Aston Villa v Liverpool Post-Match Thread

[edgysatsuma89]

Maybe I'm getting mixed up, but I'm sure Brontesaurus didn't give a rating over 7/10 when we beat them 7-2.

Bloody all deflected shots, weren't they? Shouldn't count.

I'd agree with that tonight, tbf. ☹️

Fuck, yeah.

[Richard]

Martinez:8
Great Sweeping up , Class presence in goal.

Garcia:5.5
Shocking pass give away for goal , good learning experience for him to play has a .5 off

Disasi: 7.5
Enjoyed his attacking foray down the left and galvanising crowd . shows composure on ball

Mings: 6.5
Near Calamity but was generally solid and pushed at end up on the left side attack -helping create a chance

Digne:7
Lovely Cross for goal , lack of needless fouls.

McGinn:7
always puts the effort in despite a struggle on the ball in possession at times in first 15 or so minutes became a driving force aiding the team and actually getting involved

Tielemans:7.5
grew into game and best midfielder on the pitch, was available and showing for the ball

Rogers: 6.5
His best work came in second half but another poor miss the target and finishing

Rashford:6.5
Fair and showed glimpses like nice nut meg on mcalister but fouled in process , should have scored or created chance when best Alison to ball but failed with effort at goal, gave a couple of careless passes and balls in that went out of play but mixed in with visible effort and class touches. Exciting player who want to see more of starting in team.

Asensio: 6 Rightfully subbed of. A great player though and will find his match sharpness want to see him given more freedom to create and chance to shoot. Given no opportunities to shoot today
also could have made some telling passing but lacked accuracy and intercepted. unlucky in some respects still a class act

Malen: 6.5
Lively and actually should have scored or at least hit target at final moments .5 mark off for not scoring

Cash:6
Solid tackle flying in and made it otherwise a booking but in final minutes there was lack of composure and footy intelligence ideas led to wild shot when could have continued build up play Emery and I don’t like this

Ramsey: 7.5
Creative and actually scored his one and one with nice finish. american VAR decided not to give it

Maatsen:7
I thought carried the fight and willingness to attack.
i like how he scurries forward with the ball and offers something offensively

Bogarde N/A
not enough time to warrant a mark but invaluable experience and have trust in him . solid player.

Watkins!!?

[Small Rodent]

Really good performance against possibly the best team in Europe .
Ascensio wasted some great through balls , Rashford was a handhull, Disasi superb I thought as was Garcia (mistake aside ) game plan was good and we were millimetres away from 3 points .

Totally agree.

[maidstonevillain]

Aston Villa have won 15 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, only Manchester City (17) and Liverpool (16) have recovered more.

Unfortunately is does not make up for how many we have lost/drawn from winning positions.

[cdbearsfan]

Aston Villa have won 15 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, only Manchester City (17) and Liverpool (16) have recovered more.

Unfortunately is does not make up for how many we have lost/drawn from winning positions.

We could end up top of two leagues! Take that Liverpool, you twats!

[Smithy]

One thing on Garcia, the lad can really cross a ball, right? It seemed to me like he got in a few very good crosses, even when he only had half a yard of space in which to get them in.  I think that's a very promising development in terms of evening up our one-sidedness when it comes to attacking full-backs.  I do wonder if that's a trait that Monchi and the recruitment team saw and want to develop.

Yes, big mistake for the goal, but I suspect that's a mistake he learns from and never makes again.

[maidstonevillain]

I must be in a small minority  but i thought mings was good barring the error for nunez. He worked very hard

Shock of the night. I'm in the same small minority as  Demetri_C.

[rougegorge]

Mings did some good saving tackles and blocks but he has not got back to his best and sometimes seems one step short, leading to overstretching and risking injury. However he must be inevitably wary since the injury.

I thought Disasi played well considering the opposition.

Tielemans was my man of the match tonight and going forward we looked good.

I thought the referee showed unconscious (hopefully)  bias to them with fouls given to them but equivalent or worse ones not given to us,  and letting Van Dijk act as an official.

[Exeter 77]

A great performance from us but, as usual, Liverpool brought their own ref. There was so much niggling going on off the ball particularly from Jota.

[AV82EC]

I see Bronte’s been at the L’Equipe medicine again.

I thought McGinn and Tielemans were excellent after a ropey start and Watkins had his usual good game with an excellent goal.

Fully deserved point and could have nicked it.

I was intrigued that Emery said in his post match on Pravda TV that we have entered a new era, so obviously we’re adapting to new methods so things may be up and down for a while.

Onwards….

[VillaTim]

Play that well in the cups we have a chance .

[Hillbilly]

My highlight was Digne's tackle on Salah in the first half.

[Beard82]

One thing on Garcia, the lad can really cross a ball, right? It seemed to me like he got in a few very good crosses, even when he only had half a yard of space in which to get them in.  I think that's a very promising development in terms of evening up our one-sidedness when it comes to attacking full-backs.  I do wonder if that's a trait that Monchi and the recruitment team saw and want to develop.

Yes, big mistake for the goal, but I suspect that's a mistake he learns from and never makes again.

I agree - I think we lost an outlet when cash came knocking.  I like cash and his energy but his final ball isn’t good enough for this level - I think Garica will quickly replace him - that said cash is a great player to have in the squad.

[eamonn]

Definite corruption at PGMOL. I don’t know if you’ve heard but the VAR was from Rhode Island or whatever it was

We're trying to bring soccer to America again.

[eamonn]

I've just heard the Slot interview on TS (interviewed by Tom Ross) during which the Liverpool manager said:
We created our only chance on 95 mins.
Questioned whether we have fireworks because we are playing Liverpool or are sold out for the same reason and that injured players declare themselves fit because they want to play Liverpool.

He is an absolutely massive wanker.

Who said this, Toss or Slot?