Aston Villa Manager Unai Emery Shifts Focus from Premier League Title, Emphasizes Recent Form.
In an impressive victory over Man City, Villa claimed a 1-0 win elevating them to 3rd in the table.
Leon Bailey‘s second-half strike proved decisive as Villa remarkably registered 22 shots on goal, overshadowing Man City‘s meager two attempts.
After this recent performance, Villa currently holds the third spot in the Premier League, edging City by two points and trailing Arsenal by only four, setting the stage for their upcoming clash on Saturday.
Following the game, Emery fielded inquiries about Villa’s potential ascent into contention for their first top-flight title since the 1980-81 campaign.
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Yet, he downplayed these notions, emphasizing that seven other teams boast stronger prospects to secure the championship in May.
As cited by The Independent, the 52-year-old stated
“We are not contenders. There are seven teams who are contenders more than us.
“Now we are on game 15. We are going to play game 16 on Saturday against Arsenal and we are going to focus on it.
We are happy to be third but to keep it is going to be very, very difficult.
“While we are there we are going to try to keep it.
If we keep progressing during the season, playing matches and winning like we are doing maybe we can be a contender but I think we need more time.
“We can believe but we are not contenders. There are another seven teams and that didn’t change. It is game 15. Maybe by game 30 or 32, but not yet.”
