Unai Emery was proud of the take a look at supplied by Nashville SC after Aston Villa drew 2-2 with the MLS facet in a pre-season pleasant in Tennessee on Sunday morning.
Ollie Watkins and Donyell Malen put Villa 2-0 up earlier than Nashville scored twice late on in a match by which Emery used a complete of 23 gamers.
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It was Villa’s second match in the USA after a win over St Louis Metropolis final week. That was the membership’s solely win thus far in pre-season after defeats to Walsall and Hansa Rostock and a draw with Eintracht Frankfurt.
“We’re ending right here our pre-season in the USA with the match we performed,” he stated post-match.
“With the identical goal, play all of the gamers out there and mixing younger gamers with gamers getting match.
“After all, it isn’t my goal now to play or set the beginning XI gamers.
“I wish to attempt to get everybody in the identical construction and in the identical mixture or completely different mixtures we will have.
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“Nashville performed properly and I do know they’re performing unbelievable of their league right here within the MLS.
“We confronted them, respecting them, and even once we had been 2-0 they had been in a position to declare again a consequence. They drew and, after all, they confirmed their capability.
“Final yr we performed towards Columbus Crew, this yr we performed towards St. Louis Metropolis, right here (towards Nashville) and all matches we play towards MLS groups – typically we’re profitable, typically dropping and typically drawing.
“The extent they’ve is an excellent degree.”
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