The_Steve Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) Watching that interview got me like Edited November 3, 2022 by The_Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: His English is good it’s more the accent that makes it difficult to understand him at times. It’s been said this is was one of the reasons he struggled at Arsenal as players didn’t understand his instructions but I find this hard to believe. well, they understood him well enough to go on a 22 game unbeaten streak. I'll take some of that! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) As someone who was in a 5 and half relationship with someone who is half Spanish, half Venezuelan, grew up in Venezuela and met Spanish and English speaking non-spanish born people I can say that the People born in Spain find English harder than those living outside Spain speak when I speak to them. We come together. Te amo mi Unai! Edited November 3, 2022 by stewiek2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 English is very good but will it will develop so fast in the next year. Nothing teaches you as fast as speaking the tongue everyday. In spain he would've only been having lessons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ozvillafan Posted November 3, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, stewiek2 said: As someone who was in a 5 and half relationship with someone who is half Spanish, half Venezuelan, grew up in Venezuela and met Spanish and English speaking non-spanish born people I can say that the People born in Spain find English harder than those living outside Spain speak when I speak to them. We come together. Te amo mi Unai! .. out of 10? Glad you got out. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 32 minutes ago, MaVilla said: i really hope we do well with Emery, he seems like a good guy who loves the game, is intelligent and is a real tactician. I think i have been too burnt over the years to be excessively positive, but if someone like Emery cant bring us on, i dont think its a manager problem that the club has. Said similar the other day. But if we are still struggling over the next few months, it’s 100% the playing staff that need to be criticised rather than Emery. (Unless he does something really silly, such as play Coutinho in goal or something) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, stewiek2 said: As someone who was in a 5 and half relationship with someone who is half Spanish, half Venezuelan and grew up in Venezuela and has met Spanish and English speaking non-spanish born people I can say that the People born in Spain find English harder than those living outside Spain speak when I speak to them. We come together. The amo mi Unai! That and the fact basque is his first language it would have been the language he grew up speaking daily with family and friends ect. Fluent in Spanish obviously. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, Lord Willard said: English is very good but will it will develop so fast in the next year. Don't worry, he'll be sacked by April. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tomav84 Posted November 3, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2022 47 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: His English is good it’s more the accent that makes it difficult to understand him at times. It’s been said this is was one of the reasons he struggled at Arsenal as players didn’t understand his instructions but I find this hard to believe. helps that we have a shit load of spanish speakers at the club too imagine he speaks decent french from his time at PSG as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Just now, tomav84 said: helps that we have a shit load of spanish speakers at the club too imagine he speaks decent french from his time at PSG as well His home town is on the French border, he probably spoke as much French as Spanish when younger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Jas10 said: One of my favourite bits of this is him talking about the passion Nas showed when talking to him. I don’t know if it’s due to past failures with the club but there’s always the doubt in the back of your head that the owners might lose interest in the project. The speed of the appointment and Nas taking control is very exciting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chine Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Really like Unai ,he’s quality and will expect the squad to step up and I don’t think hel be shy to let the slackers know about it !. Nas had the ace up his sleeve with this one ! Right fit right time , UTV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) I think his English is very decent indeed. It’s very lazy of some fans, media and even players to beat him about a language barrier (Arsenal days) but in truth we’ve seen many coaches come to this country who hardly speak a word of English (Bielsa springs to mind) and do well. Its really exciting that we’ve got him and to now see what he can do over the course of this season and beyond. Already seems very likeable also. Edited November 3, 2022 by ferguson1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted November 3, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2022 4 minutes ago, ferguson1 said: I think his English is very decent indeed. It’s very lazy of some fans, media and even players to beat him about a language barrier (Arsenal days) but in truth we’ve many coaches come to this country and hardly speak a word of English (Bielsa springs to mind). Its really exciting that we’ve got him and to now see what he can do over the course of this season and beyond. We've had coaches in the past who were difficult to understand. I could rarely decipher anything that came out of Lambert's mouth - and English is his first language. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jas10 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 This really encouraged me… I’m looking forward to him getting a lot more out of these players. I believe the talent is there, they just need proper coaching, educating, motivation and inspiration… winning games will bring confidence and belief too. There’s no doubt that this squad has been underperforming and underachieving… additions will be made and we will get better but a lot can be improved in the meantime…starting with the way we play and having more intelligence in games… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chindie Posted November 3, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2022 His English is perfectly fine. You can understand what he means, he's not any worse than the likes of Arteta he just needs to get used to speaking English a lot again. You can see why he's been successful, he's got that... air of confidence about him. You feel like he actually means what he says and he's thought about what he is saying. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 He appears to be a genuine and likeable personality that will connect with and try to understand the players (while educating and improving them) and try to get the best out of them… rather than just a strict disciplinarian or big ego who would harshly treat or sideline individuals without good reasoning… Hopefully, the atmosphere and spirit within the squad will improve quite quickly… could be refreshing for the players… It’s an exciting and encouraging time… probably hasn’t quite sunk in that we’ve got him and actually have a top class manager here now… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Reivax_Villa Posted November 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) He was my number one choice even when SG was in charge. I am extremely excited about this appointment. He was part of some big games with Arsenal more noticeably the North London Derby win. He change things at the 2nd half and won the game comfortably. So I am not worried about him in England, and his European record speaks for itself.. He is everything we want in a coach, he will change shape according to the opposition, the players will know their roles, he can coach at a high level, he can identify quality players in the market and he is very passionate on the touchline. I honestly believe that we are about to be part of something exciting and maybe special.. Edited November 3, 2022 by Reivax_Villa 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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