Aston Villa v Liverpool Post Match Thread

[geolex]

Good performance by villa though. Credit where credit is due

stats say different

stats  don’t show it took champions of Europe almost the full 90 to beat us and when they did only by a single goal. Most expected a hammering, I know I did.

they show how outclassed we were and the game is 90 mins it irrelevant how long it took them to beat us
 the fact is they did as the stats show

[Axl Rose]

Good performance by villa though. Credit where credit is due

stats say different

stats  don’t show it took champions of Europe almost the full 90 to beat us and when they did only by a single goal. Most expected a hammering, I know I did.

they show how outclassed we were and the game is 90 mins it irrelevant how long it took them to beat us
 the fact is they did as the stats show

Outclassed? I don't think so.

[KevinGage]

If we had four wins on the board going into December I'd be so much more confident about staying up.

We might still get that. But we've got to stop pissing these victories away.

[tony scott]

I thought they looked dangerous when they attacked, they also had the confidence you get by being unbeaten.  I hoped we would hold out,but this team can't do it, we are still 3 points clear of the Zone now need some points soon. A very positive must be, DTs goal must give him the confidence boost he needed, 3 more wins before Christmas please ,park the Bus, long ball I don't care TUB.

[ChicagoLion]

Where are all these tourists and glory hunters (if the comments are correct) getting their tickets from in the Villa end? It’s hard enough to get a ticket for games as a claret member so how are so many getting hold of tickets they shouldn’t have?

If Villa fans are getting them tickets, they should be ashamed of themselves.

[Kimaster1976]

I suppose if every club in the Premier League runs a scheme similiar to ours their is technically nothing to stop supporters of other clubs becoming members of every club in the league and obtaining home end tickets whenever their team visits.

I cant believe anyone would do this and it would cost them about £700 to become members of 19 different clubs i guess but that is one possible loophole if money was no issue.

[Mister E]

What I saw was a plucky performance from a team that is still finding its feet in a division that is vastly different from 3 years' ago. Villa played with ernergy and commitment and several players came out of the game with some credit - Trez, Wes, Mings, Marvelous, Targett and Guilbert particularly.
However, until we 'up' our fitness levels, protect the ball significantly better and distribute from the back much, much better we will lose games like this. These are the basics of the game.
Encouraging, but there's a fair way to go to be able to compete.

[ChicagoLion]

There are times During the game, when the manager has got to help the team, as much as I like Smith for all he has done.
He is failing in this part of his job.

[Axl Rose]

What I saw was a plucky performance from a team that is still finding its feet in a division that is vastly different from 3 years' ago. Villa played with ernergy and commitment and several players came out of the game with some credit - Trez, Wes, Mings, Marvelous, Targett and Guilbert particularly.
However, until we 'up' our fitness levels, protect the ball significantly better and distribute from the back much, much better we will lose games like this. These are the basics of the game.
Encouraging, but there's a fair way to go to be able to compete.

Sense spoken.

[London Villan]

The margins are so fine at this level. We have to learn to see games out, both the players and the manager. The late subs aren’t working at the moment, so i trust we are looking at what we can do differently. Move to a 442 or 451 rather than a 433 in the last 10 mins of a match maybe.

We are doing more right than wrong and will pick up enough points.

The next question is where do we strengthen?

[Villafirst]

Why do we have no full backs on the posts when defending corners? An easy clearance would've been made from Sane's header. I'd have gone to 3 CB's in the closing stages - sometimes you have to park the bus. Also, Kortney Hause was MOTM for me vs Wolves, Taylor was poor in that match and yet he still gets in the match day squad ahead of Hause!

[geolex]

Good performance by villa though. Credit where credit is due

stats say different

stats  don’t show it took champions of Europe almost the full 90 to beat us and when they did only by a single goal. Most expected a hammering, I know I did.

they show how outclassed we were and the game is 90 mins it irrelevant how long it took them to beat us
 the fact is they did as the stats show

Outclassed? I don't think so.


possession 74%-26%
Passing 631--227 (accuracy 83%--58%)
shots  25--5

[PeterWithe]

The Liverpool fans I saw were few in number and in the TR boxes where it’s pretty easy to get corporate tickets I understand, they were reasonably behaved. Not got s particular problem with them being there as long as they keep necks wound in.

The behaviour of the one Rodders was subjected to probably goes some way to explaining why their support was so quiet, it’s all daft wools in jester hats and half and half scarves.

[LeeB]

There are times During the game, when the manager has got to help the team, as much as I like Smith for all he has done.
He is failing in this part of his job.

Absolute rubbish. Is he supposed to put his boots on or something?

[ChicagoLion]

There are times During the game, when the manager has got to help the team, as much as I like Smith for all he has done.
He is failing in this part of his job.

Absolute rubbish. Is he supposed to put his boots on or something?

Unfortunately the games when we are converting winning positions into losses are toting up.
He has 3 substitutes and he can also change the shape, to suggest that game management is not part of a managers responsibility is the Absolute Rubbish.