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<\/p>\nUnai Emery, the head coach of Aston Villa, just wants to celebrate his birthday with three points against Nottingham<\/p>\n
Forest on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Emery, who turned 52 on Friday, is looking for a league victory that might move his team into the top four this<\/p>\n
weekend when they travel to the City Ground. He has engineered a spectacular turnaround at Villa Park over the last<\/p>\n
12 months, winning 22 of the 35 games he has managed.<\/p>\n
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That is more wins than the most recent two title-winning managers achieved at their respective clubs in their first 35<\/p>\n
games: 20 for Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and 16 for Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool. He began his reign at Villa<\/p>\n
Park last year with a 3-1 victory over Manchester United a few days after his 51st birthday, and he says he is solely<\/p>\n
concerned about his team’s match versus Forest.<\/p>\n
“This is my birthday, but I recall last year’s birthday. I guess I went here on Thursday to prepare for the game against<\/p>\n
Manchester United. It is still the same; I am preparing for the game against Nottingham Forest,” he stated.<\/p>\n
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“I don’t want to say anything about my birthday, unless we win on Sunday and I will then enjoy it after the match!”<\/p>\n
Speaking of the game against Forest, Emery stated, “I am not talking about playing under pressure. For our part, I<\/p>\n
prefer not to discuss it. For them, the situation is the same: they need points and must win away.<\/p>\n
“Each team’s wishes and desires are same to ours. We’re aiming for a good performance by playing well, adding<\/p>\n
details, and improving our game control over the previous match. It’s always important to stay focused on your work<\/p>\n
and tasks.<\/p>\n
“We are striving to strengthen our organization. We may talk about confidence and playing under pressure, but the<\/p>\n
most important thing is to work on improving and sticking to our game plan.”<\/p>\n
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