Back to the Watford Newsfeed

Emery exposing extent of Ten Hag and Pochettino's failings

Like

8

Unai Emery knows better than most the suffocating pressure that comes with managing some of the biggest clubs in Europe, so the Aston Villa coach will know perfectly well what Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag are enduring at Chelsea and Manchester United respectively.

Two of the Premier League's most successful clubs, who have each reached three Champions League finals in the past 15 years, have become the definition of dysfunction. Both clubs have made a habit of tarnishing the reputations of some of the most respected coaches in football before paying them off and hiring another big name and repeating the process.