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EPL : Liverpool Vs Aston Villa On Saturday At 5:30pm by luvola(m): 11:35am On Sep 09, 2014 |
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Re: EPL : Liverpool Vs Aston Villa On Saturday At 5:30pm by luvola(m): 10:10am On Sep 11, 2014 |
Liverpool Must Learn from Aston Villa Failures to Keep Up Good League Start By Karl Matchett on September 9, 2014 Liverpool vs. Aston Villa : a heavyweight Premier League battle of yesteryear, but in more recent times a team battling to make ground at the top against one trying desperately to avoid the drop at the bottom. With that in mind and Saturday's fixture being played at Anfield, a home three points would seem the most likely outcome—but Brendan Rodgers has seen his side struggle enormously against Villa in his two campaigns so far with the Reds. In a tough league where every win matters, the lessons from those two slip-ups are paramount for the Reds to learn from this time around if they want to capitalise on the win at Spurs last time out and take a third win from four games at the start of the new season. Villains A 3-1 battering two years ago was one thing, but Liverpool were in the midst of a good run —which was about to become a great one— last season when they stumbled to a 2-2 draw against Villa, having initially gone two goals down. The comeback showed mental resistance and the ability of the team to continue scoring in adversity, but Liverpool really shouldn't have put themselves in the position to begin with. Villa were better from the off, looked far more threatening and certainly deserved their point. Big Problems, Repeatedly Runners, and runners from deep. This has been an issue for the Reds for a long time, but Aston Villa in particular have exploited it repeatedly. Not a star name perhaps, but Andreas Weimann has been one of the players to give Liverpool most trouble over the past couple of seasons, coming in off the channels and using his lightning pace to exploit gaps between the defenders and the fact that the central midfield don't track back enough. Part of this stems from the alignment in the middle, as Liverpool used a flat double pivot both times. This has often caused the Reds trouble with runners from deep, with no single individual taking responsibility to either block off the runs or at least track them. Last season the Reds switched to a flat 4-4-2 for the Villa match and were undone, with Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson starting as a central pivot and not getting to grips with Villa overloading the middle and getting players forward from wide areas very quickly. Gaps between full-back and centre-back, as well as nobody picking up the likes of Weimann running from deep, have cost the Reds five points from two home games against this opposition over the past two seasons. Coping This Time Around Liverpool were back in their diamond formation against Spurs and looked far better balanced at both ends of the pitch, while the centre-back pairing of Dejan Lovren and Mamadou Sakho was as solid as the back line has looked all season, even with the Croatian having a few moments of lacking awareness. Assuming the back four stays the same, Liverpool have better pace in the wide areas now to cope with that movement behind the back line—Alberto Moreno and Javi Manquillo have both started well—but it is the midfield shape which should be the biggest improvement. The Reds could move to a 4-3-3 to provide greater cover down the wings, perhaps with Adam Lallana getting his first start on the right for that reason. But playing Gerrard as the deepest point to protect the defence with his clearances and headers, with two pressers ahead—Henderson and Joe Allen—should be enough to repel what has been a strong and well-organised Villa outfit at the start of the campaign. Along with keeping pace with the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea , a handy guide for Liverpool's own form is to try and match or improve on results of last season against the same team each time. A win at the weekend will put the Reds firmly on the path to improvement against Villa and will cap an impressive overall start, results- wise, to the 2014-15 season—a nice boost ahead of the Reds' return to Champions League action next week. |
Re: EPL : Liverpool Vs Aston Villa On Saturday At 5:30pm by luvola(m): 10:12am On Sep 11, 2014 |
Aston villa is a problematic club to the red and Liverpool should choke the mid field in order to curtail the pace of the villans . |
Re: EPL : Liverpool Vs Aston Villa On Saturday At 5:30pm by luvola(m): 5:21pm On Sep 11, 2014 |
Match preview Mario Balotelli will make his Anfield debut on Saturday night as Aston Villa arrive on Merseyside for a clash of two teams in the top five. After three games of the season, Aston Villa, third, have defied doubters to get off to a wonderful start that’s included two wins and a draw. Fifth-placed Liverpool, by comparison, have just registered two wins and a defeat. After beating Hull 2-1 at Villa Park last time out, Paul Lambert must decide whether to stick or twist in midfield for the Liverpool test. Lambert may well decide that he wants to solidify the side by bringing summer signing Carlos Sanchez into the starting XI. Elsewhere Villa should remain unchanged, with captain Ron Vlaar the rock at the back, England international Fabian Delph bring the cut and thrust in midfield, while Gabby Agbonlahor will run a lone furrow up front. Lambert will also have to decide whether to start deadline day signing Tom Cleverley, who may begin this match on the bench. As for Liverpool, they’ll come into the game buoyed after a 3-0 win at Tottenham in their last league game, while Daniel Sturridge should at least be on the bench for the Villans. Brendan Rodgers’ biggest headache comes at the back, where Martin Skrtel, John Flanagan and Glen Johnson are all likely to miss the match with injuries. On the brighter side, however, Adam Lallana is fit again and could feature from the bench. Villa have a pretty good record at Anfield in recent seasons, having claimed two draws and a win on their last three visits to Liverpool. That included a 2-2 draw back in January. Nevertheless Liverpool should be boosted by the debut of Balotelli at home, and a home win seems like the order of the day this weekend. 101GG Predicts: Liverpool 3 – Aston Villa 1 Some essential facts & stats to help with online betting on Liverpool v Aston Villa Liverpool have won 8 of their last 9 home matches in the Premier League. Liverpool have scored at least 2 goals in 16 of their last 17 home matches in the Premier League. Mario Balotelli has 6 goals in 4 appearances against Aston Villa from his playing days with Manchester City. Aston Villa have conceded just one goal in three Premier League games this season. Aston Villa won their last away Premier League match 1-0 at Stoke. Before that Villa had lost 7 of their previous 8 road trips. |
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