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.
When results and performances don't meet with expectations at the top clubs, coaches can -- and do -- find plenty of mitigating factors and excuses to justify the failure to meet expectations. It can be injuries, poor recruitment, bad luck with refereeing decisions.
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