Tactical And Competitive, Emery's Strategy Ahead Of Aston Villa's Match Against West Ham

JAKARTA - Aston Villa, Unai Emery's team will face a tough match against West Ham on Sunday, March 17. The two teams will meet in Week 29 of the Premier League at London Stadium, London.

Citing the club's official website from Antara, the Spaniard realized in recent matches West Ham was in a positive trend, their latest successfully advanced to the Europa League quarter-finals by eliminating Freiburg in the round of 16.

"They were consistent and successful in Europe, last year they won the Conference League. In the league, they are consistent and competitive to try to be in the top seven teams," Emery said.

The Spaniard continued, the match will be important for both teams to show who will be more consistent.

In addition, Emery considered it a big challenge for his team to stay on the winning path after last week being demolished by Tottenham Hotspur 0-4 but rising to the Conference League by beating Ajax 4-0.

"My goal is to recover with the players and prepare as well as possible for Sunday's (17/3) match and be competitive as the only way to win is to be competitive. I also have to be clinical in every decision I make tactically," Emery explained.

The former Villarreal coach believes his players are now used to playing two games a week and know how to deal with a busy schedule.

"Players must be ready, always be professional: play in the game, recover, be smart. Play next week during a break with their national team, we have a lot of players. Some have debuted in Europe this year, but they also play in their national teams, for example Watkins and Konsa," Emery concluded.