On Matchday 4 of the Premier League, Aston Villa will host Nottingham Forest. Villa head coach Emery attended a pre-match press conference on Friday to provide the latest updates on injuries and team preparations.

On Cash and Manzambi

Cash's status is uncertain. We will train this afternoon (Friday) and check if he has improved. It's a minor injury, but he needs a few days to recover. We will test him today.

Manzambi has recovered very well. He started training with the team this week. We will assess his training performance today and monitor his physical condition. Tomorrow I will decide on the lineup.

From the Champions League to the Premier League

We give our best in every competition, but our priority right now is the Premier League, where we've already played three matches. Then there's the Champions League, and next Wednesday we have the League Cup, followed by the FA Cup.

On the other hand, competing against opponents means improving our performance as quickly as possible, making full use of the squad and players' strengths, ensuring players clearly understand our tactical ideas and requirements, becoming familiar with each other, and maintaining consistent performances.

We're also strengthening team development by introducing new players, adapting, improving mutual understanding, and ensuring we meet the standards set at each stage, excelling both individually and collectively.

Both in the Premier League and the Champions League, we aim to reach our best performance as quickly as possible. Have we done it yet? No. In the Premier League, we're trying to improve, mostly using the same lineup with only one or two adjustments, like Mings and Pau Torres, but both are very important to us. Barkley and João Gomes alternate; João performed very well on Tuesday, but he won't be available tomorrow. Barkley, however, fully understands everything we want, both offensively and defensively.

Tomorrow, we will take the next step, hoping to show our progress in the Premier League while also seeing the results. Looking at our performance in the Champions League on Tuesday, both individual and collective performances met our expectations. The game plan we developed was solid and effective, and we executed it well, which is all very important. But tomorrow's match will be an entirely new challenge.

Challenges, tests, demands, and opportunities—three points. The Premier League won't wait for us. We haven't collected enough points yet, and this isn't about waiting for the next match. Performing well now is my job, my goal, and my mission.

Looking ahead to the home match against Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest and we know each other well because we've played multiple times in the Premier League, and also competed in the Europa League last year.

Forest's new coach, Glasner, is trying to build his own tactical system and philosophy. This coach has performed excellently throughout his coaching career, succeeding at Crystal Palace and previously in Germany.

He is a successful coach, and he is very, very competitive against us, always performing well. It's always difficult for us to face Glasner's challenge, so I expect tomorrow's match to be a very difficult encounter.

We need to continue applying our tactical plan in the match, maintain resilience when needed, strive to improve ourselves, adapt to their style, compete in the way we need to, while respecting Nottingham Forest as a club and team, and of course, fully respecting Coach Glasner.

On Villa's progress

Yes, I do see progress. But clearly, if we don't show that progress on the pitch, it's not real progress. Everything we do in training must be reflected in tomorrow's match.

Of course, we're now starting to play midweek matches. We play three matches a week—Saturday, Tuesday, then Saturday, Wednesday next week, and Saturday the week after. At this stage, you have relatively less time to train; you must let players rest, and also try to help new players adapt and cover gaps through training.

We are currently in this condition and process, but tomorrow we must show how we're developing together. Maintaining a stable starting lineup while making some adjustments, with the addition of new players, and of course, some injured players who hopefully can play tomorrow and help us achieve better results.

On integrating new players

It's very, very important now how they perform in training, and then we also need to try to reflect that performance in matches. We participate in different competitions, such as the Premier League and Champions League, as well as the League Cup next week.

Rebuilding the team is my top priority right now. We collaborate collectively and analyze each match individually, while also assessing their performances. We also show them our organizational structure, philosophy, and plan, and how we've built the team over the last three years. Although we've used different players, our philosophy and plan haven't changed, and the players participate actively.

And our experienced players—Mings, Pau Torres, McGinn, Kamara, Cash, Maatsen—are now indeed very important. They help their new teammates. This is crucial because it's not easy to integrate new signings into our system. They need to feel comfortable and confident to complete these tasks.

The experienced players, especially captain McGinn, have performed very well, as have Mings, Pau Torres, Kamara, and Buendía. They are all truly invested, which means a great deal to our team, and I'm very grateful for that. Of course, we also discuss this internally.

Comparing to last season

The players have shown us their ability to overcome difficult moments. They did it last year, and they showed the same ability in the away Champions League match at Club Brugge on Tuesday. I hope the team can take another step forward tomorrow and do better. This is my challenge and the test we face, but I have full confidence in the players I have.

We have experienced players and young players with great potential, like George Hemmings, who has already shown this ability. Of course, he needs more development because he needs to improve his goal-scoring efficiency, but his performances are already approaching what we expect.

The standards we set last year, we maintain the same standards this year, and the players will definitely meet them. Some have already, but other players will eventually get their chances. That is the confidence I have, and my belief. I believe in the players, and of course, the fans, who have all been patient.

Tomorrow, I hope we can once again unleash tremendous energy with the fans at Villa Park. Of course, we also need to transmit our energy, our actions, and our philosophy of play to them. At the same time, the fans should also try to transmit their energy to us.

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