Aston Villa manager Unai Emery acknowledges the challenges of balancing Champions League and Premier League commitments after a 2-0 loss to Wolves. The defeat marked Villa's seventh consecutive match without a win following a European fixture, highlighting their lack of strength in depth compared to established European contenders. Manager Emery emphasizes the need for a more sustainable approach, while acknowledging the impressive achievement of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stage.
Unai Emery admitted Villa are still learning to cope with the demands of combining the Champions League and Premier League after Saturday’s derby defeat at Wolves .The 2-0 reverse was the seventh straight match Villa have failed to win after a European midweek, a run which has yielded just three points and left them with work to do if they are to qualify for Europe through the league this season.
“Last year we did because we were in the Conference League, we achieved the semi-final, and we got the Champions League position through the league and this year we are in this direction. Watkins was due to be assessed on Sunday with Emery revealing he had chosen to take the striker off a precaution at half-time. The manager made three more substitutions at the break in a bid to inject some life into his team but while Donyell Malen was twice denied by Jose Sa and saw a goal ruled out for offside, Villa could not cancel out Jean-Ricner Bellegarde’s first half opener, with Matheus Cunha sealing the win for the hosts late on.
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