""The boss always speaks about us getting them behind us," said Konsa. "When things aren't going well, it's important the fans stay with us. You can see, at times, they get a bit frustrated with some of our players. We have to be able to deal with that. I try to stay positive as much as possible. Last season we went through a blip but, at that point, we were scoring goals. It just felt a bit different. Now we ain't scoring as much, it just feels a bit low.""
""My first season here, we went through a similar thing, fighting relegation. The crowd can be really tricky here. I have to try to block them out - it's part of football.""
Aston Villa began the season without a league win in their first five matches and only scored their first goal in a 1-1 draw at Sunderland. The club secured a first victory of the 2025/26 campaign by beating Bologna in their Europa League opener, with John McGinn scoring Villa's first home goal in the 13th minute and Ollie Watkins having a second-half penalty saved. Villa remain unbeaten in seven European home games but sit third-bottom in the Premier League. Ezri Konsa compared the current start to his 2019–20 relegation scrap, described the crowd as tricky and appealed for fan support amid low scoring.
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