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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery calls for 'common sense' in international calendar

Villa boss Unai Emery has taken a shot at the international fixture calendar and called for more “common sense” over the number of matches played.

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Aston Villa manager Unai Emery.

Emery saw the vast majority of his squad depart for international duty and while in one sense he is proud of the call-ups, he is also concerned about the amount of football demanded of his players.

His complaint comes as Villa prepare to enter the newly-expanded Champions League, playing the first of eight group stage fixtures away to Young Boys on Tuesday night.

Writing in the matchday programme ahead of Saturday’s 3-2 win over Everton, Emery said: “I have had, these past few days, two different feelings.

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