Aston Villa boss Emery pushing for improved goalscoring ahead Palace clash

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16 Sep 2023 • 6:05 PM MYT
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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery admits he wants to see his attack improve their goalscoring.

Villa meet Crystal Palace later today.

Emery said: I want to score a lot of goals, I want to be strong defensively like we were last year. Tomorrow, the challenge is to try and score, try to close our goalkeeper, try to impose our idea.

We are trying to overcome some situations we've had with some injured players; with some circumstances we've had.

We have to be responsible, we have to be mature and we have to be very professional, taking each situation being positive and reacting very quick to be competitive and try to do our best."

On facing Palace manager Roy Hodgson, Emery also stated: I really respect him a lot, Hodgson, and Crystal Palace. They are very competitive, a very organised team.

I think the coach has not only experience but the capacity to show an organised team. They are a team that's very difficult to win against because they are very competitive away and at home.

My expectation is that tomorrow will be a difficult match, but I want to be positive. I want to try to be strong with our supporters."