After winning eight straight games to charge up the Premier League table - including victories over Arsenal, Manchester United, and Chelsea - Aston Villa ran into a buzzsaw in a road match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
The Lions were torn to shreds by the opposition in a 4-1 loss, and if that sounds familiar to Tottenham Hotspur fans, that's because it is the exact scoreline by which Spurs were ripped apart by the Premier League leaders.
Aston Villa star forward Morgan Rogers has been a dream transfer target for many Spurs fans, and with the club needing a goal scoring left winger as badly as ever, the former summer 2025 target will likely become a topic of conversation again in the future.
What did Morgan Rogers just say?
But judging by his response to Aston Villa getting trounced by Arsenal, Tottenham fans may be rethinking how badly they want Rogers at their club. Because Rogers is either a secret Arsenal fan who is being way too effusive in his praise for them, or he does not have the killer mentality Spurs fans should be looking for.
Morgan Rogers said to NBC Sports after the 4-1 loss to Arsenal, via Fabrizio Romano, “The better team won. That's why Arsenal are top, they are the best team. It's nothing bad to lose 4-1 to the best team in the league”.
That is actually a wild thing to say. Could you imagine a superstar player at another club saying this about losing to Arsenal? It's not like Aston Villa came into this game as schlubs either. They are a legitiamte top four side and were dark horse title contenders. A 4-1 loss to Arsenal is massive, and losing 4-1 to any club is not something that should be taken lightly or laughed off.
Tottenham would be livid if any player acted like this after losing 4-1 to Arsenal - or even 4-1 to Fulham or Crystal Palace, for that matter. Now, one silly quote and one bad loss should not totally change how Tottenham view Rogers as a player or a possible transfer target, because his seven goals are more productive than anything Spurs forwards are putting up right now.
At the same time, Rogers is not a world class player by any means, and Spurs have to be careful how they spend their money. Rogers was already on the periphery as a transfer target, but viewing this quote and the nonchalant attitude after a blowout loss in a critical game makes you wonder if Spurs should think twice about looking in his direction.