Liverpool Aston Villa match report
Liverpool Aston Villa match report
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Gerard Houlliers return to Anfield was not to be a happy one as even in the absence of their three main players; Carragher, Gerrard and Torres, Liverpool ran out 3-0 winners.Roy Hodgsons pre-match preparations were thrown into turmoil mere hours prior to kick-off upon the revelation that Fernando Torres would not be playing as his wife had gone into labour. And so it the responsibly Lamar Miller Jersey of leading the Liverpool line was placed on the inexperienced shoulders of David Ngog.A win on this night was a must for the Merseysiders in order to distance themselves from the chasing pack below them in the Premier League. Bo s Hodgson will have been particularly keen to see his side victorious having watched them lose from a winning position at Spurs on Saturday. Villa on the other hand seem to have fallen victim to the inconsistency bug which appears to have infected virtually every team in the league this season. Winning only one in every three games has resulted in them plummeting to 16th in the table, just two points above the drop zone.Despite numerous questions regarding Ngogs ability around Anfield the Frenchman produced one of his best performance in the famous red shirt of Liverpool scoring the first goal for his side in the 14th minute and a sisting in the third ; laying the ball off neatly for Meireles to finish. The meat in this goal sandwich was the second Liverpool striker Babel latching on to a Skrtel header from deep in the penalty area to score with his own head to complete the scoring spree of both strikers inside 16 minutes. Fernando who?!Truth being told Villa never really had a foothold in the game. Due to a combination of a number of fouls and an early Dirk Kuyt chance in which he skewed his volley wide in the third Blake Gilikin Jersey minute, Villa struggled to settle in the opening quarter of an hour. Their situation did not improve from this point. Villa looked half a yard of the pace, in the first half especially with Liverpool dominant in every department. Even regarding the basics of football Villa struggled. They failed to clear their lines on numerous occasions which in part contributed to Ryan Babels goal, and made schoolboy errors in defending set pieces.And so when Meireles combined well with David Ngog to hit the back of the net the game was over as a contest even with an exce s of a half hours football left to be played.This game marked not only the sixth Liverpool win of the campaign but was also a landmark occasion in Pepe Reinas career as he achieved his 100th Premier League shut out. As if this wasnt a big enough feat on its own Reina also became the fastest ever Liverpool goalkeeper to do so. This pays dividends for his consistency and ability down the years in front of the Kop. The only this was ever in any doubt was when the Liverpool number 1 saved well from an Agbonlahor shot at 2-0 in the early stages of the second half. Speaking of the achievement Reina said Well obviously I am happy but I must thank the boys (my teammates). We have great defenders who keep their shape well in front of me which is a great help so i must say thanks to themHodgson also recognised the hard work of his first choice keeper remarking Hes a very good goalkeeper and character. His personality and character are very important at the club as goalkeepers need to have a certain presence about them. Hodgson was naturally delighted with his sides victory The most pleasing aspect was the team effort. I thought the shape of the team was good throughout and we attacked and defended well. Of course in every win their are good individual performances but i still think it was a triumph of team work more than individual brilliance. Hodgson will appreciate the team performance even more seeing as it came at such a vital time for him and his managerial position at Anfield, especially having witne sed the unfortunate happenings at St. James Park earlier in the afternoon.The contrast between the two managers in question however could not be greater. Having gotten his feet under the table at Anfield and securing his future at the club with a solid couple of performances Hodgson will now be feeling considerably ambitious in his new surroundings with a promising looking future ahead of him. Houllier on the other hand inherited a side which was not his own and now is staring down the relegation barrel so early in his Villa career. January cannot come quick enough for him to provide him with the opportunity to buy in the personnel he believes are nece sary at the club.Yes Gerard Houlliers return to Anfield wasnt Dylan Soehner Jersey a happy one. the future it seems isnt going to be a barrel of laughs for him either.
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