Unai Emery underlined that the team will need to be very competitive to surprise Chelsea FC
Villarreal CF head coach Unai Emery appeared in front of the media in a press conference ahead of the UEFA Super Cup final against Chelsea, which will take place at the Windsor Park in Belfast (9pm CEST).
The Yellows manager underlined his pride at being able competing to try and win the UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea FC: “We have the chance to compete against the UEFA Champions League winner for a title. I’m very proud that we’ve reached this point. We are very motivated to represent LaLiga and Spanish football, the town of Vila-real and all of our fans in this special occasion.”
Unai Emery recognised that beating Chelsea will mean his team will need to be very competitive: “Chelsea are a great opponent. They’re a well-built team and they have excellent players. They have a lot of potential, but we also have our arguments. We are realy motivated, and we want to compete well, like we did in the UEFA Europa League final against Manchester United.”
Finally, the Basque manager mentioned Villarreal’s competitive capacity after an atypical pre-season with a lot of absences. “This period is to try and get into shape physically and work on footballing concepts. Also to make changes to the squad. Tomorrow, the team needs to compete and be at a high level to fight for the win. We don’t have all our players available. Others are here with little preparation. We accept the situation and we adapt to it, despite the adversity. Independently of the games that we’ve played in pre-season, we need to start the competitive season looking for a victory.”
