Emery Reveals First Words to Aston Villa Players After Gerrard Sacking

• Unai Emery took over at Aston Villa in October after Steven Gerrard was sacked
• Aston Villa were knocked out of the FA Cup following a late collapse against League Two side Stevenage
• The Spaniard was angry at his players attitude and revealed the first conversation with them when he took over

Premier League side Aston Villa fell to a shock elimination from the FA Cup, after a late surge from League Two side Stevenage condemned them to a 2-1 loss at Villa Park.

It's the second elimination from a domestic cup competition for Villa under Unai Emery, after previously being eliminated from the Carabao Cup by Manchester United.

The Spaniard questioned his players' attitudes in the loss, while also revealing the conversation he had with them in their first meeting after he replaced former manager Steven Gerrard.

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Emery is in his second managerial job in England, having also managed Arsenal. Speaking after the loss to Stevenage as quoted by Birmingham Live, he let loose and blasted his players, after first apologizing to the fans.

He went ahead and revealed his first conversation to the players as the club's head coach, claiming the players let Steven Gerrard down with poor results, as reported by Mirror.

“I am very upset… I arrived here two months ago, the first thing I told them was that I was not happy coming in as a substitute for another coach. When it is not going well, the club usually changes the coach.” he ranted.

He highlighted a common theme in players' attitude at a new manager and how that faded after a few games.

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“At the beginning - when one coach is coming - the first reaction is being excited and everybody giving all they can. But to be consistent in that way, that is difficult to keep,” he added.

Stevenage mock Philippe Coutinho

Sports Brief earlier reported that Stevenage mocked Brazilian forward Philippe Coutinho after he was substituted in the 66th minute of the game, claiming it should have come earlier.

The former Liverpool man has been grossly underwhelming since his move from Barcelona, first on an initial loan move which was made permanent later.

He could be one of the first players out of the club as Emery looks to make changes and sign his own players at the West Midlands club.