1. At 46, Unai Emery is one of the best managers under 50 on the planet
2. But having taken his first managerial role at 32, he has 16 years experience
3. At Valencia, he finished 3^rd on three consecutive occasions, despite having a restricted budget
4. In his time at Valencie, he bought through a group of young players and turned them into stars – the likes of David Villa, David Silva, Juan Mata & Jordi Alba
5. At Sevilla, he won the Europa League on three consecutive occasions, despite having a restricted budget
6. Sevilla Director of Football Monchi, would deal with transfers, mostly bringing in young or unproven players, while Emery as a coach would make them better
7. At PSG, he had to deal with huge ego’s, the likes of Neymar and Edison Canvani
8. 5 trophies in 2 years. Has any manager won more in the last two season?
9. He likes to play possession football, but also press up high. His team has always had space for a magician – Silva, Mata – like Mesut Ozil
10. If everyone’s minimum target next year is “challenge for the Europa League; return to the top 4” there is no better candidate with a proven track record of doing just that

Keenos