Liverpool vs Aston Villa post match thread

[curiousorange]

Klopp seems the type who might go to an unfashionable, under achieving team, because that's what he did with Dortmund. But having proved his credentials, the chances of him doing it with Villa are astronomically optimistic.

[Ron Manager]

His post match comments are worrying. Giving it the whole "This season is about staying up, judge me on next year" . Not exactly what he said at the end of last season. We lost two great players but the combined fee received was re-invested and enough to make us a comfortable mid-table side.

Sherwood is persistently talking us down. Even more than DOL did. That is wrong......very wrong!

[wolfman999]

I'm not sure why people are so certain Klopp wouldn't give us a go. His options would be few as he isn't going to magae in Germany and said he will manage in a country where he speaks the language and that is English & German.

It's basically a Prem team.

I think he'd want a team with at least an outside chance of Champions League football, not a half-arsed set of non-entities like Villa.

To achieve half-arsed status would show a marked improvement. I long for half or even quarter-arsed.

[wolfman999]

I'm not sure why people are so certain Klopp wouldn't give us a go. His options would be few as he isn't going to magae in Germany and said he will manage in a country where he speaks the language and that is English & German.

It's basically a Prem team.

I think he'd want a team with at least an outside chance of Champions League football, not a half-arsed set of non-entities like Villa.

To achieve half-arsed status would show a marked improvement. I long for half or even quarter-arsed.

[Salsa Party Animal]

What will Klopp can offer to us if he fancy the hot seat at Villa Park. Just interested I know he done well with Dortmund and his hippies personality. If I was Randy Lerner I will do everything in my power to get him in. I want Klopp to be our new Jimmy Hogan

[silhillvilla]

Sherwood is digging his grave . I'd fuck the chancer off now

[adrenachrome]

His post match comments are worrying. Giving it the whole "This season is about staying up, judge me on next year" . Not exactly what he said at the end of last season. We lost two great players but the combined fee received was re-invested and enough to make us a comfortable mid-table side.

Link mate?

His comments recently have become slightly more disturbing. I remember him saying his only remit was to keep us up. If I were a player and my manager was coming out with that I wouldn't exactly feel motivated.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34370950

[SamTheMouse]

I think the approach today was woefully simplistic. Sherwood clearly thought: right, we're playing at Anfield, let's keep it tight. So I'll set up the back four and sit three defensive central midfielders in front of them. That'll keep the Dippers out. And then the three attackers can just do their thing.

But you have to have a more coherent plan that that. We're not properly set up to go direct to a target man, as Gestede is poor with his back to goal. But equally we're not set up to play passing football, as every players takes three or four touches before moving it on and the opposition can pick us off too easily. We struggle so much to get the ball up the pitch smoothly as a unit, because players are all standing around, not looking to move into space and call for the ball. Presumably because they're terrified of being caught out of position, and that must mean they don't trust their teammates to cover for them.

This may partly be because our defensive midfielders are bollocks. Westwood is abysmal at spotting or tracking runners, and he never covers any ground. Sanchez is better, but is still too dopey. And none of them seem able to anticipate and move over to cover when our full-backs go forward. They ball watch the whole time, always on their heels reacting, rather than forcing the opposition into mistakes.

Anyway, until we have a clearly defined game plan (preferably one that involves getting to the bye-line with quick passing and movement), and until the team start to have a bit more belief in each other, we're going to struggle.

[aev]

He is basically a less able, less successful, younger version of Harry Redknapp.

[SoccerHQ]

Not liking the teams Sherwood is picking now, how can Ayew and Clark not get minutes after the second half on Tuesday.

Our defence was woeful against pace and movement today, very worrying.

We were awful for 70 minutes before those two out of nowhere goals that gave the match a close look but Liverpool could've easily scored five today. And this is a Liverpool team that have been averaging a goal a game for last 5 months.

Very worried now, to me we just don't look good enough at both ends of the pitch, well not good enough to actually pick up results in this league on a consistent basis.

[silhillvilla]

We are a beaten team before we set foot on the pitch and that is down to the manager. The squad is easily mid table the manager is not even conference league level - he has no experience and to be managing a club of our level is a joke . Said at the time it was a crazy appointment .

[steamer]

Does any teams defense collectively or individually have more brain farts than us ?
We pass the ball. we fuck about and then lose the ball.
We roll it out to a defender who is immediately pressured and lose the ball.
we stand asleep in midfield while some one ghosts past us, wake up challenge back and give away a free kick in a score able position !
I did not vote for Tim, but said give him a chance.
At the moment I do not know, who comes in ? and basically we have what we have player wise until Jan.
Grit our teeth and hope for the best ?

[puppyfeat]

Serious question - how long do we give him?

I'd give him another 2 months - that's long enough to see if he can adapt and improve, and if not then it gives a new manager a reasonable amount of time to turn things round (including in the Jan transfer window).

[Rudy65]

Serious question - how long do we give him?

I think he would walk if the Sherwood out chants started and that could be next week

he isn't as thick skined at Lambert

[Mister E]

His post match comments are worrying. Giving it the whole "This season is about staying up, judge me on next year" . Not exactly what he said at the end of last season. We lost two great players but the combined fee received was re-invested and enough to make us a comfortable mid-table side.

If those are his post-match comments, it is v worrying.