Manuel Almunia is not a happy man. After the 2-0 loss at the Emirates yesterday, the Spanish goalkeeper has questioned his team-mates' desire and enthusiasm, questioning why they didn't respond in a more positive manner to his first-half penalty save.
“It is very disappointing because after the penalty I thought the team would be more excited and grow with desire to win the game. But the penalty did not change anything and that is embarrassing for us,” the keeper said.
The defeat to Villa confirmed the Gunners' worst start to a Premier League season since Arsene Wenger too over as manager, and Almunia has urged his team-mates to shake off the dejection and low morale that lingers in the Arsenal dressing room and start to take some personal responsibility for their performances.
“We have to continue doing our job,” said Almunia on the club’s official website. “First of all because of respect for the fans. Anything is possible but we have to change many things from today.
“We are the same team [as last Saturday against United] but each player has to analyse his performance because today’s game was Arsenal’s worst for a long time.
The Gunners have just one win from their last four Premier League games and are currently in fourth place in the league table with 23 points, nine adrift of leaders Chelsea, and a title challenge is rapidly beginning to look beyond them.
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