Emery Responds To Chelsea’s Key Man Loss, Waring
Aston Villa’s FA Cup elimination on Wednesday night at the hands of Chelsea upset Unai Emery.
Following a robust opening half-hour from the hosts, two goals in the next 10 minutes saw the away team seize the initiative.
Nine minutes after the restart, Enzo Fernandez curled in a free-kick to increase the advantage, to which Moussa Diaby replied in stoppage time.
“We didn’t get a good result,” Emery expressed disappointment.
“We were highly motivated and delighted for the match tonight here with our supporters because we put in a strong effort and achieved a fantastic victory in Chelsea.
“We had a great start, generating opportunities and coming close to scoring. They were more clinical than us and they made opportunities.
We struggled to generate clear opportunities in the second half as we didn’t get off to the same start as the first. With their set piece, they scored in their lone opportunity.
“We were down 3-0, but we had a positive attitude and created opportunities to respond.” Here, with the help of our fans, we were pressing for a goal and a way to reverse the outcome.
“We didn’t have time to get more because we scored so late.”
Villa returns its focus to the Premier League after losing in the cup.
On Sunday, they will host Manchester United once more, and Emery is eager to maintain their winning ways in the Premier League.
“We are trying to separate each competition, and in the Premier League, we are being consistent,” he stated.
“We’re going to try again here on Sunday against Manchester United. We lost our previous game here at home, but we responded really well in Sheffield.
“We will make an effort to play well and generate positive energy using our group’s tactical approach.
“We feel strong in the league, so we will be concentrating on the league again.”
