Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Ron Manager]

Suarez didnt dive it was a penalty. Guzan had no need to bring him down.We could have been 4 goals up after 25mins with some luck and 5 goals up after 36mins. Didnt collapse in the second half. Performance of the season. Sylla played well when he arrived. Vlaar got Man of the Match and he deserved it. Benteke back to his best.

It was a blatant dive

In your opinion.

Oh dear here we go, there's always one who needs to be centre of attention.

New on here are you?  A forum is for people to express their opinions and for other people to agree or disagree. Whether you like it or not.

I'm with you I think Ron. I think he dived but I 99% of footballers in that situation would have dived. I have to say dive or no dive it was still a penalty, the contact was so minimal but there was some. I don't blame Brad either though, he committed himself and could have got the ball first. He didn't and they scored from the spot.
The main problem was we was playing a team very capable of scoring at any time and they was very lucky to come into the second half with a very well taken goal. A bit of class on the edge of the box from Henderson picked open the defence.

It was a great performance from all our team, everyone of them deserve credit and we have to take that into our next match.

Thanks., Some posters are so obsessed with one incident they are forgetting to praise the efforts of Benteke,Weimann.KEA and Gabby who all had their best games of the season by far.Ron Vlaar was as always  excellent.

[Deano's Mullet]

I vote we keep the away kit for a second year like we used to in the old days, aside from looking a sharp looking kit the players seem to play better in it. Have we lost in it yet? Lets see.... Arsenal nope, Liverpool nope, Southampton nope, West Ham we wore green....still got Cardiff and Mank U coming up.... I don't think we have.

[olaftab]

After Shearer and Linaker had finished licking each others arse a question was put to the audience and 70% said that Suarez  dived. I guess the other 30% were Liverpool fans in China.

I'm sorry but Mickey Quinn said it was a penalty on Talk Shite this morning and that's good enough for me. I think he's about unbiased as you could get when it comes to these sort of things and he's also one of the most intelligent football pundits you're likely to come across

You are right Richard. He is the most wise King Solomon like untouchable. We should now say no more. Just to establish Quinn speaks the truth they should also ask Suarez' mum as well.

[Matt Collins]

First half was brilliant. Second half not bad, I think Lambert wanted us to contain them and the players did that quite well.

But if there's one thing the game highlighted, it's that we need cover for Gabby, preferably cover who is very very fast indeed and knows how to run the channels effectively. Because without Gabs on the pitch, we lack pace and look slightly toothless, especially in these away games where opposition defences play a higher line.

N'zogbia is the obvious option as cover for gabby. Is he anywhere near being fit? Is there any hope he can be brought back in? He's got to have more to offer than Tonev

[olaftab]

I vote we keep the away kit for a second year like we used to in the old days, aside from looking a sharp looking kit the players seem to play better in it. Have we lost in it yet? Lets see.... Arsenal nope, Liverpool nope, Southampton nope, West Ham we wore green....still got Cardiff and Mank U coming up.... I don't think we have.

What did we wear at Chelsea, Stoke and Fulham?

[Matt Collins]

It puzzles me when posters keep asking why we can't play like that at home when the answer is obvious.

In the first half you'd have thought we were the home team (not Villa at home, obviously). It wasn't sitting back and counter attacking, it was pure domination across the park, ripping Liverpool several new ones. Oh, and we stopped hoofing it. As you say, the answer is most obvious, Robbo.

Yes but we were able to do that because of the way Liverpool set up. They'd be unlikely to do that away from home - and other teams certainly wouldn't play such an open midfield.

It's having the game to open up a side with two defensive midfielders that's our problem.  Not someone playing with none and the full backs pushed right up

[richard moore]

After Shearer and Linaker had finished licking each others arse a question was put to the audience and 70% said that Suarez  dived. I guess the other 30% were Liverpool fans in China.

I'm sorry but Mickey Quinn said it was a penalty on Talk Shite this morning and that's good enough for me. I think he's about unbiased as you could get when it comes to these sort of things and he's also one of the most intelligent football pundits you're likely to come across

You are right Richard. He is the most wise King Solomon like untouchable. We should now say no more. Just to establish Quinn speaks the truth they should also ask Suarez' mum as well.

Him, Lineker and Shearer thinking it was a pen was just the final validation - and I didn't really need any - that it wasn't

[Deano's Mullet]

I vote we keep the away kit for a second year like we used to in the old days, aside from looking a sharp looking kit the players seem to play better in it. Have we lost in it yet? Lets see.... Arsenal nope, Liverpool nope, Southampton nope, West Ham we wore green....still got Cardiff and Mank U coming up.... I don't think we have.

What did we wear at Chelsea, Stoke and Fulham?

home kit at Chelsea, home kit with claret shorts at stoke and Fulham I believe

[mr woo]

Like the rest of you, I thought Villa were great last night. Never mind the pen, which you know has a 99% chance of being given in front of the Kop, the real turning point was losing a goal just before half time. Shame Ron Vlaar broke from the back four and played Sturridge onside.

Plenty to be positive about though.  At no point did I think we'd lose, even at 2all going into the last stages. Holt showed he knows how to play the game, and I'd take Bertrand permanently based on those 80minutes alone.

Negatives...Gabbys injury just when he'd got their defence on the ropes. Bacuna, who did well but lost concentration as the game went on and Westwood who sprayed the ball about well but needs to grit his teeth a bit more in the tackle, losing out in a fifty-fifty against a 5'6" winger is below standard.

Minor grumbles though, especially after all that's been said in the last few weeks.

Now all we need to do is put a 'this is anfield' sign in the tunnel at villa park, sit back and wait for the three points to roll in.

[Ron Manager]

Does anyone know why Lowton wasn't involved? Late injury?

Sorry just read his thread. Late for training apparently . Lambert doesn't like things like that.

[mr woo]

He was disciplined for turning up late for training according to Mat Kendrick.

[Pete3206]

Well done Villa.

Now get some more hard work done this week and lets tear Albion a new one.

[Bad English]

After watching the game on French TV and hearing the commentator  say (with ten minutes to go) something like [The poster was "refreshed" at the time. Ed.] "Liverpool do not have what it takes to beat Aston Villa today", I was convinced I had slipped into a parallel universe. A draw, up there is great news to me.

[myf]

it was actually a better performance than the game last year when we won. the first half was unbelievable; passion skill and total control. why can't we do it at home. thought delph was quality as well

[kipeye]

Posted this in the Grant Holt thread and amazingly this is exactly what we got. Actually enjoyed a game for a change.

I don't agree with the nasty conclusion, although I can see where it comes from-we don't have enough grit. I have come to my own conclusion that we are trying to play at a pace that suits very good players-which means we are disadvantaged by a lot of visiting teams who simply have a lot more skill. The ones that don't have this make up for it not in aggression-but in upping the tempo, running and closing everyone down. So we are beaten both ways.
Lambert is trying to be Barca with Walsall. I would like to see some non-stop running and constant harassing of the opposition until we have the players that can deliver the slower possession and passing game.