Unai Emery admitted Aston Villa missed a possibility after failing to achieve floor on Arsenal on the high of the Premier League with a 1-0 home defeat to Everton.
Villa did not capitalised on dropped factors by high two Arsenal and Man Metropolis, with the defeat courtesy of Thierno Barry’s second-half winner seeing them fail to shut the hole behind the Gunners to 4 factors.
It was an underwhelming efficiency from Emery’s facet, who escaped going behind within the first half when Jake O’Brien’s opener was controversially dominated out earlier than errors from Pau Torres and Emiliano Martinez led to Everton taking the lead.
Emery instructed Sky Sports activities: “Sure, after all [it is a missed opportunity]. We misplaced an excellent alternative. We did an excellent season till now, and at present we misplaced. We’ll get stability as a result of we’re third within the league.
“There may be different groups with extra potential than us.”
Villa had received their earlier 11 video games at house in all competitions and had solely misplaced as soon as at Villa Park all season, so Sunday’s end result got here as one thing of a shock.
On whether or not the defeat shocked him, Emery added: “No. As a result of they compete very properly. We had our possibilities, we didn’t rating they usually had much less possibilities, however they scored.
“They [Everton] compete properly and after the purpose they defended properly. Sure, we are able to keep away from the purpose, however we didn’t.
“A variety of matches we play like that we win. They competed properly, that is Premier League – they’re an excellent workforce they usually have an excellent coach.”
Emery: We’re not top-four contenders
A visibly annoyed Emery was clearly disillusioned together with his workforce’s exhibiting, later suggesting that they’re nonetheless not contenders to complete within the high 4, regardless of nonetheless being eight factors away from fifth-placed Manchester United because it stands.
He instructed BBC Sport: “We created possibilities, we didn’t rating. They’d fewer possibilities than us and scored. They competed fantastically. It’s the Premier League.
“We’re not a contender to be within the high 4 like we at the moment are. They’ve excellent gamers and are sturdy tactically.
“They deserved to win. We should analyse the match and preserve going.”
