Ezri Konsa urges Aston Villa to aim even higher next season
Ezri Konsa has called on Villa’s players to aim even higher next season after expressing his excitement at the prospect of playing European football.
The defender is one of several members of Unai Emery’s squad who will get his first taste of continental competition when Villa enter the Europa Conference League at the play-off round stage.
Konsa said: “It means a lot, for me personally and the boys. I have never played European football myself so it is something new. We wanted to do it for the fans as well. They have been waiting for a long time and it is about time we put this club back to where it belongs.
“It’s something we are looking forward to, for many of us it will be our first time playing in Europe and we can’t wait.
“I want to play against the best. I want to test myself every week and playing Europe we will do that.”
Villa’s qualified for the Conference League after a seventh-placed Premier League finish and Konsa added: “I feel like next year we can push on for even more. That’s what we will be looking do, as soon as we come back for pre-season. The work starts from there.”
