![]() However, Luiz is just one of many players that have taken on a new lease of life under Emery’s tutelage. Often unsure of his best position, Luiz has seemingly been given the keys to help drive Villa forward and has stepped up to control the team’s tempo in Boubacar Kamara’s absence. ![]() It seems a lifetime ago since Villa were pinning their hopes on Douglas Luiz scoring direct from corners, though the Villa faithful still pine for that particular piece of Brazilian magic. Wave after wave of attack flowed towards the Bournemouth goal as a Villa side brimming with confidence relished the chance to put Gary O’Neil’s team to the sword. ![]() This was the type of performance Emery has been demanding his players produce in front of their home crowd. Instead, the Villa team that picked apart Bournemouth at B6 were a side in complete control. There was little sign of set piece chaos that allowed the Cherries to score within two minutes, back in August, and their inability to deal with the aerial threat of Kieffer Moore. READ MORE: Wilfried Zaha urged to avoid Cristiano Ronaldo mistake with Aston Villa transferįor those that hadn’t blocked out Villa’s opening day defeat away at Bournemouth, Saturday’s rout was such sweet catharsis and a symbol of just how far Villa have come. READ MORE: Arsenal and Man City both fumbled Aston Villa transfer as Unai Emery unlocks scary potential Fourteen games and 26 points later, Villa are wildly exceeding their own expectations - even if the league table isn’t ready to admit it. However, that rather blunt assessment serves to overlook the remarkable impact Unai Emery has had since Nassef Sawiris successfully convinced one of the world’s elite coaches to take on a potential relegation firefight. It is a care-free outlook that Villa fans are relatively unaccustomed to, with the anxiety of a survival scrap being replaced with the mild annoyance of a cat-and-mouse game with Chelsea for a coveted top-half spot. The club have created a chasm of nine points between themselves and the all-consuming relegation battle taking place right below them. Aston Villa have never had a better reason to ignore the Premier League table.
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