Unai Emery: “Jhon Jader Durán has potential”

Jhon Jader Durán has taken advantage of the time he has been given in his first games with Aston Villa in the Premier League. The Colombian forward played 8 minutes in his debut against Leicester City, while in the most recent defeat against Manchester City he spent the last half hour of the game. The footballer participated in the discount goal as well as he had his first great chance of danger crashing a ball into the post.

At the end of the match at the Etihad Stadium, the coach Unai Emery highlighted the conditions that the young footballer hasHowever, he is aware that he has barely been working with the entire Birmingham squad for two weeks, so he still has to adapt to the game idea of ​​the technical director and the movements of his teammates as well as the style of English football.

“Jhon Jader Durán has potential, but he also has to work tactically, offensively and defensively. He has to adapt to his teammates and our pace and also every minute he is playing now on the field is very good for him, for the team, but we have to be patient with him”, the coach stated during the press conference at the end of the commitment.

9 passes, 1 crossing. 2 shots, 2 offside, 1 blocked shot, 1 interception, 1 clearance are the statistics of Jhon Jader Durán in his first two games in the Premier League in which he accumulates just 38 minutes. The striker continues to work so that he can contribute more to Aston Villa every time he is taken into account.

On Saturday, February 18 at 7:30 am (Colombian time), The Colombian will return to competition and will be able to play his first game at home, when Aston Villa receives Arsenal at Villa Parkleader of the Premier League, in the game that will start the twenty-fourth day.