Unai Emery

[sheepyvillian]

I loved how he emphasised that he "Never punishes a player for making a mistake." It's a great trait to have as a manager because it prevents inhibition in the players. 

[sheepyvillian]

34 minutes ago, jayEm said:

There are not enough superlatives for Unai. His letter to the fans in the programme is beautiful and it says so much that someone as dedicated to the craft as he still finds the time to write something so sincere and thoughtful to the supporters.

I genuinely feel sorry for fans of other clubs who don't have someone like Unai at the helm. He is the very best of football managers. He represents this sport in its finest form. You can keep your Guardiolas, your Klopps, your Artetas. Even your Ronaldos and Messis. There is nobody I would rather have associated with Aston Villa.

Where can I get a copy of that letter?

[gwi1890]

9 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said:

I loved how he emphasised that he "Never punishes a player for making a mistake." It's a great trait to have as a manager because it prevents inhibition in the players. 

Yes I remember reading this about him. He doesn’t create bomb squads or drop players for no apparent reason. I think it would have been utterly pathetic if someone like Mings would have left simply because Steven Gerrard didn’t like him.

[mjmooney]

25 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said:

I loved how he emphasised that he "Never punishes a player for making a mistake." It's a great trait to have as a manager because it prevents inhibition in the players. 

But he can certainly dish out some paint-stripping bollockings, as we saw on the touchline in the last match. 

It's part of the job. 

[jayEm]

26 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said:

Where can I get a copy of that letter?

I saw it somewhere (Twitter?) yesterday but can't find it again now. If anyone has it (or has the programme from Saturday to hand) please post it here!

[imavillan]

32 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said:

Where can I get a copy of that letter?

one page back on a X/Twitter post posted by Jas10

but here's a copy of it 

[TDR V2]

12 minutes ago, mjmooney said:

But he can certainly dish out some paint-stripping bollockings, as we saw on the touchline in the last match. 

It's part of the job. 

That appeared to be aimed at Tielemans, I think I'd have cried

[BG_Villa_Fan]

He clearly understands the club, its history and the fans.

I don’t remember a manager to have even mentioned ‘responsibility’ when talking about their jobs. 

Utterly irreplaceable.

[sheepyvillian]

5 minutes ago, TDR V2 said:

That appeared to be aimed at Tielemans, I think I'd have cried

Me too! I would have said something really immature like, "I don't want to play for you anymore, my dad didn't shout at me like that"!

[TDR V2]

And Tielemans was our best player, and still getting screamed at

[sheepyvillian]

21 hours ago, imavillan said:

one page back on a X/Twitter post posted by Jas10

but here's a copy of it 

That letter alone is worth the entrance fee. 

Edited Tuesday at 08:09 by sheepyvillian

[JordRS]

1 hour ago, TDR V2 said:

That appeared to be aimed at Tielemans, I think I'd have cried

From the Trinity, I thought it was aimed at Barkley, who was also playing well! Not a coincidence that he is such a great manager with that passion and perfectionism. 

[sheepyvillian]

2 hours ago, TDR V2 said:

And Tielemans was our best player, and still getting screamed at

Reverse psychology. 

[TDR V2]

Just now, sheepyvillian said:

Reverse psychology. 

I'd have stomped off

[TDR V2]

1 hour ago, JordRS said:

From the Trinity, I thought it was aimed at Barkley, who was also playing well! Not a coincidence that he is such a great manager with that passion and perfectionism. 

It might have been, they were fairly close together

[sheepyvillian]

4 minutes ago, TDR V2 said:

I'd have stomped off

You would have actually put it in reverse. 

[ender4]

5 hours ago, imavillan said:

one page back on a X/Twitter post posted by Jas10

but here's a copy of it 

Unai and Heck are the yin and yang of Aston Villa.  Complete opposites in every way.

[Zatman]

6 hours ago, sheepyvillian said:

I loved how he emphasised that he "Never punishes a player for making a mistake." It's a great trait to have as a manager because it prevents inhibition in the players. 

He is just a great man manager and you rarely hear anything bad from his ex players. In his first game I always remember he gave a struggling McGinn minutes when fans were slowly starting to turn on him but also Sanson who had barely been seen for months

He is consistently correct with his calls

[Don_Simon]

23 minutes ago, ender4 said:

Unai and Heck are the yin and yang of Aston Villa.  Complete opposites in every way.

One has the job to make us happy. The other has the job to rinse the fans of every penny we're willing to pay.

So, they're both doing great.

[Chindie]

This man.