{"id":24124,"date":"2025-09-28T04:41:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T08:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/28\/darren-bent-claims-that-aston-villa-star-is-uninterested-in-playing-for-unai-emery\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T04:41:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T08:41:29","slug":"darren-bent-claims-that-aston-villa-star-is-uninterested-in-playing-for-unai-emery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/28\/darren-bent-claims-that-aston-villa-star-is-uninterested-in-playing-for-unai-emery\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Bent claims that Aston Villa Star is uninterested in playing for Unai Emery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/28\/darren-bent-claims-that-aston-villa-star-is-uninterested-in-playing-for-unai-emery\/#Morgan_Rogers_struggles_to_perform_at_Aston_Villa\" >Morgan Rogers struggles to perform at Aston Villa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/28\/darren-bent-claims-that-aston-villa-star-is-uninterested-in-playing-for-unai-emery\/#Unai_Emery_must_be_worried_about_Rogers_Watkins\" >Unai Emery must be worried about Rogers &#038; Watkins<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aston Villa&#8217;s start to the 2025\/26 Premier League season is far from encouraging, with Unai Emery&#8217;s team still looking for a first league victory after five games.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite progress in Europe, domestic form has irritated fans, and former England striker Darren Bent is now publicly questioning the commitment of one of Villa&#8217;s most talented young players.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about Talksport, Bent picks out Morgan Rogers and claims that the 23-year-old winger looks like a shadow of a player who lit up so bright last season.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers contributed to Villa&#8217;s 2024\/25 campaign, scoring eight goals and providing 10 assists as the club reached the Champions League quarterfinals. His rise attracted even interest from Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea over the summer, speculation that the move could have been.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Morgan_Rogers_struggles_to_perform_at_Aston_Villa\"><\/span>Morgan Rogers struggles to perform at Aston Villa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>However, the villa closed the door on every departure, claiming that the player was part of Emery&#8217;s long-term project.<\/p>\n<p>However, since the new season began, Rogers has been struggling with his form very much. With seven appearances across all competitions, he failed to register a single goal or support.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about Talksport, Bent said:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Watkins isn&#8217;t confident, but Morgan Rodgers doesn&#8217;t seem to be interested. At one point, I think the fans are pretty fast. When they&#8217;re not doing what they were doing or doing what they were doing last season, what are they going on here?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Well, he was linked to some big clubs, so maybe he was like, &#8216;Oh, I don&#8217;t mind one of them,&#8217; but that didn&#8217;t happen. So he probably throws out his toy a bit from the pram.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;That&#8217;s why he&#8217;s the guy I see and go &#8220;come.&#8221; Because I think he&#8217;s a great young player. \u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unai_Emery_must_be_worried_about_Rogers_Watkins\"><\/span>Unai Emery must be worried about Rogers &#038; Watkins<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-fc-training-session-and-press-conference-uefa-europa-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-fc-training-session-and-press-conference-uefa-europa-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-fc-training-session-and-press-conference-uefa-europa-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-fc-training-session-and-press-conference-uefa-europa-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1-770x513.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-fc-training-session-and-press-conference-uefa-europa-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-fc-training-session-and-press-conference-uefa-europa-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-fc-training-session-and-press-conference-uefa-europa-league-2025-26-league-phase-md1.jpg.webp 1491w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa is working during an Aston Villa training session (Photo: Morgan Harlow\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Villa struggle doesn&#8217;t just depend on Rogers, and Ollie Watkins endures difficult spells in front of the goal. But it&#8217;s one of the brightest prospects for Villa, and as PFA Young Player of the Year last season, Rogers&#8217; lack of sparks has proven to be damaging Emery&#8217;s system in particular.<\/p>\n<p>Emery faces a key decision, whether or not he shakes things up and looks to alternatives, in the coming weeks, in hopes of sticking with his struggles and sticking with his sparks.<\/p>\n<p>While Rogers remains an exceptional outlook, hopes to climb out of Villa&#8217;s relegation zone could be in serious danger unless his mentality and performance improve rapidly.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Report: Newcastle and Aston Villa&#8217;s targets could be attracted to join Tottenham<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa&#8217;s start to the 2025\/26 Premier League season is far from encouraging, with Unai Emery&#8217;s team still looking for a first league victory after five games. 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