"Yeah, it's a fair comment. I think everyone has seen the picture, seen the goal. Here we pride ourselves in trying to play a high line, it is something the boss has instilled since he first came. We didn't quite get it right. Things have not been good for us so far this season. But there are blips in the season and we are going through that now. Hopefully we can move on."
"No. The boss is not a big speaker. Sometimes he keeps himself to himself. As players, we have been in the game a long time and we know what we need to do. It is down to us at the end of the day. We are on the pitch, not the manager. We have to figure it out for ourselves as well."
Aston Villa drew 1-1 with Sunderland after Wilson Isidor cancelled Matty Cash's opener 15 minutes from time despite Villa having a man advantage for over an hour. Manager Unai Emery called the defence lazy after the goal. Ezri Konsa accepted the criticism, saying the team pride themselves on a high defensive line that was not executed and that the season has had blips. Konsa said Emery's blunt words have provided motivation, that the manager is not very talkative, and that responsibility for fixing on-pitch problems rests with the players themselves.
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