Ezri Konsa Says Villa Brought Silverware Home After Seven Years
ezri konsa said Aston Villa’s Europa League win had not sunk in yet, but the defender made the significance plain: after seven years at the club, Villa had finally brought silverware back home. He said the victory belonged to the fans who had stayed with the team through ups and downs.
Ezri Konsa Reflects On Seven Years
Konsa said it had been “a long journey” to reach this point. In his post-final comments, he linked the result to the people around the club, saying the fans had been through “thick and thin” with the players and that the win was for them.
He also pointed back to the message he had already shared with supporters in Birmingham: “I said believe … so if you did do that, thank you … this is for you!” The point was not just the trophy itself, but how long Villa had waited to get back to this stage after years of rebuilding.
John McGinn Describes Villa’s Turnaround
John McGinn put the final into a wider club story. He said he could not believe what Aston Villa had been through, adding that the club had been “close to being in a right bad way seven years ago” before owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens bought it with a remit to get Villa back to the Premier League and then back to former competitive levels.
That backdrop is what made the 3-0 lead with ten minutes to go feel so decisive for McGinn. He said the night was “everything we have built coming together,” and described the moment he started thinking “we’re European champions” as the kind of pride he could not fully put into words.
Villa’s Trophy Wait Ends
The result gave Villa a major European title after a seven-year wait that the players kept referencing from different angles: Konsa through the fan base, McGinn through the club’s recovery. For supporters, the practical takeaway is simple — the rebuild has now produced silverware, not just progress markers.
Konsa’s message ended where the evening began for Villa: with belief rewarded. After seven years at the club, he said the wait was over, and the trophy was finally back home.
