coach Emery was delighted with the response from his team after a 3-1 loss to Newcastle United in midweek.
“I’m very happy because we reacted very well after our defeat at home on Tuesday at Villa Park,” he said.
“Even when we lost that match we were speaking afterwards about how the way we did at home was fantastic. We lost and it was coming.
“It was very important not to lose the focus, don’t lose our objective and try to be consistent in our way; try to react quickly. Not everything we did was bad against Newcastle, but we had to keep being consistent like we were.
“We had to work, analyse the opponent and impose our game plan, trying to be together. Everybody was focused and ready to play.
“Today our reaction was fantastic and the result was fantastic.”
Emery said he picked his players up after defeat in the previous outing, reinforcing their qualities ahead of the game at Bramall Lane.
And he will now set about trying to maintain the team’s high level of performance when they host Chelsea at Villa Park on Wednesday.
He said: “The players need positive words sometimes. Sometimes they are getting frustrated, individually or collectively, when we are losing or not being successful.
“We have to protect and support everybody and try to be together in the good moments and bad moments.
“We reacted very well today and we’ll keep balance. We won and we have three points but now we will analyse and try to recover quickly.
“On Wednesday we are playing at home against Chelsea in the FA Cup and we will focus on this match. We will prepare the best possible way and try to be in good balance.”
