Aston Villa v Liverpool Post Match Thread

[ASHTONVILLA]

Disappointed but plenty of positives there. We made some good chances and could easily have won against a team with a far better squad than ours. This without our best player.

Wes and Trez were much better than in recent performances, and the defence were all good. Nakamba is looking like the signing of the season. Can see us beating Wolves and Newcastle with ease.

[Richard E]

Off the top of my head I reckon that’s the fifth time I’ve seen us lose to a last minute goal against Liverpool.

[QuintonVilla]

The concern for me is sooner or later we have to start picking up some points against teams that you wouldn't expect us to, especially when we're winning with not long left. Newcastle beat Man Utd, Sheff Utd beat Arsenal etc. We're not going to win every game against teams around us so we need to start taking a few unexpected points here and there.

[Richard E]

The concern for me is sooner or later we have to start picking up some points against teams that you wouldn't expect us to, especially when we're winning with not long left. Newcastle beat Man Utd, Sheff Utd beat Arsenal etc. We're not going to win every game against teams around us so we need to start taking a few unexpected points here and there.

If we don’t beat Man Utd this season we’re never going to.

[themossman]

Any updates on Freddy and Douglas injuries?

[ROBBO]

Total commitment from the whole team even Wesley doubled his work rate I only wish he would stop complaining and waving his arms about. Trez looked like a different player today.

[Risso]

Gutted. Smith really needs to learn how to make subs that alter tactics rather then just like for like replacements. We never learn.

So who should we have replaced our injured RB with apart from another RB? Who should we have replaced our clearly knackered striker with apart from with a striker?

If Wesley was that knackered why leave him on until the 86th minute?

But anyway, why not work on something different when we’re facing 75% possession from an away team. He could perhaps bring Konsa on and string five across midfield as one suggestion, in an effort to avoid being overrun.

[ChicagoLion]

What the fuck was Kodija doing?

[wince]

MOTD felt sorry for us at least

[mike]

I’m gutted but we were poor in the second half. Fantastic defending, followed by giving them the ball back. Tough, we deserved a point but we just didn’t hold onto the ball second half. Some great performances today but too many mistakes second half.

[Rodders]

I think it would be sensible if away fans were all held back at full time on dramatic days like today. It wasn’t good walking past the away end. Upset villa fans and gloating away fans, not a good mix.

I live in deepest rural Shropshire, prime Redscouse turf. After following the last few nail-biting minutes in the car, and with melancholy and frustration broiling my guts like month-old half-rotted cabbage, I took Mrs Rodders and Mini Rodders Jnr to our local for tea.

We'd been sitting down for a while; I'm on my second pint of Three Tuns XXX, Mini Rodders Jnr's fish, chips and beans and beans had been served, and a youngish bearded bloke in shooting tweeds came up to our table and asked - in best, broadest Shropshire - if I was "the Villa fan"

When I replied in the affirmative, he grinned and started dancing around the table, flicking the V's and singing, "fuck you motherfuckerrrr, we had you, we fucking had you, you fucking looosseersss"

I've never even had that sort of interaction with my hated Nose Stepdad or his family, never mind a stranger in a pub where my home ground is sixty miles away and his eighty-five. When I invited him to desist he tried to get his mates involved. In front of the Missus and the 3 year old.

Utter, utter wankishness that typifies the club and its plastic support.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Obviously disappointed with the outcome and initially deflated but over that now. Despite giving away too many second half goals costing us points, we are at the stage in our progression where it's fine margins costing us. This may start to be corrected in Jan with some extra additions to the squad, but we are very close to beating a so-called top 6 side, especially at home. From the last ssn of MoN we were on a downward spiral resulting in relegation. We are not just 1 or 3 seasons behind some of these teams, we are closer to 10+. It isn't going to take 11 games back in the prem to undo all the wrong that's gone before, but we are heading in the right direction. We will beat an arsenal, chelski or manure, we just have to stick at it.
Last thoughts I can't stand the lobscouse and all half and half scarves should be banned.

[Sexual Ealing]

I think it would be sensible if away fans were all held back at full time on dramatic days like today. It wasn’t good walking past the away end. Upset villa fans and gloating away fans, not a good mix.

I live in deepest rural Shropshire, prime Redscouse turf. After following the last few nail-biting minutes in the car, and with melancholy and frustration broiling my guts like month-old half-rotted cabbage, I took Mrs Rodders and Mini Rodders Jnr to our local for tea.

We'd been sitting down for a while; I'm on my second pint of Three Tuns XXX, Mini Rodders Jnr's fish, chips and beans and beans had been served, and a youngish bearded bloke in shooting tweeds came up to our table and asked - in best, broadest Shropshire - if I was "the Villa fan"

When I replied in the affirmative, he grinned and started dancing around the table, flicking the V's and singing, "fuck you motherfuckerrrr, we had you, we fucking had you, you fucking looosseersss"

I've never even had that sort of interaction with my hated Nose Stepdad or his family, never mind a stranger in a pub where my home ground is sixty miles away and his eighty-five. When I invited him to desist he tried to get his mates involved. In front of the Missus and the 3 year old.

Utter, utter wankishness that typifies the club and its plastic support.

He sounds like he's from Hereford, Rodders. Or, heaven forfend, Wales.

[ChicagoLion]

Rodders, what an absolute tosser.
All the best mate, lets hope revenge in the League Cup.

[Luke8]

Gutted. Smith really needs to learn how to make subs that alter tactics rather then just like for like replacements. We never learn.

So who should we have replaced our injured RB with apart from another RB? Who should we have replaced our clearly knackered striker with apart from with a striker?

If Wesley was that knackered why leave him on until the 86th minute?

But anyway, why not work on something different when we’re facing 75% possession from an away team. He could perhaps bring Konsa on and string five across midfield as one suggestion, in an effort to avoid being overrun.

I’ve been critical of Smiths use of subs previously, but didn’t think they were too bad today at the time, especially considering our bench wasn’t really up to much.

It would be nice if he would show a little bit more tactical flexibility though (like the Konsa sub mentioned). He very rarely seems  to change our shape with a substitution, even when the game situation seems to be crying out for it.