Aston Villa were thrashed 5-0 by Arsenal on Sunday at the Emirates Stadium but manager Paul Lambert says his team have enough quality to avoid relegation. Villa are just three points above the relegation zone at the moment.
"We have definitely got enough to stay up," Lambert said. "If we can do one or two signings then we will try. I am looking for anybody who can improve the side." They have not won any of their last eight league matches and have also gone 612 minutes without scoring a goal. That is the seventh-longest goal drought in Premier League history.
Arsenal opened the scoring through Olivier Giroud after just eight minutes and Villa managed to stay in the game until the 56th minute when Mesut Ozil doubled the home side's lead. "For 60 minutes or so we were in the game," Lambert told Sky Sports after the game. "It is disappointing, when you don't score you don't win games. You have to keep working hard in training and hopefully it turns around. We came into this game with confidence after last week and we have to keep our confidence up."
Aston Villa are currently 4/11 at Bet365 to avoid relegation this season.
Shumar4life
9 years ago
I believe that Villa will stay in Premier league. This is team with ot of tradition in this competition, and it would be strange to see that they doesn't play in this level. They must improve theirs game, and to bring some more quality players in next transfer window. Today that is not so easy, but I believe that with couple...
I believe that Villa will stay in Premier league. This is team with ot of tradition in this competition, and it would be strange to see that they doesn't play in this level. They must improve theirs game, and to bring some more quality players in next transfer window. Today that is not so easy, but I believe that with couple of good moves they will have chance to be better than they are today
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sharpe
9 years ago
It will be very tough for Villa till end of season, especially if they keep playing as they do at the moment. Every season is fight for them to stay in the premier league and looks like this season will not be an exception. I will not be surprised if this year they finally go down to the Championship, despite some good...
It will be very tough for Villa till end of season, especially if they keep playing as they do at the moment. Every season is fight for them to stay in the premier league and looks like this season will not be an exception. I will not be surprised if this year they finally go down to the Championship, despite some good players that they have.
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seculla
9 years ago
After their debacle on Emirates Stadium against Arsenal I'm not very confident, but in previous article about Paul Lambert and Aston Villa I said that I believe that he is good manager and he can make his team to play better. As I said, I don't think that he is only "problem" in Aston Villa, there are many and I hope that...
After their debacle on Emirates Stadium against Arsenal I'm not very confident, but in previous article about Paul Lambert and Aston Villa I said that I believe that he is good manager and he can make his team to play better. As I said, I don't think that he is only "problem" in Aston Villa, there are many and I hope that this team will go trough this crisis and that Aston Villa will be better team in the future.
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