Few managers have been around the block more than Unai Emery at this point, with ample experience in Europe, the Premier League and La Liga, as well as a spell in charge of a star-studded Paris Saint-Germain side. On Sunday, he comes up against Enzo Maresca, part of the growing Pep Guardiola school, and the identity-based thought patterns.
The latter has relatively little experience before taking the Chelsea job, coaching Manchester City’s reserves before becoming Guardiola’s assistant. A highly impressive season at Leicester City in the Championship got him a move to Chelsea, and they are already suffering his absence, having sacked manager Steve Cooper.
Maresca impressed early doors at Stamford Bridge, and while the initial bump in performance has plateaud a little, the Italian is firmly at the wheel so to speak. His season will be defined by providing European qualification and a style play to get fans believing and onside.
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On the other hand, Emery could scarcely be more different. A pragmatist through and through, Emery has taken down some of Europe’s giants in recent years through exhaustive analysis and maximising resources. While spells at Arsenal and PSG were not so successful, he made his name at Almeria first, then Valencia, Sevilla and Villarreal, having success at all three.
Recent meetings between the two sides have been fairly balanced, with two draws, two Villa wins, and a sole Chelsea victory in their last five meetings – that was the last time either took all three points though. The last time Villa beat the Blues,
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It should be a thrilling encounter at Stamford Bridge in a 12:30 kick-off on Sunday, with neither side in great form ahead of the clash. As two of the most tactically astute coaches in the division, it could end up as something of a chess match too.
If you’re keen to head down to Stamford Bridge, but haven’t got tickets yet, the best solution is to go through a third-party website such as LiveFootballTickets.com. Chelsea are only selling VIP packages for the game at this point, while Villa have sold out their allocation. Those VIP packages start at €515 per person.
LiveFootballTickets.com will provide a 150% money-back guarantee, and a dedicated customer service line that allows fans to get in contact with them in case of any issues. They still have 1796 tickets left, more than any of their competitors, starting at €148.
Other sites like Footballtickets.net are offering some at slightly cheaper, with one at €138, but most of their tickets at similar prices. Fanpass still have around 100 tickets remaining at the time of writing, and they are starting their prices at €96, but the chances of getting seats together are obviously reduced by the lower number of seats. Neither offer the same guarantees as LiveFootballTickets.net either, which when buying so close to the game, can make a big difference to the experience.
