Aston Villa slumped to a 2-0 defeat against Liverpool in the Premier League last night and Stuart Pearce has slammed Pau Torres for his antics.
The Reds managed to hit Aston Villa twice on the break, either side of half-time to take all three points.
Liverpool will be delighted to continue their impressive start to the season, but the result will be hugely disappointing for Aston Villa, who will feel that both the targets could have been avoided.
Aston Villa were quite mediocre with their defensive performance, especially in counter-attacking situations.
Former English Premier League manager Stuart Pierce has now slammed Aston Villa defender Pau Torres for allowing Liverpool to score their second goal of the game.
The 27-year-old Spanish defender went down in the Liverpool area after a set piece to win a penalty for his side. However, the Aston Villa defender stayed down instead of helping his side defend Liverpool’s counter-attack, despite not receiving a decision from the referees in his favour.
The breakaway led to Liverpool’s second goal of the game.
Pearce believes it was not a penalty and the officials were correct in their decision. Torres should have stood up instead of staying down and helped his team defend the breakaway.
He said live talkSPORT: “No, it’s not a penalty for me. I think he went down very cheaply, trying to buy a penalty, and when he saw Liverpool break away, he decided to stay and I hope they make a decision.”
Can Aston Villa bounce back?
Aston Villa have been pretty poor in recent weeks and have lost four games in a row in all competitions. Unai Emery will be furious with the performance of his players, and it will be interesting to see if he can get his side back firing on all cylinders.
Aston Villa will be hoping to secure European qualification for next season and they need to bounce back quickly.
