by The boss of Aston Villa Unai Emery says that the list of congestioned elements of his team shows that they are progressing.
Villa is in the process of five games in 14 days and welcome to Liverpool at Villa Park on Wednesday in a rearranged Premier League match which left Emery to encourage.
The match was to be played in March, but was advanced because Liverpool takes place in the final of the Carabao Cup.
Villa then plays Chelsea on Saturday evening, Crystal Palace next Tuesday and Cardiff in FA Cup on February 28 before heading to the Champions League the following week.
Emery has a multitude of injury problems to face, but he says he is normal for the course when a team is in competition on three fronts.
“We are going to prepare each match with good food, a good rest, sleep well and play every match with the players who feel as little as possible in everything,” said the Spaniard.
“I have to demand in myself to use and choose the players of each match so that our structure is strong and try to protect certain players in case they have a little pain or get tired.
“We will play tomorrow and focus on this, I hope we can play with all the energy and 100%.
“Liverpool played on Sunday and has been playing a lot of games for a long time.
“We must understand our next step by playing a lot of matches in a row, we must be intelligent, choosing the best time for players and withdrawing important players from the bench because we will need the players trying to help us and Tomorrow is the same.
“Tomorrow Match, tomorrow three points and then we will see.”
Villa injury problems include Pau Torres, Ezri Konsa, Matty Cash, Ross Barkley, Amadou Onana, Leon Bailey and Boubacar Kamara.
Emery will meet club doctors to try to stop injuries during the matches.
“It is difficult to know exactly the reason for injured players,” he said. “Normally, many Premier League teams have a lot of injuries, maybe some teams not in Europe.
“We play a lot of matches, adding more risks for the players to injure each other.
“We are trying to analyze to meet the doctor on how we can better anticipate the circumstances we have, but why, it is difficult to have this information. We will try to improve in everything.
On injuries, Emery added: “Kamara is out and Bailey near us with us, I don’t know tomorrow, it’s a doubt.
“Matty cash and (Ezri) Konsa are about to be with us. Tomorrow morning, I will decide which players are ready for tomorrow. »»
Liverpool visits Villa Park still undefeated far from his home in the Premier League this season.
“This is the most difficult match to play in recent weeks or months of the season,” added Emery.
“We are delighted with who we are going to face tomorrow. Liverpool is the best team of the Premier League and Europe.
“Our challenge is to know how we are confronted with them and answer with our qualities and how we play at this level. We are delighted and I hope we can share our excited moments with our fans at Villa Park. »»
