Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[German James]

It nearly made him sick, but Robbie "The Cock-end" Savage just changed his mind about us going down. So that's alright!

[PeterWithesShin]

I may be wrong but I think the Beeb have noticed Benteke.

[TopDeck113]

MOTD2 sees Savage starting to back-track on his pre-season prediction...

[Risso]

Haven't heard from VCTM. He must be a very proud man at his local!

Yep, I imagine Clive will be enjoying the next few days at work.

[PeterWithesShin]

MOTD2 sees Savage starting to back-track on his pre-season prediction...

He's just one in a long queue including a fair few Villa fans.

[danno]

just watched the game again today on Liverpool tv (Its free with sky).

during the 19th minute it occurred to me that Petrov said some time ago he was a Liverpool fan as a boy.
Props to them for paying respect to him, it must have been extra special for him. Really classy gesture.

Also I'd totally forgotten about Baker's reducer on Sterling in the first half, it was immense!

[Jarpie]

Jarpie you owe me 10 minutes of my life.
Why was I listening to some fat fucker say "do you know what I mean" 1000 times?

Maybe I'm sadist.

[andyh]

just watched the game again today on Liverpool tv (Its free with sky).

during the 19th minute it occurred to me that Petrov said some time ago he was a Liverpool fan as a boy.
Props to them for paying respect to him, it must have been extra special for him. Really classy gesture.

Also I'd totally forgotten about Baker's reducer on Sterling in the first half, it was immense!

If only that challenge had been on Downing.
It really would have been the perfect day then.

[Matt Collins]

http://www.eplindex.com/23508/tactical-analysis-aston-villa-sit-counter-defeat-liverpool.html

Very good tactical look at the game.

[LeeB]

http://www.eplindex.com/23508/tactical-analysis-aston-villa-sit-counter-defeat-liverpool.html

Very good tactical look at the game.

That's spot on, and the really exciting thing is it's not the way we played at Norwich.

We've adjusted to exploit an opponents weakness, which means a) we've got a manager who can see things like that that and b) the players understand him.

That really bodes well.

[Simba]

Thanks Matt - that is a great analysis. The form guide is interesting as well. Norwich are second only to Manure and Liverpool are seventh AFTER our win so both were/are in excellent form.

As said, it bodes well if we have a management team that is studying the opposition with such clarity and our players know their jobs. No wonder we have a bunch who look increasingly confident and 'together'.

[JUAN PABLO]

Jarpie you owe me 10 minutes of my life.
Why was I listening to some fat fucker say "do you know what I mean" 1000 times?

and me .. and the fat c**t said Villa were a poor side .         YOU WHAT !!!!!!

[Mazrim]

http://www.eplindex.com/23508/tactical-analysis-aston-villa-sit-counter-defeat-liverpool.html

Very good tactical look at the game.

That's spot on, and the really exciting thing is it's not the way we played at Norwich.

We've adjusted to exploit an opponents weakness, which means a) we've got a manager who can see things like that that and b) the players understand him.

That really bodes well.

Exactly. Lambert will adjust his team and tactics to get the result. We haven't had that in a long long time.

[Simon Ward]

Watching the highlights over and over again has made me very happy!

[Astral Weeks]

I liked this bit from The Independent: 


"Lambert argued that it was this kind of hungry, lower-league footballer that had brought him such success at Norwich. “If you don’t give someone the opportunity, how are you ever going to know?” said the Aston Villa manager after a week that had seen him reach a League Cup semi-final. He, like Rodgers, is rebuilding a great club but at the moment he is closer to a trophy.

In a florescent yellow away strip and black shorts, Aston Villa looked like Lambert’s former club, Borussia Dortmund, in the same way that Stoke’s change kit is based on Barcelona’s. But the difference was rather more difficult to detect. Villa not only looked like Dortmund they played like them."