{"id":7948,"date":"2024-04-12T19:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=7948"},"modified":"2024-04-12T19:00:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T16:00:57","slug":"arsenal-s-arteta-praises-unbelievable-emery-before-villa-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=7948","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal, \u2019s Arteta praises \u2018unbelievable\u2019 Emery before Villa clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/arsenal-s-arteta-praises-unbelievable-emery-before-villa-clash.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Aston Villa\u2019s progress under former Arsenal manager Unai Emery has been incredible, his successor Mikel Arteta at the Gunners said on Friday ahead of their Premier League clash.<br \/>\nSunday will be the first time Emery has faced Arsenal\u2019s home fans since leaving the club, with his previous visit in 2021 as Villarreal manager taking place behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat they have done since Unai came in, he has made a huge impact at the club in terms of performance\u2026 they are still in European competition and played last night. Really impressed by what they have done,\u201d Arteta told reporters.<br \/>\nVilla finished seventh last season after Emery joined in October 2022, their first top-10 finish since 2010-11. They are now fifth on 60 points, 11 behind leaders Arsenal.<br \/>\nThe 52-year-old Emery also completed 1,000 matches as a manager when Villa beat Lille 2-1 in their Europa Conference League quarter-final, first leg on Thursday.<br \/>\n\u201cUnbelievable. And he\u2019s done it in so many different countries and contexts,\u201d Arteta said.<br \/>\n\u201cHe\u2019s from very close to my hometown. I have huge admiration and respect for him. Wish him the best after Sunday.\u201d<br \/>\nArsenal lost at Villa in October and, with Liverpool level on points and defending champions Manchester City one behind, Arteta stressed the need to focus on each match without letting the title race be a distraction.<br \/>\n\u201cEvery game is going to define what our future looks like,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s the only thing possible to look at one game, and one day. Because it\u2019s the only thing that maintains your focus and determining the task that you have to do on the day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Aston Villa&#8217;s progress under former Arsenal manager Unai Emery has been incredible, according to Arsenal&#8217;s current manager Mikel Arteta.<br \/>\n&#8211; Emery joined Villa in October 2022 and led them to a seventh-place finish last season, their first top-10 finish since 2010-11.<br \/>\n&#8211; Villa is currently fifth in the Premier League with 60 points, 11 behind leaders Arsenal.<br \/>\n&#8211; Emery recently completed his 1,000th match as a manager when Villa beat Lille 2-1 in the Europa Conference League quarter-final.<br \/>\n&#8211; Arsenal lost to Villa in October, and Arteta emphasized the need to focus on each match without getting distracted by the title race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1521,1534,2337,6161,426,2542,432,3,2068,4081,250,3330,3940,1088,387,2069,2446,6163,3331,5175,3138,348,4816,3840,4348,618,6162,4100],"class_list":["post-7948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-1521","tag-arsenal","tag-aston-villa","tag-aston-villa-progress","tag-competition","tag-conference","tag-covid","tag-cyprus","tag-defending-champions","tag-future","tag-google","tag-google-news","tag-leaders","tag-liverpool","tag-lost","tag-manchester-city","tag-match","tag-mikel-arteta","tag-news","tag-pandemic","tag-performance","tag-premier-league","tag-premier-league-clash","tag-progress","tag-title-race","tag-top","tag-unai-emery","tag-visit"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arsenal, \u2019s Arteta praises \u2018unbelievable\u2019 Emery before Villa clash<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Aston Villa. 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