Aston Villa boss Unai Emery talking to Sky Sports after their 2-0 win over West Ham : “It is very difficult to win matches in the Premier League. Today, I am delighted with how the players responded. We set them a challenge, not only to win but to feel confidence in our structure. In the first half it was maybe the best half we have played here this year.
“We stopped them and we did all the pieces like we deliberate. We wanted at residence to recuperate our confidence and power, to be constant over 90 minutes and to win. We are very motivated for the remainder of the season, for the Europa League and to be within the prime positions within the league.
“We are working a lot on set pieces, and the players response was fantastic. The objective after the break is to keep doing what we are doing now.”
On Ollie Watkins: “He is a fighter and today he played a fantastic game. He deserved to score. He was fighting with the centre back and was close to scoring. He was pushing and helping us be in the attacking third. Holding up passes offensively and then he had to get in the opponents box to score the sort of goal he got.
“Now he should be targeted with us to recuperate his confidence and numbers. Getting his numbers once more, he can be near being again with the nationwide group.”
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