‘He’s A Tactical Genius’ –Henry Hails Emery

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has described Aston Villa manager Unai Emery as a tactical genius.

He made this known on the backdrop of the team’s impressive 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League at Villa Park.

In a chat with CBS Sport, Henry faulted the Gunners’ inability to be patient with Emery.

“He is a tactical genius. He always goes out and makes sure his team has an advantage tactically because that’s how he works.

“We all know what he did in Spain (won the Europa League four times with Sevilla and Villarreal).

“There is no lack of respect for what Mikel Arteta is doing and he is doing extremely well for Arsenal, but I just thought that if we kept him a little longer he would have been successful at Arsenal.

“He showed it immediately after he left the club. I have enormous respect for him.”