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'I made a mistake when I decided to play with two striker'

Unai Emery thinking from sideline
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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery: "I think we played 70 minutes like I want. The opponent of course have a gameplan as well. They were good in transition.

"We created three or four good chances to score. Of course if we want to be at this level we have to take the chances we had. But despite that, I was more or less positive.

"The last 20-25 minutes we were playing with two strikers and we were not threatening like the first 70 minutes.

"I was especially happy with Emi Buendia today. He has the option to leave but we needed him. We played fantastic with his qualities, his mentality and his commitment to this squad.

"The last 20 minutes we played with two strikers and with two strikers we are not being organised with the positioning like I want.

"We have two good strikers. Playing with two strikers is my challenge. Both are very good players but today it didn't work well.

"I made a mistake when I decided to play with two strikers. Until that moment, we were more or less controlling the game."