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Unai Emery expressed his thoughts about facing Hull City this weekend. Aston Villa have suffered successive defeats against Brighton (4-0) and Arsenal (1-0) last month without creating a single shot on target. These are testing times for the team, but their five game winless streak at the start of last season shows that spirit and solidity can develop with a little time. ·‘For them, it’s something amazing’ The Tigers are an outfit to be respected, winning both their fixtures after their promotion from the Championship. But on Saturday afternoon, Emery wants to see his squad take a step in their growth. “We want to win, and we want to try to build a team again as strongly as possible and get our structure collectively and individually strong, in our mental way – to be a winner, to be of course very, very competitive, and how much time we must have to build again the team. “Of course, each match is giving us a lot of information, and the supporters, they must be as well passionate, or they must be supporting us in everything we are doing. Villa Park works and higher standards “The club is moving forward with the works as well in Villa Park and trying to get more supporters behind us, and of course, trying to involve as much as possible, how we can get our level higher and higher, but it’s something we must work (on) and now it’s not time to speak so much, because now is the moment to work and be focusing each match with the importance we will face. “Especially tomorrow against Hull City, they are the (joint) first in the league now with six points and we are at the bottom, two matches and zero points. “For us, it’s challenging so, so much, and respect because we can feel, the last year, contenders at the end of the season to be in the top positions, but each year is a new chapter, a new era, and a new challenge as well for us, how we can be keeping the level we achieved. “Of course, it’s my objective, the club’s objective, the players’ objective, and now finishing and closing the transfer window, the squad is clear and the players as well, they must work hard every day, and we must set the standard high, and they must know it, and they must as well follow the message we are sending every day.” “They are very motivated. They are excited after a long time not being in Premier League. Respect for every Premier League team “Of course, for them, it’s something amazing, and how they started the season, winning Manchester United at home, winning Coventry City away, I think, gave them an optimistic way and confidence. “We are analysing them, we are respecting them. Massive respect for each team in Premier League. “And as well, knowing every team and every points are very important, to face them with the respect they need, and we are a team, normally, we know even when we are winning and being successful, our identity is first to respect every team, and we know we must be focused, concentrated, with our demands high to get our best collectively and individually. “The only way to beat Arsenal and the only way to beat Hull City is through respect and then play as better as possible in our preparation, in our individual skills, in our attitude, in our duels, and everything is very demanding.”