'I don't need this' – Irritated Gabby Agbonlahor hangs up during live Sports Bar call after Aston Villa defeat
Gabby Agbonlahor lasted less than a minute on talkSPORT before hanging up following Aston Villa's exit from the Europa Conference League.
first town Jason Cundy and Jamie O'Hara mocked the striker after Unai Emery's side's European adventure ended in heartbreak.
Villa were eliminated in the semi-finals by Greek side Olympiacos. losing 2-0 on Thursday night, a week after their 4-2 home loss.
And The Sports Bar presenters wasted no time speaking to the former striker on the phone, where they proceeded to mock him. AgbonlahorAt the expense of having seen his beloved team lose to a fourth team in the Greek Super League.
And the 37-year-old responded to Cundy's call with a brief “What?”, prompting laughter from the presenters.
After being serenaded with chants of 'Up the Villa', the formerEngland The international said: “Listen, we are going for the Champions League.
“We don't play these small competitions, we want to win the big ones.”
This led O'Hara to claim that the Midlands team do not deserve Champions League qualification, and branded Villa “a disaster”.
To which Agbonlahor responded by saying: “Listen, we'll give it our all, we'll endure a little humility, but we'll be back. Don't worry. Champions League next season.”
He continued: “We have three players out with an ACL: (Boubacar) Kamara, (Emi) Buendía.
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“(Youri) Tielemans was out, (Jacob) Ramsey was out, we have a lot of injuries.”
It was at this point that a baby cried during the phone call, which ultimately proved to be the last straw for Agbonlahor.
He just said, “I don't need this, I'm leaving.”
Once again, Cundy and O'Hara burst into tears, and Agbonlahor barely lasted a minute before hanging up the phone.
Had Villa beaten Olympiacos, they would have reached their first European final since winning the European Cup in 1982.
A victory against Fiorentina in the final would have seen them win their first major silverware since their League Cup victory in 1996.
But it's not all doom and gloom for Villa as Emery's men are on the verge of sealing a top four spot to continue their progress in Europe. This season marked the club's first on the continent since 2010 and Emery is focusing on finishing the campaign strongly.
My message is clear,” Emery told TNT Sports. “Keep going and we have to try to finish the season.
“(We are) having an incredible season, especially if we manage to reach the last goal. Even without that (the Champions League) we are in Europe, in the Europa League.
“This is an experience for us at Aston Villa after a long time (not being in Europe) and again we are going to compete in Europe next year. Of course we are a little disappointed, a little frustrated, but we have to move quickly “
Next up is Liverpool at Villa Park, which will be broadcast live on talkSPORT on May 13.
