Unai Emery in quotes: Some interesting quotes on himself, on Mourinho, etc.

Emery on himself “I’m not the kind of coach who says: “Let’s do a few piggy in the middle exercises and get home for lunch.” Emery on priorities “Mourinho’s stance is that of a crybaby. We have reasons to draw up a list with errors and to make a public complaint for every time we have been adversely affected, but we don’t.” Emery blames the officials for PSG’s famous collapse at Barcelona. “Little by little we have improved the club and for what’s coming next season. I have made my way in the context that occurred and I think it was positive. So I would give myself a seven, yes, a seven out of 10 of course. I think it’s the right mark for me.” Emery reflecting on his PSG reign “One day, Jorge Valdano made the following reflection: ‘At Barcelona the leader is Messi; at Madrid it is Florentino Perez, and the Atletico leader is Simeone. “A player, a president and a coach. Each time, a different leader profile. I know when I’m the main person in a group and when I’m not. It’s a process that every coach has to live and internalise, it’s something you learn with time and experience. In each club you must know what role you play and what role you assign to the rest of the group. My opinion is that at PSG the leader is called Neymar. Or more exactly, the leader will be called Neymar, because that is what he is becoming. Neymar came to PSG to be the leader, to live the necessary process to become the world’s number one. This is a process that still needs a little bit of time to consolidate. In Manchester City, the chief is Pep Guardiola. At PSG, the leader must be Neymar.” Emery on flexibility “When I came here the supporters said to me: “please don’t play Reyes.” I said to him: “Jose, do you know what they’re saying about you?” We worked on it. And now every time he goes out at the Sanchez Pizjuan, the crowd are chanting: ‘Reyes! Reyes!'” On winning three Europa League titles “For every game I might have spent 12 hours just on the video. Videos are very important. We work hard so that they have the best information and it has to be a good video: in an hour the players have to understand everything you’ve seen in 12.” His players on Emery Adrien Rabiot after the Real Madrid defeat. “Emery has had a big hand in this title. He made us very careful and gave us a good philosophy. It’s always beautiful to be champions, it’s part of the story.” Marquinhos after PSG sealed the Ligue 1 title “He does a very great job. When he arrived, it was a bit difficult for everyone because great players were gone. It is not easy for him to come into this context, but I think we have improved a lot. He is a great coach and we trust him. If you want to create something important, you have to keep at it.” Joaquin “We have a great coach and he is getting the very best out of us – we don’t relax whether we are on the pitch or on the bench. We have really healthy competition for places here. “[Emery] supported me, pushed me and helped me develop. Winning this final and going straight into the Champions League – what more can you ask for?”

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