Unai Emery on Vill'a goalless draw with Juventus
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Juventus
27/11/2024
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Villa Park, Birmingham, UK
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Juventus
27/11/2024
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Villa Park, Birmingham, UK
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00:00Okay, if you can raise your hand, I'll walk my way around the room.
00:07On you go.
00:08Good evening. Just one place to start, the ending of the game.
00:14I think Villar Park all thought Morgan Rodgers had scored.
00:18We just heard from Tiago Mota, he said that he didn't think it was a goal.
00:22What did you think?
00:23Good evening. You know, and everybody we know,
00:27in England, the interpretation is different.
00:30The England referees, when action like that,
00:34the interpretation is not clear, not firm.
00:37In Europe, the interpretation is different.
00:40They have to be working to get the same decision
00:49when some action like that is coming.
00:56Maybe, yes, but we know.
00:58I don't know exactly why, but we knew before.
01:02When we are in the Premier League, it's different.
01:04The interpretation of the referees in all action like that.
01:08And in Europe, for example, we are not doing block like in England.
01:12We are not doing in front of the goalkeeper,
01:18in offensive corners, the same situation like in England.
01:22But when the action was happening, I was thinking,
01:27I think here, for Europe, it's a fault.
01:30But of course, for me, it's a fault.
01:32In England, not. In Europe, I have to accept it.
01:36Hi, Unai. Bubuka Kamara returned tonight.
01:39Have you got a midfielder or a player that can replicate his qualities when he plays?
01:44Kamara. I think it's very important, his comeback.
01:50Because as a sixth number, he is giving us a lot of balance, defence, offence.
01:56He progressed a lot last year before his injury, with the ball as well,
02:01playing confidence in our build-up.
02:04And I think his coming back is really helping us in this direction.
02:09And I think he has a big potential to continue exploiting.
02:16Unai, there seemed to be some confusion when the ball went into the net.
02:21The referee appeared to point to the centre circle to begin with.
02:25Do you know if he changed his mind?
02:28If his linesman spoke to him? Or was it a VAR decision?
02:33This is the rule in cases like that.
02:37Because at the beginning, I was thinking he gave us goal.
02:41He conceded the goal.
02:44But when he changed, I was a little bit strange.
02:48But in cases like that, it's really a confusion.
02:54Because he has to wait for the VAR in cases like that.
03:00Is your understanding that the referee changed his mind without VAR?
03:05I don't know exactly, but I think so.
03:09You think he changed his mind?
03:10I think he did.
03:13Good evening, Marco Baututto Sport.
03:15Do you think the draw was the right result?
03:18Or was there one of the two teams that deserved more?
03:43We are one team that didn't play in Europe for a long time.
03:53And in the Champions League.
03:54And of course, this year for us it's very important how we can again play being competitive.
03:59Play facing some teams in Europe like Juventus, Bayern Munich or Bruges or other teams.
04:06And we are in the right way.
04:09And today to get one point for us is very important.
04:11Of course, we played trying to win.
04:13But we tried to avoid some mistakes we made in the last matches we played.
04:19And in this competition with 10 points we are very happy.
04:22We wanted to win, but we had to accept the result, this draw.
04:26We deserved more or less.
04:28I think they had their moment.
04:30We had our moment as well in the game.
04:33Our save for the goalkeeper was very important.
04:37Emiliano.
04:38Emiliano.
04:39We had another two chances to score.
04:41I think the match was a very tactical match.
04:44But previously we were more or less thinking everything happened in 90 minutes.
04:52More or less it was in our plan.
04:55And I had to accept.
04:58And of course, I think this draw is fair for both teams.
05:01And I am happy.
05:03I am really happy.
05:09You made a slight change with McGinn just behind Watkins.
05:13And then Rodgers out on the left.
05:15What was your thinking behind that change tonight?
05:17McGinn is coming back.
05:20His performance is probably getting better.
05:24And he has to help us play on the left side as a 10 number or even on the right side.
05:34Because when he is in good form, when he is fit, for us it is very important.
05:40And today he played 90 minutes.
05:42And he played, I think, a good match.
05:45Playing seriously.
05:47Playing as well in his position.
05:51Giving us the thing tactically we needed.
05:54And Morgan Rodgers on the left side.
05:56He can play in both situations as well.
06:00Those players with this versatility, I think you have to be always trying to use both in different positions.
06:09And now with Ramsey injured, Emilio Buendia is getting better.
06:14Of course, with those two players and adding Emilio Buendia,
06:19they are those three players more or less now in my mind to play in those positions.
06:25And still just one goal conceded in this competition.
06:28What do you put that down to exactly?
06:33Yes, really in the Champions League we are being competitive.
06:38We are adapting very quickly for our target.
06:42Our target is to try to play the next round.
06:45And of course, if we are getting points and we can fight for the top eight position, go to it.
06:53Today this point is more or less not the best, but very important because we got on the table ten points.
07:04Overall, three wins, one draw, one loss.
07:08I think it's very good for this competition.
07:11We are going to try for the last three matches.
07:14Try to be ambitious to compete for the top eight.
07:20But of course, the objective is the next round.