{"id":134857,"date":"2026-05-20T16:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/dear-villa-by-ezri-konsa\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T16:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:35:07","slug":"dear-villa-by-ezri-konsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/dear-villa-by-ezri-konsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Villa by Ezri Konsa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_28rnpxay8\">To my fellow Villans,<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_erhndrtml\">If you had told me in September that we\u2019d get back into the Champions League and play the Europa League final, I would have laughed at you. First five league games, we scored one goal. We didn\u2019t win. Everyone was writing us off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_n3937udf6\">To be honest, I only realised how bad it was when Unai Emery called us in for a meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8nisqz4af\">The boss loves meetings, long, long meetings. But this one was different. Nobody was talking. Our heads were down. I was hoping that he\u2019d come up with a way to fix the team, but he sat down and looked at us.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0ao0wx1j4\">He said, \u201cGuys \u2026\u2026\u2026 I\u2019m really worried.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_acsnma0ot\">And I just remember thinking, <em>F****** hell.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_y43wperny\"><em>This is bad. Really bad.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3hyi8tpat\">The boss has never, ever used that word. Not a single time three years. No matter how badly we\u2019ve done, he\u2019s always backed us to come out stronger on the other side. But in that meeting, you could tell that something was wrong just by the way he spoke. He was very concerned. We all were. I remember looking at the boys, seeing them glance over at one another, saying nothing. Nobody seemed to have any solutions. All I could think was, <em>I\u2019m not sure we\u2019re gonna get out of this rut.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_71qmgtqel\">When we lost out on the Champions League on the final day of last season, and Morgan had that goal disallowed at Old Trafford, that was a big kick in the teeth for us. Come summer, we couldn\u2019t strengthen up like the boss wanted. First game at Villa Park, I get sent off and we draw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_nqw8xdiga\">We lose to Brentford. We lose to Palace. We take two points off Everton and Sunderland. Our goal is to get back into the Champions League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_678v2gbj2\">Five games in, we\u2019re in the relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_tu3swwgrm\">The lowest point was Sunderland. One man up at 1\u20130, we still couldn\u2019t win. Even before they scored that late equaliser, I knew we were gonna concede. As a centre half, you get a sixth sense for it. Going back in on Monday, the mood was bad. Training was bad. I\u2019m sure if I was the manager, I would have asked myself how much we really wanted it. As one of the senior pros, it was tough to see.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_bzgh0bmks\">\n<div class=\"style_8676gd\">\n<figure data-id=\"_bzgh0bmks\" class=\"base_6txz31\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw-o_O-style_e296pg\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw-o_O-style_e296pg\" alt=\"Dear Villa\" title=\"Dear Villa\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-style_e296pg\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryen4a9rxw7f1b5ff.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryen4a9rxw7f1b5ff.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryen4a9rxw7f1b5ff.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryen4a9rxw7f1b5ff.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryen4a9rxw7f1b5ff.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryen4a9rxw7f1b5ff.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryen4a9rxw7f1b5ff.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryen4a9rxw7f1b5ff.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryen4a9rxw7f1b5ff.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_1cqv15o\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 26\" class=\"svg_1z0r49j\"><g data-name=\"Layer 2\"><g data-name=\"Layer 1\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"15\" r=\"5\"\/><path d=\"M29.09,4.33H23.27L20.36,0H11.64L8.73,4.33H2.91A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,0,7.22V23.11A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,2.91,26H29.09A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,32,23.11V7.22A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,29.09,4.33ZM16,22a7,7,0,1,1,7-7A7,7,0,0,1,16,22Z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1abvnwp-o_O-text_kbd4i3\">Catherine Ivill &#8211; AMA\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_pccr200ve\">When I did the press conference before the Bologna game, I got asked all the usual stuff. \u201cDo you think you can turn it around?\u201d We all know how the media works, right? I had to say what they expected to hear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_veyt7r1t3\">\u201cI fully believe in this squad. Once it clicks, we\u2019re gonna fly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_vq334lczn\">But I can\u2019t say that I 100% believed it. And that hurt, because I always want to be straight up with everybody.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_9o16mi36x\">Then we beat Bologna, and everything I had said actually happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_vljyneiq6\">You know the funny thing? There was nothing special going down. No massive team meeting or pep talk, nothing like that. I think it was just a fresh start for us. A different competition. No English teams. A clean slate. And once we won, a lot of relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_t7w6o167w\">A few months later, we had 11 wins on the bounce. We just had this crazy confidence. We lined up for games knowing we were going to win, and that feeling is very rare in football. Even when we went a goal down, we knew we could turn it around in a couple of minutes. Nobody boasted, we just took it game by game. I don\u2019t even like looking at the table, especially early in the season, but I thought that we at least had to be close to the Champions League spots. Near the end of December, I had a quick look on my phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0tpguvdjr\">Arsenal \u2014 42 pts <br \/>Man City \u2014 40 pts <br \/><strong>Aston Villa \u2014 39 pts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_g0kgxlwlj\"><em>WTF.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_jcdopt3a9\">I\u2019m not gonna lie. I did think it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3lljm446w\"><em>Could we do what Leicester did?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ouqivygp2\">We talked about it in the dressing room. Not as a team, because the boss only looks at the table near the end of the season. It was mostly whispered in small groups. <em>Boys, we got a chance here.<\/em> It was just really fun. But I always had the feeling that if one of our main players got injured, it was going to be tough for us, because we don\u2019t have that deep a squad. We\u2019re not spending a billion pounds on players every summer.<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_9nixrvftx\">\n<div class=\"style_8676gd\">\n<figure data-id=\"_9nixrvftx\" class=\"base_6txz31\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw-o_O-style_e296pg\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw-o_O-style_e296pg\" alt=\"Dear Villa\" title=\"Dear Villa\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-style_e296pg\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryera59wc6jegdg1t.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryera59wc6jegdg1t.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryera59wc6jegdg1t.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryera59wc6jegdg1t.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryera59wc6jegdg1t.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryera59wc6jegdg1t.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryera59wc6jegdg1t.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryera59wc6jegdg1t.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryera59wc6jegdg1t.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-style_e296pg\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/theplayertribune\/01kryera59wc6jegdg1t.jpg\" alt=\"Dear Villa\" title=\"Dear Villa\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_1cqv15o\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 26\" class=\"svg_1z0r49j\"><g data-name=\"Layer 2\"><g data-name=\"Layer 1\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"15\" r=\"5\"\/><path d=\"M29.09,4.33H23.27L20.36,0H11.64L8.73,4.33H2.91A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,0,7.22V23.11A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,2.91,26H29.09A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,32,23.11V7.22A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,29.09,4.33ZM16,22a7,7,0,1,1,7-7A7,7,0,0,1,16,22Z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1abvnwp-o_O-text_kbd4i3\">Neville Williams\/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_49zbgmb9f\">One month later, we had lost Onana, Kamara, Tielemans and McGinn. A team like us, we need everything to go our way to have a shot at the title, and it didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_q7bcuh17i\">Let\u2019s be honest, 2026 hasn\u2019t been great for us. When you play in Europe for three years and you\u2019re chasing the Champions League spots, it takes a toll. I was nervous when we played Forest in the first semifinal, because I knew we hadn\u2019t beaten an English team away since January. But to be fair, losing 1\u20130 wasn\u2019t the end of the world. We knew how good we are at Villa Park, when the floodlights are on and the fans are behind us.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_wspu5ct3a\">That Spurs game? We deserved to be booed. You pay good money to see us put our hearts on our sleeves, and that day we didn\u2019t do much at all. But I think we were just so focused on the second leg. All I would talk about that week was<em> Forest Forest Forest<\/em>. Just ask my missus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_9kwu6p8ct\">She\u2019d say, \u201cWhat do you want for dinner?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_df6ta3zax\">From the way the boys were talking, I knew we were gonna win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_v6wbbr624\">Two days before the game, I saw Ollie Watkins making coffee. I walked over, put my arm around him and said, \u201cOllie, we need you on Thursday, <em>please<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0gjihc1l7\">He looked me in the eye and said, \u201cDon\u2019t worry. I\u2019m gonna score. I\u2019m gonna fight. I\u2019m gonna give \u2019em absolute hell.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_d4ohfl3fh\">I had never heard Ollie talk like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_e99bahinf\">There was something special in the air that week. In the dressing room before kickoff, Ginny spoke as the captain, and then I also had a few words. I told the boys to lock in and enjoy it. I said that I had never won a trophy here, and that now that we\u2019re this close, there\u2019s no way in hell we\u2019re losing this game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7lt41maq1\">When Ollie cut his eye open in the first half, and they put that bandage around his head, I looked at him and thought, <em>Yeah, these Forest defenders are in for a treat<\/em>. He was a man on fire, causing havoc, non-stop running. About 10 minutes later, Ollie scored. And then Emi, John, John.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rhylyugo4\">4\u20130.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_40hfn5aj6\">\n<div class=\"style_8676gd\">\n<figure data-id=\"_40hfn5aj6\" class=\"base_6txz31\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw-o_O-style_e296pg\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw-o_O-style_e296pg\" alt=\"Dear Villa\" title=\"Dear Villa\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-style_e296pg\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryesx2k7xj2yb7tm6.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryesx2k7xj2yb7tm6.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryesx2k7xj2yb7tm6.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryesx2k7xj2yb7tm6.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryesx2k7xj2yb7tm6.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryesx2k7xj2yb7tm6.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryesx2k7xj2yb7tm6.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryesx2k7xj2yb7tm6.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryesx2k7xj2yb7tm6.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-style_e296pg\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/theplayertribune\/01kryesx2k7xj2yb7tm6.jpg\" alt=\"Dear Villa\" title=\"Dear Villa\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_1cqv15o\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 26\" class=\"svg_1z0r49j\"><g data-name=\"Layer 2\"><g data-name=\"Layer 1\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"15\" r=\"5\"\/><path d=\"M29.09,4.33H23.27L20.36,0H11.64L8.73,4.33H2.91A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,0,7.22V23.11A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,2.91,26H29.09A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,32,23.11V7.22A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,29.09,4.33ZM16,22a7,7,0,1,1,7-7A7,7,0,0,1,16,22Z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1abvnwp-o_O-text_kbd4i3\">Robbie Jay Barratt &#8211; AMA\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_dbj5jfhu6\">I still haven\u2019t fully taken in how special a night that was. To reach a first major European final in 44 years, to write history for such amazing fans, it\u2019s hard to put into words. A lot of the fans at that stadium weren\u2019t born the last time Villa made a European final. The noise that night, I\u2019ve never heard Villa Park like that. If you watched me at the final whistle, I didn\u2019t really show the emotions that I maybe should have shown, but it was one of the biggest highs I have experienced. As I was celebrating with the fans, my mind went back across my seven years here, and how far we have come together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xjt1tjijx\">It\u2019s crazy\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Had we not stayed up on the last day in 2020, none of this would have happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_jq0fowk9g\">Going into that West Ham game six years ago, I had a lot of stuff going through my head. I was 22, just signed from Brentford, and I had finally gotten into the team. I felt like I was about to make a name for myself, and now I could go straight back down to the Championship. I didn\u2019t want to let down the people who had helped me get there. The night before, I was lying in my hotel bed for hours, just thinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_23fv5pc0x\">I was thinking about moving from house to house in Newham, and sharing a bunk bed with my brother and my uncle. Playing football with the boys in the car park with the big sign that said NO BALL GAMES. Scoring a hat trick in Sunday League just when Charlton had a scout lurking around. Dad driving me to training through the Blackwall Tunnel, talking about how difficult it was to grow up in the Congo. Our car breaking down on the motorway for the third time that month. Him opening the hood, and me sliding down in the passenger seat out of sheer embarrassment. My brother giving me the raw truth after every game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_nfqbqftr2\">In the middle of all these memories, it hit me. <em>Man, my family really has done a lot for me.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6cvegbk9x\">We\u2019d come too far to go right back down to the Champ.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_d2dpc4vol\">In the dressing room before the game, I looked at Jack Grealish thinking, <em>Please, Jack. Just save us today. <\/em>Straight away, they played a long ball towards Antonio, and I slid forward to intercept it\u2026\u2026. I missed it and he put it just wide. I nearly had a heart attack. At 0\u20130 going into the last few minutes, you wonder where the goal is gonna come from, and then &#8230; a moment of magic from Jack. A minute later, they scored.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_13ltl31gf\">We knew Watford were losing to Arsenal, and that we just needed a point, so I was telling the West Ham players, \u201cPlease, let us draw.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_uojqg7l43\">Literally begging them. They were safe, but they just looked at me and laughed. Actually laughing out loud. <em>Give up a draw? No chance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ve1907tdt\">The final minutes are a blur to me. I just remember waiting on the final scores with the boys, and then celebrating like I never had before. I was hugging Dean Smith. I was hugging my family. I hadn\u2019t let them down. We were still Premier League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_yuqfo4vc0\">\n<div class=\"style_8676gd\">\n<figure data-id=\"_yuqfo4vc0\" class=\"base_6txz31\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw-o_O-style_e296pg\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw-o_O-style_e296pg\" alt=\"Dear Villa\" title=\"Dear Villa\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-style_e296pg\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryevcqsn9xcpm530w.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryevcqsn9xcpm530w.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryevcqsn9xcpm530w.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryevcqsn9xcpm530w.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryevcqsn9xcpm530w.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryevcqsn9xcpm530w.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryevcqsn9xcpm530w.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryevcqsn9xcpm530w.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryevcqsn9xcpm530w.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-style_e296pg\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/theplayertribune\/01kryevcqsn9xcpm530w.jpg\" alt=\"Dear Villa\" title=\"Dear Villa\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_1cqv15o\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 26\" class=\"svg_1z0r49j\"><g data-name=\"Layer 2\"><g data-name=\"Layer 1\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"15\" r=\"5\"\/><path d=\"M29.09,4.33H23.27L20.36,0H11.64L8.73,4.33H2.91A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,0,7.22V23.11A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,2.91,26H29.09A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,32,23.11V7.22A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,29.09,4.33ZM16,22a7,7,0,1,1,7-7A7,7,0,0,1,16,22Z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1abvnwp-o_O-text_kbd4i3\">Arfa Griffiths\/West Ham United FC via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_dil13zr5e\">And then a few years later, Unai Emery came and took it to another level.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_1rd2xvzby\">The first thing he told us when he arrived was, \u201cI\u2019m not here to waste time.\u201d Right away, he changed our mentality. No more being mid-table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_qbpbuqg2b\">He wanted titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_gniivn2pg\">He wanted to get into Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2jl8gcarn\">It\u2019s funny because after the first few months, he sat me down and said, \u201cLook, I really wasn\u2019t sure about you.\u201d He told me that I could play for England one day, but only if I was willing to put in the work and really believe in myself. He actually told a reporter once that he believes more in me than I believe in myself. That kind of hit home. From that point on, I wanted to work 10 times as hard. He can tell if I\u2019m not 100%. When we were about to play City away last season, he asked me how I was feeling. I said, \u201cI feel alright, boss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_35lvr3r17\">He looked me in the eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ad4j2hyma\">\u201cHonestly, I\u2019m good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xksk2d6ct\">But I was really tired. We lost and I was poor. The boss never brought it up &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; until this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_a3gv2fp9v\">Forest away in the league, he put me on the bench, and I was fuming. I hadn\u2019t done anything wrong. I&#8217;d actually scored the game before. I went upstairs and walked into his office, and once he saw me he started laughing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_t10z85rj6\">He said, \u201cIf you\u2019re here to ask me about the lineup, you can leave my office right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_e1pme9hg7\">I was like, \u201cBoss, what\u2019s this about?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_i2m1gbtp8\">He said, \u201cYou remember City away last year? This time I\u2019m not gonna ask if you feel fine to play. I\u2019m just not gonna play you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_eiuz6li0w\">Obviously I want to play every game, but a day or two later, I realised, <em>You know what, he might be right<\/em>. The boss has won the Europa League four times. He knows exactly what he\u2019s doing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_xix1e5xn8\">\n<div class=\"style_8676gd\">\n<figure data-id=\"_xix1e5xn8\" class=\"base_6txz31\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw-o_O-style_e296pg\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw-o_O-style_e296pg\" alt=\"Dear Villa\" title=\"Dear Villa\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-style_e296pg\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryewtyqe7scbrsnk1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryewtyqe7scbrsnk1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryewtyqe7scbrsnk1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryewtyqe7scbrsnk1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryewtyqe7scbrsnk1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryewtyqe7scbrsnk1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryewtyqe7scbrsnk1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryewtyqe7scbrsnk1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01kryewtyqe7scbrsnk1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-style_e296pg\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/theplayertribune\/01kryewtyqe7scbrsnk1.jpg\" alt=\"Dear Villa\" title=\"Dear Villa\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_1cqv15o\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 26\" class=\"svg_1z0r49j\"><g data-name=\"Layer 2\"><g data-name=\"Layer 1\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"15\" r=\"5\"\/><path d=\"M29.09,4.33H23.27L20.36,0H11.64L8.73,4.33H2.91A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,0,7.22V23.11A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,2.91,26H29.09A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,32,23.11V7.22A2.9,2.9,0,0,0,29.09,4.33ZM16,22a7,7,0,1,1,7-7A7,7,0,0,1,16,22Z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1abvnwp-o_O-text_kbd4i3\">Catherine Ivill &#8211; AMA\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_cw97kwajv\">He works so hard, I\u2019m not sure how he manages to have a life outside football. You can see how much he cares for us. Robin Olsen wasn\u2019t playing much for us last season, but when he got a chance at Brentford, and he got a clean sheet, the boss got really emotional. He knew Robin works so hard and never complains and shows everyone so much respect, and he told us that he had been wishing and praying for Robin to get that clean sheet. For me, that\u2019s the sign of a great manager, and a great man.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_h9b75ehyd\">There was another moment when we lost out on the Champions League last year, and we got back into the dressing room, and it was like a funeral. Guys on the bench, staring into the air. I\u2019m sitting there with my shirt pulled over my head, wanting to disappear into the ground. The boss began to speak, and then he started to tear up. He was telling us how proud he was of us, and how hard we\u2019d worked, and how much commitment we\u2019d shown. We had never seen him open up like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0arxz9ai1\">I had even more respect for him after that. He just loves what he\u2019s doing, and he cares so deeply for his players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_w30c8ddl5\">We\u2019re lucky to have Unai Emery as our boss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_81nhkfkp7\">Playing for him, you can see why he has won so much. When we conceded that late goal in Paris last season, he was kicking stuff in the dressing room. But then he told us how much he believed in us, and when you look at him, and you feel his energy, all you want to do is play the second leg. Even when we went 2\u20130 down at Villa Park, we didn\u2019t lose faith. They were probably thinking, <em>Who the f*** are Villa?<\/em> But in that second half, I think they got scared of what we managed to do. When I scored, you could hear the noise 10 miles away from Villa Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_l45mef7hp\">We may have lost the tie, but we beat PSG that night. We showed what we can do when we stick together and believe in ourselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xjovrn0br\">We need that energy again in Istanbul on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ruuwgedvj\">My mum, my sister, my brother, they will all be there. Even my dad. He has high blood pressure, and he usually gets too nervous to watch me play. Since I came to Villa he\u2019s probably only seen me about five or six times. When I started out at Charlton, he\u2019d nearly pass out just watching a long ball come towards me. Even following it on TV is hard for him. When we played Forest in the semifinal, he switched off at halftime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_wd5q3vcmp\">\u201cIt\u2019s too much for me, too much!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_chkc1aw9m\">He went to read a newspaper or something, and then he checked the score at full time. But in Istanbul, he\u2019ll be there. He might have to watch with his back turned, but he\u2019ll be there. And for me, that makes this game extra special.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_kde599ksz\">Nothing would mean more to me than to win this trophy. This club means everything to me. After 300 games here, it feels like a family. I came here as a kid. I\u2019m still here as a man, and a proud father. The love the fans have for this club, it has to be seen to be believed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ydgvhnj4q\">And we can <em>feel<\/em> that love. Like the boss said after the Liverpool game on Friday, without your support it would be impossible for us to achieve all this.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_wbs81c316\">So to all the fans out there, let me say one final thing. It\u2019s simple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_lflad4q4s\">Believe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_op1oibk9n\">Believe in us, whether you are watching in the stadium, or at the pub, or in a living room on the other side of the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6ulaut2wa\">We are all Villans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rnq9rab9w\">Let\u2019s bring it home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_m308kdb8y\">Yours sincerely,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_13rm51b-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_chu3xtxlq\">Ezri Konsa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theplayerstribune.com\/ezri-konsa-premier-league-epl-aston-villa-soccer-europa-league\">Fonte do Artigo <\/a><br \/>\nSee more: https:\/\/theglobaltrack.com\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/corinthiames.com.br\/<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To my fellow Villans, If you had told me in September that we\u2019d get back into the Champions League and play the Europa League final, I would have laughed at you. 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