When it comes to football, timing is everything and the time is right for Unai Emery to return to his native country.
After the departure of Steve Bruce, Emery was offered the chance to return to his previous club, but he chose to stay with Villarreal, where he played a part in their run to the semi-Finals.
He felt secure and wanted at a club that were pushing in the right direction, but the offer came at a bad time because he had been unable to spend a lot of time with his son in his previous jobs, and he wanted to go to a club that would allow him to spend more
In the 2020-21 season, Emery's team beat Manchester United in the final to win theEuropa League.
Injuries and a lack of a certain thing means that his current side seem to have hit a wall and are in need of a refreshing change.
It will now be someone else's job as Emery sets out on his latest mission to prove that he can be as good as he can be when given a chance.
The impression is that things didn't go well for him at the club, but in his first season, he went 22 games without a loss and took the club to the final of theEuropa League.
Unai Emery, who led Paris St-Germain to the French league title and won three Europa Leagues with Sevilla, was sacked after 18 months as manager of the north London club.
He didn't feel like he had the authority to make the decisions that were needed to take them in the right direction because he wasn't backed by the powers that were in confrontations with some of the huge personalities there.
They were shown the door but only after Mikel Arteta was given the support they needed.
He comes to Villa with a refreshed mind and a renewed desire to help revive the fortunes of a club that has fallen on hard times.
A wise coach would prefer to join a team that is on a poor run of form than one that is flying high. That applies a lot to this side because of Villa's win against the Bees.
The pieces have fallen into place and that's why Emery is here. His son has encouraged him to take this offer, one that he has known about for a few days and which was put on the table by the agent.
The 6 million euro release clause was put in his contract by way of compensation because he wanted to try his luck in the premier league again.
It feels right to Emery. He always knew at some point in his career that he would need to start speaking English again, and that's why he's kept his English up to date. It is now.
He sees a sleeping giant with an extensive and loyal fan base and a squad that he can improve quickly.
A plan that will hopefully establish Villa as a regular top half of the table side before launching a push for bigger and better things has been the focus of much of the talk. Emery is committed to taking Villa where they want to be.
It will be a project that will see him as Villa's first choice in that role and one who will have a valued and definitive input in the important decisions.
He will try to do what he did there. He will try to instill order, identity and that same winning mentality by ensuring that his side will be as strong physically and mentally as they can possibly be, as well as tactically flexible, with a genuine belief that on their day there is not a side in the world that they are not
The strongest managerial contingent ever seen in any league in the world has only gotten stronger with the return of Emery to the premier league.
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