Liverpool v Aston Villa Match Thread

[Goldie.7]

Really poor.

[curlytailavfc]

second half will be hard now as theyve found how we go to sleep at the back

[hilts_coolerking]

Could have done without that goal but it shouldn't take away from what's been our best 45 minutes of football for ages.

[Monty]

Always going to happen eventually. I'm just pleased at how we're playing still.

[DrGonzo]

Could have done without that goal but it shouldn't take away from what's been our best 45 minutes of football for ages.

Amen brother. 

[Proposition Joe]

This is going to have to be major Ht team-talk from PL.  We need to start the 2nd half on the front foot.

[manic-road]

We had a fantastic first half, hope it's not another of those games where we only play well for one half only.

[PaulWinch again]

Terrible switch off for their goal and bad time to concede. We have to play like we did for the first 40 minutes.

[Dr_Fegg]

Always going to happen eventually. I'm just pleased at how we're playing still.

In some ways better to get it out of the way and deal with the mistake and the why during half-time.

[PaulWinch again]

I've seen us do this from 2-0 so many times. First 40 minutes we were brilliant, passing and moving well and pressing the ball. That last 5 minutes we dropped off that.

[Legion]

We had a fantastic first half, hope it's not another of those games where we only play well for one half only.

My sentiments exactly.

[Goldie.7]

They'll score another before 60 then go on to win it.

[Deano's Mullet]

Our best 45 mins of the season. We are actually PASSING the ball and looking TECHNICALLY SOUND. Benteke looks well up for it today. I hope we wont regret that half time goal though.

[supertom]

We need to keep the pace up second half. Sitting back and letting them play is a mistake.

That's as good as I've seen us play this season I reckon. It'll be all for naught if we let them take over in the second half. We need to keep Luis frustrated.
KEA actually looks a player today. Benteke looks back to his best again and Weimanns been excellent. Gabby is leading by example. Excellent today. Solid start for Bertrand too.

[andyh]

That goal from them was the perfect description of us at our worst.
A really shit, unnecessary sliced clearance out of defence, poor control in the midfield, losing possession cheaply, and then completely sitting off and letting the opposition run through us. We have seen that a million times.
The previous 46 minutes was absolute golden football from us.