Aston Villa have been deemed more ideal for Unai Emery to develop and improve the team and himself than The Red Devils.
The duel between Aston Villa and Manchester United was over. The game of goal galore ended in a dramatic draw. It may seem to look like typical United’s result with late goals to equalise and cancel Villa’s two-goal advantage. Others might see it as proof that United is still a bigger club than Villa, which might lead to lengthy debate whether Emery should consider moving to Old Trafford, as Jamie Carragher suggested.
Well, historically or in terms of the number of silverware, it may be true but the key man in this case is still Emery himself. Aston Villa can also be considered a big team in England, one of the few which has won three different continental competitions, including Champion League or European Cup in the past. Villa is definitely still better than Arsenal, albeit having less league titles.
One thing for sure, The Lions are perfectly fit for Emery due to one main reason, as reported in The Observer.
“Midlands club have a valuable advantage over Manchester United in any tug-of-war for their manager: patience.”
The patience which Villa owners give to Emery is probably quite similar to modern Arsenal and Liverpool. They had great history in the past but have struggled to match United’s glory, especially since the Premier League era.
The Gunners and The Reds’ owners are not exactly like Chelsea under Roman Abramovich or Manchester City’s current one which gave them almost unlimited source of funds, especially before the financial regulation was introduced to build the super club. Arsenal and Liverpool relied on the management’s patience on the rebuild by assigning the right figure, in this case, Mikel Arteta and Jurgen Klopp respectively to lead the project and they did it.
Furthermore, Emery is aware that only clubs which would give him proper time to build that interest him. It has been proven so far. He is more successful with the likes of non-elite sides like Valencia, Sevilla and Villarreal in his career than the elite teams like Spartak Moscow, PSG and Arsenal. The Basque boss had to deal with situations he could not fully control like the politics in the management, big egos from stars in the squad or even media pressure.
Another thing which Emery has the access to in Villa is the luxury of control in the decision-making. Such would not be handed over to him if he moved to Old Trafford.
The ex-Liverpool, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Inter Milan boss, Rafa Benitez viewed how Emery has the control he needs during the interview with TalkSport.
“He already has “everything he wants” at Villa Park: the “keys to the kingdom”, as Sawiris put it in their first meeting; a recruitment strategy centred on him; as much or more power than his two theoretical superiors, Olabe and Vidagany, both of whom are longstanding allies.”
With all those exclusive access, what is left to do for Emery is to turn his dream and ambition into reality. He has recently stated that he dreamed of winning the Champions League with The Clarets and Blue. Such is a huge mission indeed but certainly not impossible. Only time will tell when or if Villa will lift the Big Ear trophy again.
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