Unai Emery met the media at his pre-match press conference at Bodymoor Heath on Friday afternoon.
The Aston Villa head coach faced questions on a number of topics ahead of Saturday’s home game against Bournemouth.
Here’s what he had to say…
On defensive solidity…

“My idea is always to win, and to win trying to transmit something to our supporters: energy, good movements on the pitch and trying to fight in each action.
“We try to play in the way we are working. When we were conceding a lot of goals – eight in two matches at home – it changed the focus a little bit.
“To achieve a clean sheet in the last match at home was very, very important. Tomorrow is the same. We are confident now after three matches where we have been strong defensively.
“We need to be the protagonists on the pitch more than our opponents while being strong defensively. We need to be very focused on our style when we are losing the ball and trying to stop their players.
“That is the challenge tomorrow: a clean sheet, to win, try to impose our idea. We have to share with our supporters a good match in 90 minutes.”
On progress made since he joined the club…

“We are progressing, but I am very demanding. I can remember some matches when we didn’t play in the way we want to create the team.
“We have to take each step being strong. Tomorrow, the first target is to escape the bottom [of the table]. It’s not changing my mind about the possibility that we can be in Europe.
“I know we have won matches, more than losing or drawing, but my idea is to transmit to the supporters and players that we have to be strong and focusing on the next match.”
On Ollie Watkins…

“He is very competitive. He has in his mind a little bit the possibility to be in the squad for the national team.
“He could be disappointed but tomorrow is a very good opportunity for him and for us to show everybody he’s keeping his good performance, trying to help us to win and be competitive.
“The team can help him to score and play a good match for him and for us. That is his challenge now.
“Disappointment we can feel sometimes but the reaction is very important as we try to be consistent as a team and individually.
“For him, tomorrow is a very good match to show everyone that his performance is going up and he’s getting closer to the national team.”
On playing Bournemouth...

“They are changing their shape; sometimes playing with four, sometimes with five. Their best performance is playing 4-4-2.
“We have to respect them. We have to know their shape and that if something is changing, how to defend against them and to attack them.
“Individually, we have to know their characteristics as players. Their shapes with the ball and without the ball.
“They now have confidence and we have to adapt to them but impose our idea as well. We have to fight the duels being winners. That is the challenge tomorrow.”