To cope with the challenges of different competitions, Emery hopes the team can maintain its excellent competitiveness

Aston Villa will travel to challenge Brentford in the new round of the Premier League, and Emery said that he hopes the team can maintain excellent competitiveness in response to the challenges of different competitions.

After losing 1-4 to Crystal Palace in the last round of the Premier League, Aston Villa is currently ranked 10th in the standings with 42 points, 5 points behind Manchester City, which is in 4th place. With goals from Leon Bailey and Asensio, Aston Villa finally defeated Bruges 3-1 away in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, laying a good foundation for advancing to the quarterfinals.

In addition, Aston Villa also successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. Aston Villa coach Emery said at the press conference how to cope with the challenges of different competitions, "This is our challenge, and our challenge is to be able to stay competitive in different competitions and do the performance we need. Facing every game, our goal is first to stay competitive and work hard to improve overall and individual performance."

On the other hand, Aston Villa has achieved 2 wins and 3 losses in the last 5 matches against Brentford. In the first round of this season, Aston Villa defeated Brentford 3-1 with goals from Morgan Rogers, Watkins and Cash.

Brentford currently ranks 11th in the standings with 33 points, with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the past 5 rounds.

"Of course it will be a very difficult game for different reasons," Emery said of Thomas Frank's Brentford. "They are playing very well and this team has achieved great results every season under Thomas Frank."

Praise for Brentford's strong performance at home

"They change every year and keep improving and upgrading tactically. I have great respect for their coach, club and players. They have very good players with impressive statistics. Whether they are forwards, wingers or midfielders, they have performed well in terms of goals and assists. If we want to win and get points, we have to play well."

Emery continued, "Sometimes you play very well but you can't win. Sometimes you can win even if you don't play well. Brentford got different results but their overall performance was very good. There were some games where we didn't win but we deserved better results."

"They are always strong at home and even when they don't have a good record, they can still be very competitive and make it difficult for their opponents."

As for how to deal with physical problems, Emery said, "Recovery, good diet and enough sleep, and try to accumulate energy again, and prepare for the game according to the available players. Sometimes you need to rotate some more energetic players."

"It's our competition and the challenge of achieving our goals. The Premier League is the most important thing for us and it always has been. My message from day one was the same and it will remain the same until the last day of the season."