""We're in December, and we still have a lot of matches to play in each competition," he said. "We have a lot of things to improve.""
""How we were two months ago and how we are now is different. We are building an emotional structure inside to get everybody together and feel like we are doing.""
""Even when we are not winning, we can feel the same. If we are sad, if we are happy, we must share our emotions in the dressing room, with our supporters and everyone else in Aston Villa.""
""We were progressively getting better and the players had total responsibility. They are showing me they are being mature, responsible and ambitious in how we need to work every day to set our standards.""
Aston Villa failed to score in their first four Premier League matches and were winless after five, placing them in the bottom three. The team then won nine of ten matches, including a scalp of Arsenal, rising to third in the league. Villa also recorded four wins from five in Europa League group play, sitting third in the section ahead of the trip to Basel. Players accepted responsibility for the poor start and developed an emotional structure to unite the squad, sharing feelings in the dressing room and with supporters. Emphasis remains on maintaining high standards, improving on and off the pitch, and sustaining the team mentality for upcoming fixtures.
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