Former coach of Paris Saint-Germain between 2016 and 2018, Unai Emery was left free at the end of his contract. For the Spanish coach, a specific parameter had cooled the management.
Six years later, Unai Emery remains marked by his time at Paris Saint-Germain. The Spanish coach had managed stars like Neymar and Kylian Mbappé there, without managing to achieve all the objectives set by management. Without mentioning the famous comeback at the Camp Nou, the current manager of Aston Villa believes that he has not sufficiently grown the capital club. Hence the management's decision not to extend his contract.
Unai Emery's confession
« There are coaches who have short-term success, and who have not managed to achieve it in the long term.recalled Unai Emery in a DAZN program. Recognition comes when you are able to have regularity. Even my regularity was interrupted at Spartak Moscow, when I left after six months, or in Paris when I had more or less achieved the objectives after two years, but the most important thing was missing, the fact of giving more greatness at PSG. »
After his departure, the technician also encountered difficulties on the Gunners bench. “ When I was at Arsenal, even though I played in the Europa League final and was fifth in the Premier League, something was still missinghe remembered. I internalized all of this and included it in my identity as a person and coach, as one process among others. »
Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal were perhaps not suited to the profile of Unai Emery, more comfortable with less experienced players. “ What I like the most and what fulfills me is that the player progresses. And what's more, the player lets you know. Not in public, but internally. The players who, through a look, want to listen to you and accept everything you tell them, because they know that with that they will be better », explained the Basque, far from being the only failed coach during the QSI era.
