UNAI EMERY IS FIRST IN LINE AS COACH ADMITS £17 MILLION, DEVASTATING ASTON VILLA MAN
With a 3-1 victory over Manchester United on Sunday, Unai Emery’s tenure at Aston Villa got off to the ideal start. However, he now faces an issue with Philippe Coutinho.
Due to a thigh injury, the £17 million player was unable to make Brazil’s World Cup roster. The scenario was made even more agonising when Tite stated he would have preferred to have the South American player.
Brazil’s fitness coach, Fabio Mahseredjian, has now shared his thoughts on Coutinho’s feelings following the depressing news.
Coutinho at Aston Villa is “very sad.”
Sadly, Emery will need to find a means to comfort Coutinho, who is reportedly “shaken” at not making the World Cup team.
Mahseredjian stated, “I spoke to him yesterday, and he was very, very shaken, very sad,” as cited by Globo Esporte.
With 21 goals in 69 games for Brazil, Coutinho has an incredible record, and if he had have avoided injury, he had a decent opportunity of contributing in Qatar.
For the 30-year-old, who faced Newcastle in that 4-0 loss prior to the 3-1 victory over Manchester United, the timing has been incredibly painful.
Naturally, since permanently moving from Barcelona to the Villans back in May, Coutinho has not been at his best.
The Aston Villa No. 23 has made 12 Premier League games so far this season without scoring or setting up a goal, but he has already shown he is more than capable on the international stage.Emery can help Aston Villa’s Coutinho shine.
We think Emery has the man management abilities to support Coutinho in getting over this setback.
Now that he will be spending a lot of time at Bodymoor Heath with the Brazilian player at the World Cup, the 51-year-old will have the chance to go deeper and find out why Coutinho has been having difficulties.
Francis Coquelin, Giovani Lo Celso, Juan Foyth, Etienne Capoue, and other Premier League rejects were turned into important players by Emery for a Villarreal team that made it to the Champions League semi-finals the previous year.
As a result, the Spaniard can undoubtedly assist Coutinho in making a change.
