Aston Villa v Liverpool Post Match Thread

[Luke8]

The other thing about the substitutions is that are bench isn’t that good.

We practically had to build a whole new squad in the summer as, statistically, the worst promoted team. It’s not easy to do and the club have done an excellent job overall, but you have to think that next season Kodjia, Elmohamady and Taylor at least won’t be making the bench for us at all.

[four fornicholl]

Gutted

[CJ]

On the pre-match thread I said I'd take a respectable scoreline loss; when the team was announced with no Jack, I thought we'd get a hiding; now after holding out for so long and coming away with nothing I feel gutted, absolutely gutted. 

If only AEG had put that one away in the first minute; if only Trez,Conor and Wes had conspired to put the ball in the net to make it 2-0 instead of passing it to each other; if only the ref had done his job and booked Mane for persistent fouling before he booked him for diving and bottling booking him for a blatant shirt pull in the second half. Inconsistent refereeing doesn't begin to describe it, but of course, like Mr Friend, Mr Moss has previous with us.

Yes Liverpool were the better team and had loads of possession and chances, but every one of our players put in a really good battling performance today and deserved at least a point, and to lose everything so late in the game is a bitter pill to swallow

[PeterWithesShin]

DS post-match https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1190693990020108289

[SamTheMouse]

Despite the defeat this game was full of positives. No Jack and we still held our own against the European Champions, a side who are unbeaten in nearly 30 league games and who before today were on a run of W18 D1 L0 in the league.

A year ago today we won at home to Bolton in front of less than 31k to lift us up to 13th Division 2. Today we gave one of the best sides in the world a game where it needed everything they had to beat us.

Spot on.

[PaulWinch again]

Whilst losing to Liverpool was always on the cards throwing away points from leading positions has to stop.

[Fred Crump]

DS post-match https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1190693990020108289

I guess one day he’s going to say something I don’t agree with, but hey he hasn’t done so far since he’s been at Villa.
Summed it up perfectly for me.

[PeterWithesShin]

BBC
DS post-match https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/50275121
Klopp post-match https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/50275933

[Iamkmkm]

Nooooooo,didnt deserve to lose after playing so well the entire game.

On the plus side, iam pretty sure this team wont get relegated

[AlexAlexCropley]

We did well.Timing of the winner is gutting, but ultimately we fell short.

[Clark W Griswold]

Really great performance under the circumstances. The ball did keep coming back again putting us under too much pressure in the end. El Ghazis best performance in a Villa shirt, please play like it every week you were incredible.

[FrankyH]

We were playing Rotherham last season , I don't think we were disgraced at all today. Stay up this season, job done. That said its almost as galling as losing to them w"nkers from newton heath with both their fair share of odious glory hunting "I am a massive supporter" fans. Genuine supporters aside , I F+cking loathe their day tripping snakelike contingent. 

[AlexAlexCropley]

Oh, and too many half and half scarves about. Even the Holte.

[levico]

Gutted but proud.

We’ve come a long way since the 0-6 version of Villa.

[FrankyH]

Oh, and too many half and half scarves about. Even the Holte.

I think its a generational thing , but F*ck  me , they are a Badge for twats.