Ray Houghton has said that alarm bells should be ringing for Alejandro Garnacho on the back of his underwhelming Manchester United and Chelsea seasons. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Stressing that his loan move to Aston Villa could be his last chance to impress in the EPL, Ray stated that he hopes Unai Emery can get the best out of the Argentina international.
Houghton added that Garnacho might never have another opportunity to prove himself if he flops at Villa.
His words, “I’ve got every respect for the kid but I think the alarm bells should be ringing.
His closest people, his family and friends, should be telling him that. What they should be saying to him is: ‘Look where you’ve been, look what’s happened to you and look where you are now, there’s a reason this is happening and it’s down to you now. This is another club that’s going to give you a chance. You’ve got to seize it. No more excuses. No more saying, oh well there’s something else at that club and someone else at that club.’
That’s all gone now. It’s down to the individual now. It’s down to him as a player to seize it, grasp it and when he gets his chance make sure he’s ready to take it.
Emery, he’s been brilliant at Villa. I love him. I think he’s a fantastic manager. I love his passion. I love his desire and if anyone’s going to get the best out of him, I think it would be him.
I think he’ll give him some tough love but there’ll be an expectation and you’ve got to live up to that expectation and you’ve got to deliver. If you don’t deliver, he won’t hang about with you. He’s not that type of manager. He’s not there for sentimentality, he’s there because he wants people to be comfortable at the club, be given a chance and take it.
Look what he’s done with [Youri] Tielemans. Tielemans had a great start at Villa, then he went off the boil for a bit. The manager obviously had a word with him and he turned it around. Absolutely outstanding last season and he decided to move on but the manager’s seen something in him and trusted him, believed in him and got him back on the path where he should have been.”
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