Aston Villa’s savior won the manager of the month award.
The English Premier League announced on its official website on the 12th (Korean time) that Unai Emery was selected as the ‘April Manager of the Month’. Emery led Villa to 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in 7 matches held in April.
He is evaluated as a ‘savior’ who completely changed the team. Villa fell to 16th in the league last November. Former manager Steven Gerrard has been sluggish. In the end, he was sacked after 2 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in the league this season.
Emery, who took over after him, changed the team. He recorded 13 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in the league. At one point, he put the team in 5th place in the league. The rebound was completely successful. Currently, they are in 8th place in the league (16 wins, 6 draws, 13 losses, 54 points).
‘Main gun’ Ollie Watkins 스포츠토토 was also resurrected. Before Emery took office, he only scored two league goals (14 games). However, after his arrival, he exploded 12 goals (19 games).
Meanwhile, Villa are trying to create a sensation in the transfer market recently. According to British media ‘The Sun’, Villa is known to have prepared up to 200 million euros (approximately 291.3 billion won) of recruitment funds for manager Emery this summer. With good grades, he is trusted by the owner. He is constantly connected to ‘Mallorca Ace’ Lee Kang-in and is gathering topics.