Ally McCoist fears Unai Emery will be asking ‘what’s the point’ after watching his Aston Villa side implode against Brighton.The contest was wrapped up inside the opening half as the Seagulls slammed home four goals against a torrid 10-man Villa, with Joao Gomes sent for an early shower.The start to the new season was not what Emery had in mindAFPIt could, and perhaps should, have been a higher scoreline, but a patched-up Villa squad managed to avoid further humiliation.For Emery, Sunday’s display was a grim reminder about the task that awaits him this season given he has lost four players who started the Europa League final against Freiburg.Lucas Digne, Youri Tielemans, Lucas Digne and Ezri Konsa have all moved on this summer, while Emi Martinez and Ollie Watkins – who is the subject of heavy interest from Al-Hilal – are also likely to leave.Before the contest, Emery admitted change was coming to Villa Park but was ‘definitely not expecting’ just how severe the transition into a new era would be.Why Ally McCoist believes Unai Emery could leave Aston VillaAnd, worryingly, McCoist fears it may ultimately be too much for Emery to handle, especially on the back of Sunday’s humiliation.“You feel for them, it’s an absolute shambles,” McCoist said on talkSPORT Breakfast.“You think about the players they have lost: Tielemans, Digne, Rogers, and Konsa. It certainly looks as if Ollie Watkins has made his mind up. It looks as though he’s going to take the buck and head over to Saudi.“That squad has been absolutely decimated. I actually thought they did really well in the Super Cup final against PSG. (George) Hemmings and (Brian) Madjo did well, and I thought there was optimistic signs for them.“But, having watched what unfolded at the weekend, I think the Villa fans have got to be really concerned about what’s happening in front of them.“I’d be really concerned with what’s happening, potentially, with the manager because, surely at some point Unai Emery is going to say, what’s the point?”McGinn is one of the few members of Villa’s core who has not left this summerGettyJeff Stelling’s verdict on Unai Emery’s futureCo-host Jeff Stelling echoed McCoist’s verdict and questioned how long Emery would leave it before he ‘wants to cash in his chips’.“From the side that won the Europa League final, six of the starters are either not there or weren’t playing for different reasons,” Stelling said.“When I look at the heart of that defence, and I’m sorry to pick out individuals, but if you’re starting games with Pau Torres and Victor Lindelof you’re going to lose more than you win.”How Ollie Watkins contributed to Aston Villa’s striker nightmareAdding to Villa’s woes on Sunday was the fact they could not field a recognised striker.Tammy Abraham and Brian Madjo, who scored in the Super Cup, were both out injured while Watkins was a no-show, with Emery hinting the England international refused to play in an effort to force through the Al-Hilal move.As a result, midfielder Ross Barkley was forced to moonlight in the unfamiliar role of striker, although the experiment lasted until Gomes was sent off.Watkins has less than two years remaining on his current Villa dealGettyWatkins is nine goals shy of joining the Premier League’s fabled 100 club, all of which have been scored for Villa.Although McCoist acknowledged the lure of generational wealth, he felt Watkins was ‘slightly young’ to be making the move to Saudi Arabia.But if this was Watkins’ only chance at such a lucrative contract, McCoist recognised it was one he cannot let it pass.Ally McCoist’s thoughts on Ollie Watkins’ mooted Saudi switch“The easiest thing in the world for me is to say no,” McCoist said.“I’d be tempted to wait a couple of years and it’s easy for me to sit here, but I don’t know the full details.“They might have made him an unbelievable offer, and he might be thinking it might not be there in two years.Emery acknowledged previously that Villa ‘have an issue’ with WatkinsAFP“So he has to make a decision, and it is a financial decision. That’s mainly what it is. He’s obviously going to be uprooting his family and taking them to a place, which I don’t know an awful lot about, but you just hear some stories.“If you’re in Bahrain, it’s great. If you’re not, it’s not the best at all. It’s a financial decision that will probably set him and generations of his family up.“From that point of view I can understand it totally. It’s easy for me to sit here and say 30’s is too young.“I think it is slightly young. In an ideal world, if you’re a player like that, you don’t want to go to maybe 33, 34 if you’re lucky, but then he probably thinks I can’t pick and choose.”