Aston Villa coach Unai Emery is in a bullish mood ahead of the new Premier League season.
The Spaniard knows that expectations are high after the club spent extensively this summer.
But as they are set to take on another team with top four aspirations in Newcastle, Emery knows they face a tough game.
He told reporters: “We are going to play 38 matches [in the Premier League]. Every match is going to be very, very important, but of course we are going to win, we are going to draw and we are going to lose.
“Starting against Newcastle is a very good challenge for us. It's difficult and I'm very excited about how we can face the match, analyzing them, the match we played in preseason and the last two matches they played in pre-season last week.
“They are feeling strong at home and their objective has now changed completely from two years before. They have to be in the top four.
“We want to be as close as we can to be a candidate to be in the top seven or top four. That is the challenge we are going to face."
He added on his message to Villa fans:
“Always we have to face the future and we have to get something different. When I arrived here, my message was clear and it's still the same: I'm here to try and play in Europe with Aston Villa.
“We are doing it. Hopefully, after the match we are going to play against Hibernian or Luzern, we are doing it for more than those two matches. If we are in the group, we will try to share with our supporters a new way to play in Europe. It has been a long time that Aston Villa are not playing in Europe.
“The supporters have to be excited in the new way. We are going to play against different teams in different countries in Europe. For me, it's very important and it's another way to increase our level. We are trying to play for a trophy in Europe.
“Of course, the Premier League is the most important competition for us. It's our first objective for everybody, try to improve on last year. It's going to be very difficult, but we have to be very demanding.
“The two trophies we are going to face in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, always we have to be a candidate to fight for them. We are not looking at them like a second or third objective. It's a trophy and we want to play for it.
“I want to be demanding with myself and with the club to be competitive."
