‘Emery will need to work his magic’ – fans on friendly loss

We asked for your thoughts after Aston Villa‘s 1-0 friendly loss to Club America.

Here are some of your comments:

Seth: We lost the game and it is not a confidence booster with the start of the Premier League season two weeks away. But hopefully we will see a stronger team play against West Ham. Emery has to lift the squad.

David: Rather than adding to a good team, Profit and Sustainability Rules have forced a complete rebuild on us. That disruption has showed during this tour. The lack of goals is worrying as it leaves us reliant on Ollie Watkins when he returns. We are sorely missing Douglas Luiz‘s quality in the middle. The Bilbao game should be more of an indicator for the season.

Colin: I am disappointed to be honest. We lacked a cutting edge up front and found ourselves under pressure too often. Keeping the ball is essential but we failed with that. We need more than the missing Watkins, Konsa and Martinez to compete in the Premier League. Unai will solve the puzzle I have no doubt, but give him time!

Andy: I don’t think we can judge pre-season games yet as we have not had our best keeper and goal scorer. But what it does prove is how weak we are at the back and going forward without them. We need another keeper as Olsen is not good enough and a centre half as we really missed Konsa and I’m not sure how much longer Mings is going to be out.

Ronan: Again, not Villa’s first or best 11,but it shows that we don’t have the quality in depth. We had chances but sloppy defending let them score. Emery will need to work his magic before the start of the Premier League season.