Ezri Konsa has conceded Unai Emery was right to call Aston Villa's players at Sunderland but insisted there is no feeling they are a club in crisis.
It has been a turbulent 72 hours for Villa, who face Bologna in their opening Europa League fixture on Thursday. The impoverished display on Wearside was followed by the departure of Monchi, the influential Sporting Director, and speculation about Emery's long-term future.
There has been a cloud hanging over the club all summer and it wouldn't have been difficult to envisage a situation where Emery – whose coruscating comments after the 1-1 draw with Sunderland raised eyebrows – had come into conflict with players who looked horribly out of sorts.