EMERY: ‘WE WERE SOMETIMES LAZY’
Speaking at a press conference after the match, Unai Emery hit out at the way in which Aston Villa are playing at the moment.
He said: “We have to recover our identity. I am not frustrated with the result, but how we are playing. We are not feeling comfortable with our style. We have to try to recover our personality and confidence to play like we are training.
“We were lazy sometimes. Lazy. The goal we conceded, we were lazy. Perhaps that’s because we didn’t play in our style.”
Clarifying his comments, he added: “Ah, lazy – sometimes lazy when we are playing here away, we have to fight the duels, and we were not fighting all duels. I watched the goal we conceded, and we were lazy. We were lazy, but all the team, not just the centre-backs or Cash. We are lazy.
“Usually the players have (the right) attitude. But sometimes maybe they are a bit upset or not feeling good. They are not fighting. It is not something I can tell them like a punishment. Collectively, we have to try and understand and feel better.”
