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I think we've been by far the better side tbh

MAKE SOME DAMN SUBS!!!!!!

McGinn needs to come off before he gets a red

A lot of passengers for villa tonight. Looks the international break had a negative impact on us.

Anyone know if this can be watched on sky in ireland? Cant seem to find it anywhere

Not being physically able and not being arsed are two very different things

The domestic transfer window ^^

Sad but true. I feel like we are desperately short at CB. 1 long term injury and you have Engels or Hause at CB full time

God this EFL window is boring...

So, any links?

No deadline day signing then, sad times. Hopefully a defender and forward coming in from the championship as watkins, mings or konsa get injured and we are deep in it

Tbh i didnt think he was great tonight. Probably our weak link considering all liverpools attacks came down his side. Going forward, i like him a lot; defensively, he worries me. But i said as much having watched him at Forest. Still early days, but i remain unconvinced that hes ready. He will be 1st choice England rb in 3-4 years though.

I'm 40, and i feel the same.

Its terrible and great at the same time, but i feel an immense sense of pride that the 2 oldest, most long standing top flight clubs, and the 2 clubs that have played each other more times than any other team, are the 2 top teams right now. Obviously i would prefer we were the other way around, but we do have a game 8n hand. It just feels right...

Nip being the operative word!!!

Heres a list

Starting 11 - crap Tactics - crap Subs - crap Effort - non-existent 100% on DS today. A hallmark of his management. Unable to change a game in our favour if it doesn't start that way. Pathetic. Thankfully, it was just a cup game, but highlights how important it is thst we keep the 1st 11 fit for most of the season as our backups are DIRE!

Some ratings and reactions: Martinez - 10 - What a debut. Cool, calm and composed. Not much to do, but not a foot wrong, and that penalty save! Cash - 6 - the lad can cross, but outside of that, was fairly uninspiring. Too easily beaten when defending. Targett - 4 - pretty poor going forward, gave away a penalty because he failed to track his man, beaten nearly every time SU came forward. Needs replacing urgently. Konsa - 8 - not a foot wrong and scored the winner. Job done. Mings - 6 - many of his touches went further than i can kick a ball. Some sloppy passing. But got an assist. McGinn - 4 - passing was terrible, rarely tracked back, constantly lost his runner in defence. Shocking. Carrying far too much weight and is clearly unfit. No idea how he stayed on for full 90. Grealish - 7 - involved in anything good we did. Probably should have scored, but for some desperate defending. Sloppy passing on several occassions and also looked unfit. Luiz - 7 - kept us ticking over and put a few dangerous through balls in. Decent defensively, but also looked spent by about 70 mins. Hourihane - 6 - he was unlucky to be pulled ahead of McGinn. Didn't lose possession and looked tidy on the ball if un-threatening. Trez - 5 - same as last season, ran and ran, but his end product is lacking and his tracking back often put us at risk Watkins - 6 - very hard to judge him on that. Pretty much no service. Was unlucky not to score, but did little to help create chances. Davis - 6 - took two defenders with him creating the space for Konsa to score. Won more headers than any other villa forward and held it up well. Perhaps should have been more selfish at the end and might have scored. Dean Smith - 4 - still has no idea how to setup his side against 10 men, and still risks results by not making subs when players are clearly tiring and making errors. The win tonight comes in spite of, rather than because of him today, which is very disappointing.

Playing like this i think he'd struggle there too

Why are we not making subs? The whole midfield is clearly gassed.

I'm not saying he's fat, just too heavy. He needs to lay off the pies and the gym and focus on cardio.

Sorry but mcginn is seriously over weight. Slow as cement there

MAKE SOME SUBS DEAN SMITH BEFORE TIREDNESS COSTS US!!!! HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING FROM LAST SEASON!?!?!?!?

Well our defending is still crap. No idea how or why mcginn is still on the pitch. Complete ghost