Paul Lambert has called on his Aston Villa players to improve their finishing after seeing his side go more than 600 minutes of football without a goal following a 5-0 defeat at Arsenal on Sunday.
Villa have scored just 11 Premier League goals this season -- the fewest of any side in the top nine levels of English football -- and both Andreas Weimann and Christian Benteke missed presentable chances at the Emirates before the Gunners scored four second-half goals to ensure a dominant victory.
The last Premier League goal Villa scored was against Manchester United on Dec. 20, and Lambert admits his side must improve in front of goal as they sit just three points clear of the relegation zone with the worst goal difference in the division.
"You probably can't print the things I am thinking," he said. "We have been in this position for too long since I have been here.
"We do finishing and crossing in training every Friday, but when it comes onto the pitch you have to do it then. We are trying to get a goal and win a game, so we just have to keep working hard."
Lambert added: "The goalkeeper [David Ospina] made a good save from Andy's header and then we had Christian's chance, so those were big moments.
"I didn't think we deserved to lose 5-0. However, it is the score so we have to take it, but it is not good enough."
Information from the Press Association was used in this report.