Liverpool v Aston Villa Match Thread

[Jimbo]

The real problem here is that the players appear to think it's acceptable to lose matches. It's going to be very hard to turn that mindset around. Before tonight, I wouldn't have been worried about relegation, just concerned that we don't become complacent. The manner of this performance is what concerns me now, the lack of belief, the players' body language, the loser mentality. Make no mistake about it, the rot has set in. We are now relegation candidates.

[Nev]

Someone just said Hou touched the "This Is Anfield" as he walked out. Am I having my leg pulled.

[aldridgeboy]

Did you know that ancient Pyramids in Egypt have moved 3 miles since they were built? Plate tectonics apparently!

[itbrvilla]

Jol gone from Ajax.

Geordies with no money to spend a bigger pull than us!?!?

[andrew08]

Ireland is moving into Hodge realms the way he's going.

There is no bigger insult known to man

I meant it as well

[joecrow]

glad im not at work tomorrow, health and safety bloke is a stereotypical scouse twat.

[Macho Man Randy Savage]

I see it's still MON's fault.

No it's not your right. He didn't pay £18m for Warnock,Dunne and Collins. My mistake........

Didn't see many dissenters last year for some of those purchases or their performances. But to keep on playing a plainly unfit and unworthy Dunne was something similar to what MON was criticised for last season and so GH cannot be exempt this.

The root of the problem is MoN.  he spent millions and fucked the squad up.  If he had spent his money better we would not be playing kids tonight.

We had plenty of central midfielders when O'Neill left. They are all injured though. This is why we are playing kids.

What central defenders are injured?

What kids are playing in central defence?

Not one, that's even more disturbing.  The defence is wank.  How much did MoN spunk on a defence thats as shit as ours?

He spent a lot of money on the defence. And yes, this where we are looking most poor despite the fact that this is the position where we don't have many injuries. But Collins and Dunne never played this poorly last season. In fact, Dunne was considered the signing of the season by many.

[The Left Side]

I am watching this with a red scouse gloryhunter, he only knows a few words about Liverpool football club besides their name and loves to dish it out, he even wore his liverpool shirt to work today. Come on Villa do something or else he will need a trip to the dentist!!

[Martyn Smith]

What I don't get is why so many previously good defenders have suddenly gone so bad...anyone?...

[richard moore]

From Auntie:

2030: Sad to such a gifted player like Stephen Ireland looking so lost. His passing engine really hasn't purred for a while now, and no change tonight. Still time though.

Lot of words to say he is a spineless thick twat if you ask me...

[VillaAlways]

Someone just said Hou touched the "This Is Anfield" as he walked out. Am I having my leg pulled.

I'm afraid not

[PhilGibson]

Dare I say the players are not playing for Houiller. I can accept young players will have off days, Clark, Hogg, Albrighton are not too blame, one is playing out of position, one is just back from injury and the other is not the greatest footballer around in Hogg.

The defence is an absolute shambles and has been for most of the season, these are seasoned professionals who last season for 3/4 of it turn in some of the best performances in the league, this year they have been absolute awful and should be ashamed of themselves. To say they are headless chickens would be an understatement, tactically they are being very naive and for experienced professionals at this level is simply not good enough.

The mixture of out of form defenders and inexperienced or unfit players in the forward areas is leading us into a relegation dogfight and my fear is this is going to get a dam site worse before it gets better.

Bottom 3 come the new year, with our fixtures coming up this is very very likely.

[The Situation]

I'm really tempted to ask the General why Cuellar isn't playing, I'd really like to know.

If we lose to the baggies then I'm gonna start questioning Houllier - this bs can't keep going on.

We really miss Ashley Young - our attack is hopeless, where are the Ashley Young haters tonight?!!

[andyh]

The real problem here is that the players appear to think it's acceptable to lose matches. It's going to be very hard to turn that mindset around. Before tonight, I wouldn't have been worried about relegation, just concerned that we don't become complacent. The manner of this performance is what concerns me now, the lack of belief, the players' body language, the loser mentality. Make no mistake about it, the rot has set in. We are now relegation candidates.

I think I agree. We look like we gave up on 17 mins.

[TopDeck113]

This Liverpool team is cack. Having a crap season and when we roll into town they're shorn of its central spine. 

That's how bad we are.

I'm sorry, but we're in a relegation battle and the sooner the whole club wakes up to the fact the better.  Do you really think that miraculously things are going to turn round in January?