Emery unveiled as Villarreal coach
27-Jul-2020 16:47:40 | Yahoo Sports
SHOWS: VILLARREAL, SPAIN (JULY 27, 2020) (FORTA - NO USE SPAIN) 1. VARIOUS OF VILLARREAL SOCCER CLUB NEW COACH, UNAI EMERY, POSING WITH VILLARREAL SHIRT WITH HIS NAME ON IT ACCOMPANIED BY VILLARREAL DIRECTOR, FERNANDO ROIG 2. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VILLARREAL SOCCER CLUB NEW COACH, UNAI EMERY, SAYING: "That being here again, in Spain first, after four years living football experiences abroad, first makes me feel at home, and second coming to Villarreal, and the Villarreal team, the truth is for me something that fills me." 3. EMERY POSING WITH SHIRT 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VILLARREAL SOCCER CLUB NEW COACH, UNAI EMERY, SAYING: "From what I feel towards football, I am first attracted by feeling in a place where the work, the culture of effort is rewarded with a stability in years. And from that point it is to grow, the desire to grow, the desire to have a challenge, a new challenge, different, but a very attractive challenge." 6. EMERY'S HANDS 7. WHITE FLASH 8. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VILLARREAL SOCCER CLUB NEW COACH, UNAI EMERY, SAYING: "I never think about the end, but I do dream. Dreams are free, and I dream of winning a title with Villarreal." 9. EMERY LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE STORY: Villarreal unveiled former Arsenal manager Unai Emery at a press conference on Monday (July 27). Emery, who replaces fellow Spaniard Javi Calleja at the La Liga club, said he felt at home after coaching outside of Spain for the last four years. Emery, who was sacked by the Premier League club in November after 18 months, began his managerial career in La Liga, where he previously ran Valencia and Sevilla, who he led to three consecutive Europa League titles in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Emery, who also managed Paris St Germain for two seasons, was let go by Arsenal after the club won only four of their 13 league matches at the start of the current season. While success eluded him in England, Emery has a proven track record of getting Spanish teams into the Champions League, finishing third three times with Valencia in addition to his Europa League feats with Sevilla. Calleja managed Villarreal for 15 months before being dismissed in December 2018, only to be reinstated to the post six weeks later. This season he led them to a fifth-placed finish and a spot in the Europa League. (Production: Silvio Castellanos)
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