Aston Villa 7 (SEVEN) - 2 Liverpool - post match thread

[PeterWithesShin]

DS https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12090432/smith-credits-hard-work-and-quality

Klopp https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12090413/klopp-we-lost-the-plot

[cdbearsfan]

We are going to be watching this again and again for years. Fuck it, DECADES. What a day. There was me thinking I was being bullish going for a 4-0 win in the pre-match thread. I was actually being pessimistic. 😀

[mike]

I am currently drinking Bishop's Finger. Thanks everyone.

I'm on the Paulaner Oktoberfestbier (brewed for the 2020 Oktoberfest that never was ....)

St Bernadus 12. The Aston Villa of beers.

Have you tried Rochefort 10?

[dave.woodhall]

I am currently drinking Bishop's Finger. Thanks everyone.

I'm on the Paulaner Oktoberfestbier (brewed for the 2020 Oktoberfest that never was ....)

St Bernadus 12. The Aston Villa of beers.

Have you tried Rochefort 10?

I know the way to Cotteridge Wines and visit Belgium regularly. What do you think? Those two and Westvleteren, there's nothing to choose between them. 

[Steve67]

What the fuck just happened? What an amazing performance. Every single player put a shift in.  I seriously should have been 11-5.  We look so sharp going forward.   Liverpool are an excellent side who play really well between the lines and took their two goals well.  We had a bit of luck with deflected shots but if you don't shoot, you don't score.  I'm glad common sense prevailed and the players who had the shots get to keep their goals.  I love Martinez, looks a snip. Watkins is a cracking player.  Grealish and Barkley will be a great partnership.  SJM was back on his game tonight, hope that continues. Mings and Konsa did everything well.  Great game, wish I'd have recorded it!

[Somniloquism]

What the fuck just happened? What an amazing performance. Every single player put a shift in.  I seriously should have been 11-5.  We look so sharp going forward.   Liverpool are an excellent side who play really well between the lines and took their two goals well.  We had a bit of luck with deflected shots but if you don't shoot, you don't score.  I'm glad common sense prevailed and the players who had the shots get to keep their goals.  I love Martinez, looks a snip. Watkins is a cracking player.  Grealish and Barkley will be a great partnership.  SJM was back on his game tonight, hope that continues. Mings and Konsa did everything well.  Great game, wish I'd have recorded it!

Everyone says the champions ride their luck sometimes on the way to becoming Champions.

Their first goal had the whiff of that as well as the ball popped up from the blocked shot/challenge directly at the right height for Salah when it could have gone anywhere.

[Pat Mustard]

There is just something I really like about a midfield containing a tenacious Scotsman, a box to box Scouser and a mercurial local genius. Got a feeling like it’s worked in the past somehow.

[stubbsyandy]

Let’s be realistic we are only nine points above the relegation zone...tongue-in-cheek emoji

[Steve67]

By the way, Ollie's goal into the top corner, the right footed effort?  Should appear on any goal of the month competition, the move started with us winning the ball back, in our own area.  Lovely sweeping move from back to front and a great finish.

[mike]

I am currently drinking Bishop's Finger. Thanks everyone.

I'm on the Paulaner Oktoberfestbier (brewed for the 2020 Oktoberfest that never was ....)

St Bernadus 12. The Aston Villa of beers.

Have you tried Rochefort 10?

I know the way to Cotteridge Wines and visit Belgium regularly. What do you think? Those two and Westvleteren, there's nothing to choose between them. 

Ahh, never managed to get hold of Westvleteren. St Bernadus 12 is very close second to Rochefort 10 for me. I didn’t know about Cotteridge Wines. My mom lives a mile from Cotteridge, I might have to visit her more often.

[Footy-Vill]

Oh my gosh!!
That was so so good.
Had a good feeling before the match.
Just fantastic to a player.
Dean Smith is an absolute hero.
He knows exactly how to play that match and so happy !
That's Deano . Best coach in the league . His dad would be proud.
Proud villa followers tonight across the world and UK unite.
We respect the Covid situation and disappointing of course we couldn't be there .
I was there last year for the defeat and we are now winning the matches we lead in.
Joyous today .
Could have been 10 !
Well done everyone too. Great supporters on here.
Best wishes at this time Stay Safe.
Bloody love this Club.
Grealish standards are now another level. Well on way to hitting goal and assists target
Mings is amazing.
Watkins well on the way to hitting goal targets
Up the Villa

[olaftab]

There is just something I really like about a midfield containing a tenacious Scotsman, a box to box Scouser and a mercurial local genius. Got a feeling like it’s worked in the past somehow.

I like that Pat as I also have a faint memory of something

[Nii Lamptey]

Also, shout out to Trez. He has his critics but that guy never gives less than 100% and deserves his spot imo.
Most players would have given up that ball for Ollie’s third. He puts the effort in EVERY game, and is steadily improving. Found a fair bit of room tonight, and could have had 2-3 goals had his teammates looked up and found him to be in a better position.

UTV !

[BC54 VFC]

Last time we scored 7 (7-1, Wimbledon 94/95) Lineker famously said on MOTD that 3 of our goals were very lucky and 3 were offside, thus intimating that it should have been a 1-1 draw. If he tries the same tonight...

He’s already tweeted that tonight should be about how good we were and not how bad Liverpool were.

Cheers, that's good to hear, he must have softened his views on us.

[dave.woodhall]

I know it should be in the beer thread, but Cotteridge Wines is the best offie in the country. Half a mile further down Pershore Road is Stirchley Wines, which is also beer heaven and possibly has a better Belgian choice. They used to sell Westvleteren in the Barton's; I never knew how rare it as until I was in a bar in Ghent and mentioned the fact in passing. The owner was going to drive to Newtown and buy up their entire stock. To my mind it's no better than Rochefort and certainly not worth four times the price.