Liverpool V Aston Villa... Sat Sep 26th 3:00 Kick Off

villabromsgrove wrote:I'm still the only one voting for a loss today. Well done you guys for being so positive.

Maybe you're the 'realist' of the group haha!! Roll on 3pm....

villabromsgrove wrote:I see a comparison with George Best forming. I'm not saying he's close to Bestie's class yet, but he's got similar technical attributes, and also perhaps a little bit of the Georgie boy arrogance and charm in his personality. Could he also have a self destruct button hidden away in his make up? How will he handle success and adulation if he achieves it?

After the Small Heath game I said that to a Chelsea fan at work who guffawed. The way he looks for the ball and takes people on, he has that gossamer, whispy change of direction that Best had.

I was glad to see Sherwoods comments regarding the defensive side of his game, but you can level that criticism at the whole team. I am oft commenting on here the static nature of our team both when we have posession and when we don't.

There is a difficulty with having such flare players in midfield and it is the defensive protection they are required to provide that is always lacking and what we need.

We can certainly get behind Liverpools defence today, and I am sure we will score, I also believe that they will as well. Draw it is 1-1.

South London Villan wrote:

villabromsgrove wrote:I see a comparison with George Best forming. I'm not saying he's close to Bestie's class yet, but he's got similar technical attributes, and also perhaps a little bit of the Georgie boy arrogance and charm in his personality. Could he also have a self destruct button hidden away in his make up? How will he handle success and adulation if he achieves it?

After the Small Heath game I said that to a Chelsea fan at work who guffawed. The way he looks for the ball and takes people on, he has that gossamer, whispy change of direction that Best had.

I was glad to see Sherwoods comments regarding the defensive side of his game, but you can level that criticism at the whole team. I am oft commenting on here the static nature of our team both when we have posession and when we don't.

There is a difficulty with having such flare players in midfield and it is the defensive protection they are required to provide that is always lacking and what we need.

We can certainly get behind Liverpools defence today, and I am sure we will score, I also believe that they will as well. Draw it is 1-1.

I love the "gossamer, whispy" description SLV it sums up the way he moves with the ball excellently.

Team news:

Back to three defensive midfielders then...

Gana is back, good.
No Gabby, good,
Traore on the bench, good

Time to find a stream.......

Liverpool score after a minute...

Milner scores in the second minute .... sh*t!

Playing deep, standing off. Poor.

Just switched it on for the KO. 3 DM's Again I see and the regular swapping of RB (that really can't help the back line organise)

Oh and we make a mistake in not closing down despite 3 DM's and 1-0 down as I post.

Bollocks.

Sherwood has picked our usual losing formation. We need a big slice of luck now.

Very poor from Lescott, I think, too.

villabromsgrove wrote:Sherwood has picked our usual losing formation. We need a big slice of luck now.

What I don't get is that how a team that plays three defensive midfielders can defend so poorly and concede so many poor goals. It should be at the other end of the pitch we have problems.

I'm going to say something I shouldn't say .... With this team selection we need to lose this match! If we luck a win then this three man defensive midfield will continue to cause us real damage over the next few months.