Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Match Report 080831 at Aston VIlla: We missed Gerrard and Torres

0-0 and although the result is not too bad given it is an away game at a tough ground, the performance of the team was really bad. We rarely tested Friedel and at the end we get what we deserve - 1 point. The more worry sign is that Torres will now be out for 2 to 3 weeks. This is a very worrying fact consider who our next opponent is.

Players Rating:
Reina: 7 Not really tested.
Arbeloa/Skrtel/Carragher/Dossena: 6.5 Solid display as a group.
Mascherano: 7.5 Nice performance.
Lucas: 6 Not much help to the attacks.
Kuyt: 6.5 Had a few close shots.
Alonso: 6 Not much help in attack.
Keane: 6.5 Had one of our best chance when played in the middle, but he lacked confidence.
Torres: 6 We are going to miss him.

Substitutions:
Ngog: 6.5 Quite lively.
Aurelio/Benayoun: 6 Not much contribution.

Rafa: 6.5 Seems like he come for a point, and he gets what he want.

Aston Villa: 6.5 Solid display but in reality they did not do enough to win the game.

Man of the Match: Mascherano. Played a better game than the rest of the squad.

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