{"id":219665,"date":"2021-04-24T13:24:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T11:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/big-game-to-big-game\/"},"modified":"2021-04-24T13:24:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T11:24:32","slug":"big-game-to-big-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/big-game-to-big-game\/","title":{"rendered":"From big game to big game"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg","alt":"||||||","width":1653,"height":929,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1653w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-1200x674.jpg 1200w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 1653px) 100vw, 1653px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Unai Emery underlines the importance of the three points up for grabs against Barcelona (Sunday, 4:15pm CEST)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal CF head coach Unai Emery underlined that his team is completely focused on this Sunday\u2019s tough league match against Barcelona (4:15pm CEST, Estadio d la Cer\u00e1mica), regardless of the UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg against Arsenal the following Thursday."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cMy experience tells me that if you think in upcoming games you don\u2019t compete at the same level, and that isn\u2019t good. My experience tells me that if the team is competing well, you should continue in the same way. It\u2019s true, however, that sometimes it\u2019s hard to recover if there are a lot of games in a short amount of time, but players need to know how to manage that and these ones know how to play every three days,\u201d underlined the manager."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Basque coach underlined that he will pick the best team possible: \u201cWe need to differentiate between the two competitions and do what is best to compete in both of them. The league is the competition which could allow us to be in Europe next season. So far, the team has known how to take on both challenges and we will continue the same. The match against Barcelona will demand a lot from us, but that\u2019s what we\u2019re up against this week, and we need to completely focus on it without thinking about what comes after.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Emery also praised Bar\u00e7a\u2019s good form: \u201cBarcelona are always a difficult team to face. My stats and Villarreal\u2019s stats prove that, we both have a high number of defeats against Barcelona. Now they\u2019re in great form, they\u2019re playing well and they\u2019re aggressive without the ball. They have great players, footballers who stand out. They\u2019re stable under Koeman and they\u2019re in the fight for the league, that is their aim at the moment, so I\u2019m expecting a really tough match.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellows head coach was clear on how his players should line up against Bar\u00e7a. \u201cThey are games where there are a lot of spaces that open up, so we need to try and find them when we can, and when we can\u2019t, we need to know how to tighten up more. We need to be clinical in both boxes, and hope for a game that turns out differently than the first time we met this season. It is going to be a tough match, as Barcelona haven\u2019t been in as good form for a long while, both with and without the ball. We want to return to winning ways at home and bring happiness to all Yellows,\u201d he finished."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"See the full Emery press conference in Spanish by clicking on the play logo."},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WDW7RlieJgc?feature=oembed","poster":""}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"Unai Emery underlines the importance of the three points up for grabs against Barcelona (Sunday, 4:15pm CEST) Villarreal CF head coach Unai Emery underlined that his team is completely focused on this Sunday\u2019s tough league match against Barcelona (4:15pm CEST, Estadio d la Cer\u00e1mica), regardless of the UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg against Arsenal the following Thursday. \u201cMy experience tells me that if you think in upcoming games you don\u2019t compete at the same level, and that isn\u2019t good. My experience tells me that if the team is competing well, you should continue in the same way. It\u2019s true, however, that sometimes it\u2019s hard to recover if there are a lot of games in a short amount of time, but players need to know how to manage that and these ones know how to play every three days,\u201d underlined the manager. The Basque coach underlined that he will pick the best team possible: \u201cWe need to differentiate between the two competitions and do what is best to compete in both of them. The league is the competition which could allow us to be in Europe next season. So far, the team has known how to take on both challenges and we will continue the same. The match against Barcelona will demand a lot from us, but that\u2019s what we\u2019re up against this week, and we need to completely focus on it without thinking about what comes after.\u201d Emery also praised Bar\u00e7a\u2019s good form: \u201cBarcelona are always a difficult team to face. My stats and Villarreal\u2019s stats prove that, we both have a high number of defeats against Barcelona. Now they\u2019re in great form, they\u2019re playing well and they\u2019re aggressive without the ball. They have great players, footballers who stand out. They\u2019re stable under Koeman and they\u2019re in the fight for the league, that is their aim at the moment, so I\u2019m expecting a really tough match.\u201d The Yellows head coach was clear on how his players should line up against Bar\u00e7a. \u201cThey are games where there are a lot of spaces that open up, so we need to try and find them when we can, and when we can\u2019t, we need to know how to tighten up more. We need to be clinical in both boxes, and hope for a game that turns out differently than the first time we met this season. It is going to be a tough match, as Barcelona haven\u2019t been in as good form for a long while, both with and without the ball. We want to return to winning ways at home and bring happiness to all Yellows,\u201d he finished. 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My experience tells me that if the team is competing well, you should continue in the same way. It\u2019s true, however, that sometimes it\u2019s hard to recover if there are a lot of games in a short amount of time, but players need to know how to manage that and these ones know how to play every three days,\u201d underlined the manager. The Basque coach underlined that he will pick the best team possible: \u201cWe need to differentiate between the two competitions and do what is best to compete in both of them. The league is the competition which could allow us to be in Europe next season. So far, the team has known how to take on both challenges and we will continue the same. The match against Barcelona will demand a lot from us, but that\u2019s what we\u2019re up against this week, and we need to completely focus on it without thinking about what comes after.\u201d Emery also praised Bar\u00e7a\u2019s good form: \u201cBarcelona are always a difficult team to face. My stats and Villarreal\u2019s stats prove that, we both have a high number of defeats against Barcelona. Now they\u2019re in great form, they\u2019re playing well and they\u2019re aggressive without the ball. They have great players, footballers who stand out. They\u2019re stable under Koeman and they\u2019re in the fight for the league, that is their aim at the moment, so I\u2019m expecting a really tough match.\u201d The Yellows head coach was clear on how his players should line up against Bar\u00e7a. \u201cThey are games where there are a lot of spaces that open up, so we need to try and find them when we can, and when we can\u2019t, we need to know how to tighten up more. We need to be clinical in both boxes, and hope for a game that turns out differently than the first time we met this season. It is going to be a tough match, as Barcelona haven\u2019t been in as good form for a long while, both with and without the ball. We want to return to winning ways at home and bring happiness to all Yellows,\u201d he finished. See the full Emery press conference in Spanish by clicking on the play logo.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Unai Emery underlines the importance of the three points up for grabs against Barcelona (Sunday, 4:15pm CEST)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal CF head coach Unai Emery underlined that his team is completely focused on this Sunday\u2019s tough league match against Barcelona (4:15pm CEST, Estadio d la Cer\u00e1mica), regardless of the UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg against Arsenal the following Thursday."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cMy experience tells me that if you think in upcoming games you don\u2019t compete at the same level, and that isn\u2019t good. My experience tells me that if the team is competing well, you should continue in the same way. It\u2019s true, however, that sometimes it\u2019s hard to recover if there are a lot of games in a short amount of time, but players need to know how to manage that and these ones know how to play every three days,\u201d underlined the manager."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Basque coach underlined that he will pick the best team possible: \u201cWe need to differentiate between the two competitions and do what is best to compete in both of them. The league is the competition which could allow us to be in Europe next season. So far, the team has known how to take on both challenges and we will continue the same. The match against Barcelona will demand a lot from us, but that\u2019s what we\u2019re up against this week, and we need to completely focus on it without thinking about what comes after.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Emery also praised Bar\u00e7a\u2019s good form: \u201cBarcelona are always a difficult team to face. My stats and Villarreal\u2019s stats prove that, we both have a high number of defeats against Barcelona. Now they\u2019re in great form, they\u2019re playing well and they\u2019re aggressive without the ball. They have great players, footballers who stand out. They\u2019re stable under Koeman and they\u2019re in the fight for the league, that is their aim at the moment, so I\u2019m expecting a really tough match.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellows head coach was clear on how his players should line up against Bar\u00e7a. \u201cThey are games where there are a lot of spaces that open up, so we need to try and find them when we can, and when we can\u2019t, we need to know how to tighten up more. We need to be clinical in both boxes, and hope for a game that turns out differently than the first time we met this season. It is going to be a tough match, as Barcelona haven\u2019t been in as good form for a long while, both with and without the ball. We want to return to winning ways at home and bring happiness to all Yellows,\u201d he finished."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"See the full Emery press conference in Spanish by clicking on the play logo."}],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg","alt":"||||||","width":1653,"height":929,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1653w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-1200x674.jpg 1200w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 1653px) 100vw, 1653px"}],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg","alt":"||||||","width":1653,"height":929,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1653w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9788075efdde8acead862a512d67fd4c-1200x674.jpg 1200w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 1653px) 100vw, 1653px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Unai Emery underlines the importance of the three points up for grabs against Barcelona (Sunday, 4:15pm CEST)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal CF head coach Unai Emery underlined that his team is completely focused on this Sunday\u2019s tough league match against Barcelona (4:15pm CEST, Estadio d la Cer\u00e1mica), regardless of the UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg against Arsenal the following Thursday."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"\u201cMy experience tells me that if you think in upcoming games you don\u2019t compete at the same level, and that isn\u2019t good. My experience tells me that if the team is competing well, you should continue in the same way. It\u2019s true, however, that sometimes it\u2019s hard to recover if there are a lot of games in a short amount of time, but players need to know how to manage that and these ones know how to play every three days,\u201d underlined the manager."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Basque coach underlined that he will pick the best team possible: \u201cWe need to differentiate between the two competitions and do what is best to compete in both of them. The league is the competition which could allow us to be in Europe next season. So far, the team has known how to take on both challenges and we will continue the same. The match against Barcelona will demand a lot from us, but that\u2019s what we\u2019re up against this week, and we need to completely focus on it without thinking about what comes after.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Emery also praised Bar\u00e7a\u2019s good form: \u201cBarcelona are always a difficult team to face. My stats and Villarreal\u2019s stats prove that, we both have a high number of defeats against Barcelona. Now they\u2019re in great form, they\u2019re playing well and they\u2019re aggressive without the ball. They have great players, footballers who stand out. They\u2019re stable under Koeman and they\u2019re in the fight for the league, that is their aim at the moment, so I\u2019m expecting a really tough match.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellows head coach was clear on how his players should line up against Bar\u00e7a. \u201cThey are games where there are a lot of spaces that open up, so we need to try and find them when we can, and when we can\u2019t, we need to know how to tighten up more. We need to be clinical in both boxes, and hope for a game that turns out differently than the first time we met this season. It is going to be a tough match, as Barcelona haven\u2019t been in as good form for a long while, both with and without the ball. We want to return to winning ways at home and bring happiness to all Yellows,\u201d he finished."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"See the full Emery press conference in Spanish by clicking on the play logo."},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WDW7RlieJgc?feature=oembed","poster":""}]}],"hero":{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Unai Emery underlines the importance of the three points up for grabs against Barcelona (Sunday, 4:15pm CEST) Villarreal CF head coach Unai Emery underlined that his team is completely focused on this Sunday\u2019s tough league match against Barcelona (4:15pm CEST, Estadio d la Cer\u00e1mica), regardless of the UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg against Arsenal the following Thursday. \u201cMy experience tells me that if you think in upcoming games you don\u2019t compete at the same level, and that isn\u2019t good. My experience tells me that if the team is competing well, you should continue in the same way. It\u2019s true, however, that sometimes it\u2019s hard to recover if there are a lot of games in a short amount of time, but players need to know how to manage that and these ones know how to play every three days,\u201d underlined the manager. The Basque coach underlined that he will pick the best team possible: \u201cWe need to differentiate between the two competitions and do what is best to compete in both of them. The league is the competition which could allow us to be in Europe next season. So far, the team has known how to take on both challenges and we will continue the same. The match against Barcelona will demand a lot from us, but that\u2019s what we\u2019re up against this week, and we need to completely focus on it without thinking about what comes after.\u201d Emery also praised Bar\u00e7a\u2019s good form: \u201cBarcelona are always a difficult team to face. My stats and Villarreal\u2019s stats prove that, we both have a high number of defeats against Barcelona. Now they\u2019re in great form, they\u2019re playing well and they\u2019re aggressive without the ball. They have great players, footballers who stand out. They\u2019re stable under Koeman and they\u2019re in the fight for the league, that is their aim at the moment, so I\u2019m expecting a really tough match.\u201d The Yellows head coach was clear on how his players should line up against Bar\u00e7a. \u201cThey are games where there are a lot of spaces that open up, so we need to try and find them when we can, and when we can\u2019t, we need to know how to tighten up more. We need to be clinical in both boxes, and hope for a game that turns out differently than the first time we met this season. It is going to be a tough match, as Barcelona haven\u2019t been in as good form for a long while, both with and without the ball. We want to return to winning ways at home and bring happiness to all Yellows,\u201d he finished. 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It\u2019s true, however, that sometimes it\u2019s hard to recover if there are a lot of games in a short amount of time, but players need to know how to manage that and these ones know how to play every three days,\u201d underlined the manager."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Basque coach underlined that he will pick the best team possible: \u201cWe need to differentiate between the two competitions and do what is best to compete in both of them. The league is the competition which could allow us to be in Europe next season. So far, the team has known how to take on both challenges and we will continue the same. The match against Barcelona will demand a lot from us, but that\u2019s what we\u2019re up against this week, and we need to completely focus on it without thinking about what comes after.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Emery also praised Bar\u00e7a\u2019s good form: \u201cBarcelona are always a difficult team to face. 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It\u2019s true, however, that sometimes it\u2019s hard to recover if there are a lot of games in a short amount of time, but players need to know how to manage that and these ones know how to play every three days,\u201d underlined the manager. The Basque coach underlined that he will pick the best team possible: \u201cWe need to differentiate between the two competitions and do what is best to compete in both of them. The league is the competition which could allow us to be in Europe next season. So far, the team has known how to take on both challenges and we will continue the same. The match against Barcelona will demand a lot from us, but that\u2019s what we\u2019re up against this week, and we need to completely focus on it without thinking about what comes after.\u201d Emery also praised Bar\u00e7a\u2019s good form: \u201cBarcelona are always a difficult team to face. My stats and Villarreal\u2019s stats prove that, we both have a high number of defeats against Barcelona. Now they\u2019re in great form, they\u2019re playing well and they\u2019re aggressive without the ball. They have great players, footballers who stand out. They\u2019re stable under Koeman and they\u2019re in the fight for the league, that is their aim at the moment, so I\u2019m expecting a really tough match.\u201d The Yellows head coach was clear on how his players should line up against Bar\u00e7a. \u201cThey are games where there are a lot of spaces that open up, so we need to try and find them when we can, and when we can\u2019t, we need to know how to tighten up more. We need to be clinical in both boxes, and hope for a game that turns out differently than the first time we met this season. It is going to be a tough match, as Barcelona haven\u2019t been in as good form for a long while, both with and without the ball. We want to return to winning ways at home and bring happiness to all Yellows,\u201d he finished. 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