Liverpool v Doctor Villa Post Match Thread.

[Monty]

Sometimes you lose a game.

[Mellin]

Well said.

[The Edge]

A bit pathetic really

Pathetic? Behave yourself.Bad mistake by Emi and a flukey deflection done us.

[Matt C]

The first goal, the manner of it and the timing killed it for us. Up until then I thought we’d done reasonably well and Rogers was causing them plenty of problems.

Nagging concern we don’t have enough goals in us.

[PaulWinch again]

A bit pathetic really

Pathetic? Behave yourself.Bad mistake by Emi and a flukey deflection done us.

Had Liverpool approached it like recent games, rather than more sensible pragmatism, I think we could have won. But we were playing a team more akin to last season’s Liverpool, albeit lower on confidence.

We were good in the first half, but across the game we were uncharacteristically sloppy and ultimately that cost us.

I do think though, we need to start creating more opportunities for “simple” goals. It’s a low percentage game to try and score goal of the month contenders each week. I think our lack of threat out wide is a big contributor.

[kippaxvilla2]

He did get the tactics wrong tonight though.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The biggest thing we need to address is we have to start creating chances and scoring in the box - it takes absolutely wonder strikes/goals for us to score at the moment. We need some much more high frequency, scrappy type goals.

Absolutely, I was thinking the other day, if this carries on our Villa Goal of the Season is going to be crazy, worldies from outside the box every game but very few tap-ins to fill in the blanks. Looking at the league table we're again struggling to score as most in the league and we all know what a shit goal difference can do to ruin a season. Most teams above us have scored or close to double what we've managed.

Plenty of work to do and more importantly finding a solution to our strikers lack of goals. Over to you, Unai.

[ROBBO]

We were comfortable until the Emi stuff up, it nearly happened earlier but we got away with that one. Guessand is not speedy enough to play his position, he does the defensive work okay but poor going forward. Really getting worried about Ollie now, he was a passenger for most of the game. Looked better with the subs but we were never going to be a serious challenge today.

[brontebilly]

Might need to get Maatsen into the team to get in behind the opposition. Those cut backs to the penalty spot simply aren't happening for the more straight forward goals. That's not Digne's game at all these days and Cash is really poor in those positions.

Sancho, Elliot, Buendia, McGinn, probably even Rogers all prefer to play in front of a defence.

[Legion]

Might need to get Maatsen into the team to get in behind the opposition. Those cut backs to the penalty spot simply aren't happening for the more straight forward goals. That's not Digne's game at all these days and Cash is really poor in those positions.

Sancho, Elliot, Buendia, McGinn, probably even Rogers all prefer to play in front of a defence.

So you know better than Emery?

[cdbearsfan]

Missed the first half an hour. We gave them a goal, had plenty of possession but struggled to create much, and they got a jammy deflection. Would have taken six points from nine. Life goes on.

[brontebilly]

Might need to get Maatsen into the team to get in behind the opposition. Those cut backs to the penalty spot simply aren't happening for the more straight forward goals. That's not Digne's game at all these days and Cash is really poor in those positions.

Sancho, Elliot, Buendia, McGinn, probably even Rogers all prefer to play in front of a defence.

So you know better than Emery?

Everybody knows better than the coach after a defeat.

[ez]

I snuck away from a wedding reception for that. I still haven't decided if i regret it or not, wedding receptions being what they are.

[eamonn]

Like last season's game, I was at a gig, checked the phone at half time and full time at both, reading how we gifted goals, either being counter-attacked twice from our own corners and letting their South American Begbie run rampant or in tonight's case pass them the ball in dangerous areas and tell them to help themselves.

I'll just keep the phone switched off on the first Saturday evening of next November and tap my feet to the sub-bass instead.

[Brazilian Villain]

I snuck away from a wedding reception for that. I still haven't decided if i regret it or not, wedding receptions being what they are.

Congratulations, may your marriage be a happy one.