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Aston Villa have no home win this season, and a half-built stand makes a tempting culprit. This piece asks how much of the slump the rebuild can actually explain, and what Fenerbahce's visit on Wednesday is…
Every article The Sports Guru has published about Unai Emery: 10 Football articles between 16 April 2026 and 14 October 2026, newest first. For wider coverage, see all Football analysis.
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Aston Villa's record Premier League scorer is heading for Saudi Arabia days after refusing to play against Brighton, and his manager cried saying goodbye. Read on to understand why Unai Emery's tears and…
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PSG won another trophy in Salzburg, but the scoreline barely tells you who came out of this final looking better placed for the season ahead. Read on to understand why a 17-year-old's goal, an eight-month…
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This piece goes beyond the scoreline to examine how Unai Emery's relentless personal methodology, from late-night football study to online chess, has driven one of English football's most startling…
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Aston Villa didn't just win on Friday night - they delivered a performance that emphatically settled their Champions League fate at Liverpool's direct expense. This piece examines how Unai Emery's side…
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Two points dropped against already-relegated opposition, Liverpool and Manchester City still to come, and Bournemouth closing fast in sixth. This piece examines how Aston Villa's Champions League ambitions…
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Aston Villa came into this semi-final second leg under pressure, having lost three Premier League games in a row and conceding a first-leg deficit. What followed at Villa Park was one of the great European…
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Aston Villa manager Unai Emery did not hold back after his side's 1-0 first-leg Europa League semi-final defeat to Nottingham Forest, directing his sharpest criticism not at the result but at the officials.…
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Ryan Sessegnon's composed rebound finish two minutes before half-time proved the difference as Fulham ended a three-game goalless run to beat Aston Villa 1-0 at Craven Cottage. This piece examines how Marco…
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Ollie Watkins reached a remarkable personal milestone as Aston Villa dismantled Bologna 4-0 at Villa Park to advance 7-1 on aggregate into the Europa League semi-finals. Unai Emery's side will now face fellow…