Calum Chambers has urged his Aston Villa teammates on Instagram to ‘go again’ ahead of their trip to Arsenal on Wednesday night, after they suffered a damaging defeat to West Ham United on Sunday.
Villa have lost three of their opening four matches, whilst Arsenal are the only team in the Premier League with a 100% record, so it tells you that this should be a comfortable three points for Mikel Arteta’s side.
As Arsenal fans will know too well, having such an abject start to the campaign doesn’t help the mood around the camp, but if you stick by your guns, then it can turn around.
The issue Steven Gerrard has is that Villa have hardly shown any progression since he replaced Dean Smith in the dugout last November, and another defeat on Wednesday night will only increase the pressure on Gerrard.
But Chambers sent a clear message to his teammates ahead of their midweek meeting on the road, as he returns to his old club.
CHAMBERS ONE OF VERY FEW POSITIVES
There hasn’t been much to shout about for Villa during the early few weeks of the season, but Chambers has been a bright spark.
Their performance against West Ham was beyond pathetic, but Chambers, Ezri Konsa and summer signing Kamara, were the standouts.
They should start at the Emirates on Wednesday night, but how Gerrard balances his packed-forward line will be the big talking point.
Villa have a plethora of attacking options to pick from, but Gerrard just hasn’t been able to find that balance to well and truly attack the opposition.
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