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Guillem Balagué on Emery, Aston Villa & his new book 'Rise of the Villans'

Guillem Balagué on Emery, Aston Villa & his new book 'Rise of the Villans'

Update: 2025-10-06
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The brilliant journalist, Spanish football expert & Sunday Times bestselling author Guillem Balagué is back on Book Club! And this time he's here to discuss his brilliant new biography 'Rise of the Villans: Inside Unai Emery's Aston Villa Revolution' (out now via Orion Publishing). Including Guillem on Unai the disruptor, trademarking the words 'good ebening', and exactly how much Jhon Duran is too much Jhon Duran. Plus we get Guillem's expert view on Villa's poor start to the season, Monchi's shock exit and what the future holds for Aston Villa under Unai and Roberto Olabe, before a game of 'Real Book Fake Book'.


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Guillem Balagué on Emery, Aston Villa & his new book 'Rise of the Villans'

Guillem Balagué on Emery, Aston Villa & his new book 'Rise of the Villans'