Unai Emery, who was ridiculed for his accent, thanks his English for Peaky Blinders

Unai Emery returns to the Premier League after officially taking over as Aston Villa manager this Friday. Ambitious, the Spaniard expressed his desire to “win the cup” with the villains. He was also asked about his accent and moving on from watching the Peaky Blinders series.

Unai Emery is set to face a new challenge in England. The former Sevilla, PSG and Villarreal coach was named on the Aston Villa bench earlier this week. This Friday, Steven Gerrard’s successor made his ambitions clear with one key objective already in mind: to get the Villains out of a bad patch in the Premier League (16th place from the red zone at one point).

In his first press conference as manager of the Birmingham club ahead of Sunday’s (3pm) match against Manchester United, the 51-year-old Basque welcomed the team’s “plan” and said he wanted to improve it thanks to his experience. . “My dream is to win a trophy with Aston Villa. It’s my personal challenge to start with. Then my second dream is to play in Europe.”

Peaky Blinders allowed him to “improve” his understanding of English

When asked about his experience at Arsenal, Unai Emery said he wanted to capitalize on this knowledge of the Premier League and better command of the English language compared to his first London adventure. It’s more in his accent that British journalists haven’t failed to ask him whether he’s choosing to trouble himself by correcting his English ahead of the Peaky Blinders series in Birmingham.

“It’s very difficult!”, he joked, a little shyly, before adding: “But I’m also ambitious in that aspect! I’d like to see a series that is difficult to understand at the level of language, which allows me to understand the people of Birmingham quickly and better.”

This summer, during a friendly between Villarreal and Southampton, when he was coaching the Yellow Submarine, the technician was mocked by English supporters for his accent and responded to them with … respect. Thanks to Peaky Blinders, a never-to-be-repeated scene?