GoalSir, September 22, 2024 – On September 21st at 22:00 Beijing time, in the 5th round of the 2024-25 Premier League, Villa hosted Wolves. Despite conceding the first goal, Villa ultimately defeated their opponents 3-1. After the match, in an interview, Villa’s manager Emery expressed that the team’s performance in the first half was very poor, but they excelled in the second half.
Emery said, “This was the worst first half I’ve experienced at Villa. I haven’t seen any other match where the first half was as bad as this one. We lost control of the ball, we didn’t put pressure on them, we had no organization, and the team was very passive.”
“It’s strange. Maybe we lost some energy. We needed to change our state in the second half, and we did. By bringing on some energetic players, we enhanced the team’s abilities. In the second half, we played with the support of the fans.”
“Sometimes, we need to play more organized and thoughtfully, but regardless, we need to give our all, fight to win, and fully utilize our energy to move forward. Eventually, we turned the score around. It’s fantastic because we fully deserved this result. In the first half, our opponents performed better.”
“We’re scoring goals, but we have to reduce the opportunities our opponents create. Today, they had three very good scoring opportunities. Although we only conceded one goal, we must try to avoid giving them chances as much as possible. We can’t defend like we did in the first half, with our defensive line too far back and very passive.”
“What we need is unity, stability in defense, and to try to reduce our opponents’ ball possession rate as a team. We need to connect the number 8 and number 10 players to utilize the space on the field. We didn’t achieve this in the first half.”
“In the second half, we showed energy with the support of the fans, which completely changed the game. The situation in the second half was really great.”