Anyone worried about whether Unai Emery can revive Aston Villa should understand it will be relatively simple compared with what he faced as a young manager at Valencia.
The Spaniard, who turned 51 on Thursday, arrives at Villa Park with the team above the relegation zone by a single point. They have won only three times this season and have significant flaws at both ends of the pitch. ‘Big challenge ahead,’ read the tweet from Emery’s official account on Wednesday morning.
Yet given what Emery experienced 14 years ago, Villa should be a walk in the park.