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Morgan Rogers shares what Unai Emery is ‘probably’ going to do to him now at Aston Villa

Aston Villa have been going from strength to strength ever since Unai Emery took the reins at Villa Park.

The Villans not only qualified for the 2024/25 Champions League campaign, but they’ve also made it t🗹hrough to the last 16 automatically.

Aston Villa have had plenty of success stories on the pitch, and Morgan Rogers is arguably th🍸e biggest success story they’ve had over t💖he past 12 months.

The Villans 𓃲paid Middlesbrough around £15million to sign Rogers, who has become one of the team’s most dangerous players.

Rogers has now spoken about what Emery ⭕is really like as a manager behind the scenes at Bodymoor Heath.

Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images
Photo by Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images

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Morgan Rogers says Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is ‘so demanding’ yet ‘so positive’

Morgan Rogers, speaking to , said Unai Emery is always “so positive”, which he acknowledges🍨 “might not always come across that way”.

The England international also stated that Emery is the “p📖erfect” manager for him and hoped to work with the Spaniar🦩d for a long time.

“He’s so demanding,” began Rogers.

“Any little thing he’ll be on you for ไand the way he is, the detail he goes into, how much he loves the game, how much he wants to win, it rubs off on us.

“That’s what he wants us to do, we’re a product of༒ him and the way he is.

“Every day I’m learning whether I think I am or I’m n🌱ot, whether it’s psychologically or how I think about the game.♈

“He’s improved me in so many different areas, but mainly about my mindset, about carrying on and doing what I’m good a🅰t, even if it doesn’t work and just to keep goingꦰ.

“He’s so positive. He ✅might not always come across that way in the way he is, but he always wants the best for everyone and the team.

“And ultimately, if 🌌you know that and you buy into it, you’re going to get results. There’s no way you don’t.

“He’s such a good manager and a perfect ಌperson for me to get that next push. The good thing about him is because I’ve done well, he’s not going to st𝓰op me.

“He’s probably going to go even harder on me ♛in terms of trying to get me to be better, so I’m looking forward to carrying on working with him for many years to come.”

‘The only reason’ why Manchester City actually sold Morgan Rogers

Rogers is one o༺f numerous players♐ Manchester City has sold in recent years that has gone on to become a star at the highest level.

In December, Rogers hau🧸nted his former club with a masterclass in Villa’s 2-1 victory against the reigning Premier League champions.

After the game, Pep Guardiola revealed why Man City sold Rogers, a decision which looks especi𒉰ally🌳 poor in hindsight.

He said: “Do you know what happened? There are so𝄹me teams that won the treble, won the quadruple [four trophies in a season in 2019], sometimes its the right tempo, its the right time, can give the chance.

“Everybody knows how good Morgan is and a lot of players who are loaned or sold by the club they were at that age where we have the playꦜers that we had to allow us to create the more successful eight years at our club.

“In that moment, when they arrive, they are two or three years younger and in that moment, they are Kevin [De Bruyne] in their prime and David Si꧂lva and Bernardo [Silva] and Riyad [Mahrez] and Leroy [Sane] and Raheem [Sterling] and sometimes, it’s difficult and it’s th💃e only reason why.”

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