In the last week Aston Villa have crashed out of the FA Cup at Everton as well as losing their unbeaten 13-game run in the Barclays Premier League at home to Chelsea. But veteran keeper Brad Friedel is adamant Villa's season is not on the brink of unravelling.
"If you look at the game with Everton we had every chance to score the equaliser just before half-time, and then after it we were the better team," assessed Friedel.
"They then scored the killer third goal, so it wasn't as if we were played off the park or anything of that nature.
"Against Moscow we were in the ascendancy and could have come out comfortable winners.
"And then against Chelsea, some say could have, some say should have, some say maybe not, but we could have got a result.
"It's not as if we are losing form. We are just going to have to dust ourselves off and go again.
"You go back to the training ground, work really hard and try to put it right in the next game, if there was anything so wrong that you need to put right.
"We've an excellent squad, with some tremendous players in the dressing room from top to bottom."