I’ll leave you with John Brewin’s report from Villa Park. Bye!
As does John McGinn
The shirt’s still heavy, don’t worry about that! This season we haven’t played that well but everything clicked today. When we had the tactics meeting this morning I thought it’d either be 6-1 to us or 6-1 to them. Thankfully it was 6-1 to us.
We watched West Ham [punish Brighton on the counter-attack]. You have to respect Brighton, they’re one of the best teams in the league. They’re amazing on the ball; they’ll be fighting for top four, definitely. We played to our strengths, with Moussa and Ollie up front. They can have the ball but as long as we win it back and use it well, it doesnae really matter. The manager is really keen that, we win it back, we tried and get in behind the opposition.
[On working with Unai Emery] For someone like me, who’s never experienced that level of detail – where your body shape is, your positioning, are you offside or onside – it’s amazing. He doesn’t miss a trick. He’s obsessed with football and he wants us to be as well. Sometimes you need a wee break. Thankfully I’ve got a couple of days off now! He’s transformed this place and it’s a pleasure to work under him.
We were unhappy with our start to the season, more the way we played than the results. Today showed we had plenty more gears to go up.
The lads will tell you that Villa Park is a demanding place to play. They’ll let you know if you’re not playing well! I think the manager has educated the supporters a bit; he’s pleaded with them to be patient and they’ve bought in the bit. There are times in games when we bore the fans to tears – but when we go, we go. Thankfully this place is becoming a fortress.
"He's obsessed with football!" 🙌
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 30, 2023
John McGinn talks Unai Emery's influence following Aston Villa's astonishing 6-1 win over Brighton!
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