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Unai Emery will feel right at home when he starts racing at Aston Villa next week given his fondness for the hit Peaky Blinders series.
Set in Birmingham, the BBC’s British crime drama television series gained millions of perspectives by reliving the exploits of the Peaky Blinders gang after World War I. And Villa’s new boss, Emery, is a fan of the show.
The Spaniard revealed that the drama helped him break with Arsenal’s management, while the display also helped his English. In 2018, he said: “I don’t know if it’s (football) an obsession. In each and every profession, you want to feel fond for him to give him the most productive performance. Football is my hobby.
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“It’s my homework, but I don’t think every day is my homework, it’s my most productive hobby. I feel a lot of passion. I do my homework with my will. I can stay with my family, with my son. , with my friends.
“Now I watch series in English in my English. Peaky Blinders. Es intelligent but is complicated (to understand), from Birmingham, and is very aggressive. But he’s smart, he’s smart. “
Emery will start work at Bodymoor Heath on Tuesday 1 November and play his first game against Manchester United on Sunday 6 November. Premier League this weekend.
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