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Aston Villa crashed to a 2-0 defeat in opposition to Liverpool within the Premier League final night time and Stuart Pearce has slammed Pau Torres for his antics.
The Reds managed to hit Aston Villa twice on the break, both facet of halftime to grind out all three factors.
Liverpool will likely be delighted to proceed their spectacular begin of the season, however the end result will likely be very disappointing for Aston Villa, who will really feel that each targets might have been averted.
Aston Villa had been fairly mediocre with their defensive efficiency, particularly throughout counter-attacking conditions.
Former Premier League England supervisor, Stuart Pierce has now slammed the Aston Villa defender Pau Torres for permitting Liverpool to attain the second purpose of the sport.
The 27-year-old Spanish defender went down within the Liverpool penalty field following a set piece with a purpose to win a penalty for his facet. Nevertheless, the Aston Villa defender stayed down as an alternative of serving to his staff defend the counterattack from Liverpool, despite the fact that he didn’t get a call from the officers in his favour.
The breakaway led to Liverpool’s second purpose of the sport.
Pearce believes that it was not a penalty and that the officers had been proper with their determination. Torres ought to have gotten up as an alternative of staying down and helped his staff defend the breakaway.
He mentioned stay on talkSPORT: “No, not a penalty for me. I feel he has gone down very cheaply, attempting to purchase a penalty, and when he noticed Liverpool break free, determined to remain there and hope they’ll get a call.”
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Can Aston Villa bounce again?
Aston Villa have been fairly poor in current weeks, they usually have misplaced 4 matches in a row throughout all competitions. Unai Emery will likely be livid with the efficiency of his gamers, and it is going to be fascinating to see if he can get his facet again firing on all cylinders once more.
Aston Villa will likely be hoping to safe European qualification for the following season and they should bounce again shortly.
