Aston Villa v Liverpool - Post-Match Thread

[kippaxvilla2]

Well to be fair……it was because Paul Mitchell hit our player. 

[Meanwood Villa]

Can someone mock up the Villa crest broken in two please?

[Demitri_C]

We're 1 point closer to 4th this season after 11 games than we were last season. Crisis.

Thankfully because the results have gone our way thats only reason though tbf

That's kind of the thing about football, though, results can go your way, they can go against you. It happens all the time, it's not some random factor this season.

We've had a four game spell of bad results (just like Man City have). It's shit, losing, and I thought we'd stopped doing that, but really, although it's normal to be a bit concerned, some of the absolute shitting-of-beds going on here is way over the top.

I half expect someone to say "And what's more, we're only not in the Championship any more because goal line technology wasn't turned on properly against Sheffield United".

Yeah good points Paulie. City is a perfect example as you say but as much as i dislike them, they have some fantastic players to turn it around. We are not quite there yet.

I predicted 7th at start of season and i think thats where we will end up based on what ive seen so far - but it is wide open again this year. If we can find some form and get back to winning games then we have a chance for top 5.

The kick in the balls was that Bournemouth one. Those extra 2 points would have been huge.

Although im not hitting the red nuclear self destruction button yet, its the limited amount of league games that we have played well so far thats the biggest concern for me.

Hopefully the international break is going to give us abit of a reset.

[PaulWinch again]

We're 1 point closer to 4th this season after 11 games than we were last season. Crisis.

Thankfully because the results have gone our way thats only reason though tbf

That's kind of the thing about football, though, results can go your way, they can go against you. It happens all the time, it's not some random factor this season.

We've had a four game spell of bad results (just like Man City have). It's shit, losing, and I thought we'd stopped doing that, but really, although it's normal to be a bit concerned, some of the absolute shitting-of-beds going on here is way over the top.

I half expect someone to say "And what's more, we're only not in the Championship any more because goal line technology wasn't turned on properly against Sheffield United".

Quite, it’s been a ropey run but other teams are having similar challenges. I keep coming back to it, but yesterday was much closer to where we need to be in terms of performance. Had it not been Liverpool away I think we might well have overwhelmed other sides playing like that, we nearly did them. Hopefully that’s a bit of a corner turned and whilst we still need to eradicate the stupid errors I’m much more hopeful we could go on a positive run.

[Monty]

I mean, it's almost like we're having a good season with room for improvement.

[Chris Smith]

I agree, Paul. It looked much more like what we’ve come to expect under Unai. It was telling I thought that they changed their approach after half time to try to limit our attacking options.

[Exeter 77]

The David White game was 25th April 1991 - I only remember the date because it was my Mum's birthday.

[VillaTim]

Believe Emery called out the penalty decision, hopefully it a sign that he's had enough of dodgy refs

Which one the Torres one or the Watkins one

[eamonn]

I agree, Paul. It looked much more like what we’ve come to expect under Unai. It was telling I thought that they changed their approach after half time to try to limit our attacking options.

Slot didn't give us much praise afterwards but he must've known that we ran them close.

[Percy McCarthy]

Believe Emery called out the penalty decision, hopefully it a sign that he's had enough of dodgy refs

Which one the Torres one or the Watkins one

Torres.

[RamboandBruno]

I’ve reflected since yesterday after the crisis comment. 

I’ve lived through 1986-87.  A 1-5 at home to David Whites Man Citeh.  A 0-6 at home to Liverpool.  0-8, 0-3, 0-4 and Bradford in Lamberts era.  Then 2015-16z And then of course Gerrard.  And Garde.  And Eric Black.  So not really a crisis.

You've just brought back a memory I thought I'd buried in that City match.He really ripped us apart that day/evening?

was at the game , if i recall it pissed down all 90 minutes and Citeh wore that black and red striped away kit . Wasn't it Grand National day

We had an absolutely terrible 0-0 draw against them in April 1987 when it chucked it down all game. That would probably have been Grand National day.

That was one of three home games in a row that we needed to win to have any chance of staying up. It started well with a 1-0 win over Coventry, with Birch scoring, but then we drew 1-1 with Watford in a midweek match, I remember Mark Falco scoring for them but not who got ours. I think that terrible Man City game in the rain was the third game and a real contrast to the Saturday before when we beat Coventry on a nice spring day. I haven't got much memory of the game other than Imre Varadi playing for them, and some bloke standing near me at the front of the Holte, giving our own Garry Thompson and load of racist abuse. Those were the days. It was also what you’d call a crisis compared to now.

Grand National day was always the same day as FA Cup semi final day before they started dicking around with it.

[LeeB]

Steve Hunt scored against Watford, I was one of the 12k or so watching.

[eye digress]

I agree, Paul. It looked much more like what we’ve come to expect under Unai. It was telling I thought that they changed their approach after half time to try to limit our attacking options.

Slot didn't give us much praise afterwards but he must've known that we ran them close.

Am looking forward with anticipation to when things go a bit awry at Anfield. At the moment, Slot is like a bloke who won the lottery but forgot his roots.

[kippaxvilla2]

https://youtu.be/PB17ES2h3Gc?si=fQCSjNs6IihXmEGP

To take this in you have to appreciate how shit and irrelevant citeh were at the time.

[waynejames]

I was at that Watford game 1-1i  remember it well. I did a little dance on the Holte (the right side)  when we scored (forgive me i was 16). Some older types just looked at me and laughed.