The man who silenced Julian Nagelsmann returns to England to try to make a new recital. Portrait.
Notebook in hand, whistle around the neck and spiked shoes on the feet. Unai Emery gave his last training session this Tuesday evening in Liverpool, in the same way as all the others. With passion, application and meticulousness. But also that little extra that makes him one of the greatest master tacticians.
work first
Luck or chance had nothing to do with Villarreal’s surprising quarter-final win over Bayern Munich. To empower his players, Emery drew up a clear game plan and passed it on to his team. Each player bought into the ideas, knew exactly what he had to do and what was expected of him. “We trust him, he trusts us. The strategy he chose always seems to work for us. He is a real tactical brain”assures the former Bruges player Arnaut Danjuma, who has become a major offensive pawn for the Spanish team.
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