Emery Expresses Satisfaction with Rogers, Demands Further Improvement

Unai Emery, the manager of Aston Villa, has called for “more” from player Morgan Rogers, despite his strong recent displays. The 22-year-old contributed a goal and an assist in Saturday’s victory against Manchester City, bringing his season total to five goals and four assists. This campaign has also seen him achieve his senior England debut. During his news conference held prior to Villa’s upcoming match against Newcastle on Boxing Day, Emery stated: “Collectively and individually [we have targets]. We will need his numbers and, more or less, he is getting it. I am very demanding with him, with the team, with myself. [I am demanding] with Morgan because he is very important for us but I need his performance every match we are playing with different objective. Sometimes playing number 10, sometimes playing on the left-hand side, defensively, offensively, sometimes assists, sometimes score goals and get in the box. Try to work on the link with our midfielders and defenders when we are progressing the ball. He has a lot of responsibility in my eyes and my style. I am trying to push him a lot. I am happy with him but I want more from him.”