Exclusive: Emery has had ‘fall-outs’ with two Aston Villa stars

During his incredible debut season at Aston Villa,

Unai Emery has reportedly clashed with several players who have taken issue with his managerial style,

sources have revealed to Football Insider.

Editor Wayne Veysey disclosed to Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast

that Emiliano Martinez and Youri Tielemans are two players who have experienced

“fallouts” with the Spaniard,

who is regarded as a severe disciplinarian both on game day and in the training area.

Football Insider has been informed by sources that Emery and

the Argentine custodian had a tense relationship at times during their time at Arsenal.

The manager was even open to considering bids for the player during the previous two transfer windows.

Football Insider was also informed by sources that Tielemans and Emery

did not get along well at the beginning of the season,

as the player was having trouble adjusting to the manager’s techniques and,

as a result, was not able to establish himself on the team.

By that point, the player and the team were even open to the Belgian moving on to another team

remarkably, as early as January.

After that, matters were resolved between Tielemans and Emery,

and he has started four of the last five games for the Villans,

including crucial wins against Man City and Arsenal at home in their previous two games.

However, out of his 1160 minutes played throughout all competitions this season,

those are his only four league starts.

The Leicester City summer addition has already expressed

his dissatisfaction with the lack of opportunities he has had with the Villa team.

Before the most recent international break,

the Belgian informed reporters that his situation at Aston Villa is “not pleasant,”

as reported by Birmingham Live on September 8.

“I came to Villa to play,” the midfielder said to manager Emery,

adding that the Spaniard’s reaction to the circumstance “doesn’t help me move forward.”

Martinez has started all but one Premier League game this season,

despite the hostility between the two; he was injured and missed their opening match against Burnley.

Every player is treated equally by Emery, who has high expectations of them all.

Practices are meticulously planned and customised to meet his needs on game days.

In just over a year, since his arrival at Villa Park in October of last year,

he has turned the team from relegation contenders to European contenders.

Villa finished first in Group E and advanced to the Europa Conference League knockout stages.

They are presently ranked third in the standings.

The next visit is on Sunday, December 17, to Brentford in the Premier League in west London.

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