In the 17th round of the English Premier League, the Villa team defeated the strong Manchester City team with a score of 2-1. After the match, Villa manager Emery faced the camera of TNT Sports and talked about the exciting moments of the match and the team's performance.
Emery opened the game by praising the team's overall performance: "Although we have not played as well as we would have liked in some of our previous matches, the team showed a very high level of athleticism in this duel. We played particularly well in the first half and managed to contain City's fierce offense, while in the second half we firmly controlled the pace of the game and scored the winning goal at the crucial moment."
Talking about how to reasonably allocate the playing time of Watkins and Duran, Emery revealed: "We keep close communication with these two strikers to ensure their continuity and efficiency on the pitch. Duran's performance today was particularly eye-catching, he not only showed his personal strength, but also contributed key goals for the team. Meanwhile, Watkins also deserves credit for utilizing his strengths to the fullest in the game. These two strikers are vital to the team and we need to maintain good communication with them, they sometimes even play side by side in the same game and I am very satisfied with their performance."
In addition, Emery gave special recognition to the excellent play of youngster Morgan Rodgers: "Morgan Rodgers was impressive today and has become an integral part of our team. It was through his efforts that we found the rhythm of the game, and he skillfully linked the play of the forwards, midfielders and wingers perfectly. He was particularly impressive in the second half, working well with the forwards and managing to knock the ball out of the opponent's goal. Morgan Rogers is a highly promising young talent who needs to continue to break through in the goalscoring stakes and I'm sure he has a much brighter future ahead of him."
