00:00Aston Villa's story this season has been one of the Premier League's most compelling.
00:07A transformation from early struggles into genuine top-flight contenders under Unai Emery.
00:15After a difficult start to the season, where goals were hard to come by and confidence was low,
00:21Villa have surged up the table and now sit in the mix at the very top.
00:24A final win at Newcastle highlighted just how far they've come, moving level on points with second-placed Manchester City
00:32and keeping pressure on leaders' arsenal in a tight title race.
00:37Buendia's brilliant strike and Ollie Watkins' header capped a confident performance on the road.
00:43Supporters, they were helping us here from Birmingham, Aston Villa supporters.
00:48And this stadium, how they are pushing here with their supporters, a really huge atmosphere.
00:59And how we were feeling our supporters supporting us and helping us is really fantastic.
01:05And then we played a match seriously, we played a match discipline, we were defensively getting a huge responsibility to stop them,
01:14to avoid, to get our box-cutting chances and we did it.
01:20And we had a lot of transition to score one goal and more.
01:24And when we could dominate with the ball as well, we were really getting good position on the field with the players
01:32and every player, they did a really huge effort.
01:38Now, it's a stark contrast to their early autumn, where they were once rooted near the bottom,
01:44scoring few goals and struggling for momentum and even exited cup competitions early.
01:49Yet Emre's tactical now and ability to instil belief drived a remarkable resurgence.
01:56What makes this race even more impressive is that Emre has achieved it while navigating injuries
02:01and a packed fixture list demonstrating depth and resilience in his squad.
02:07Our demands are high and of course we are the last week in the transfer window as well
02:12and we are not getting the balance completely in everything and we must, we must focus now Sunday against Newcastle
02:20and try to finish the transfer window with, again, our squad definitely like we want
02:25and keep going because Premier League, Europe League, FA Cup, it's coming a lot of challenges.
02:34The villains are not just chasing European football again,
02:38they are striking a distance of a historic top three finish.
02:42For a club that only recently secured a return to Europe's elite competitions,
02:47Villa's progress under Emre is proof of a long-term vision.
02:51Tactical intelligence and strong squad unity can turn early season setbacks
02:55into genuine title contenders.
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