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Dean Smith lamented a sloppy 40-minute spell that left Aston Villa beaten and bruised after a Patrick Bamford masterclass at Villa Park.
The Leeds United ace scored a 19-minute hat-trick in the second half, which included an impressive second from 20 yards.
Villa, however, was second best throughout the proceedings, but could have gotten through Jack Grealish, who had an effort cleared off the line.
The captain did it again before Bamford’s opener, dribbling deep in his own half before forcing a save from Illan Meslier.
The 3-0 losses put Villa in second place ahead of action this weekend with Smith’s men taking 12 points out of 15 possible from their five games to date.
Here’s what the head coach said afterward:
Game rating …
“Big moments change the game. It was pretty even the first half. We had a couple of good chances. Jack had a clear of the line, they had a couple of good chances, Emi made a save and we got some blocks.
“At halftime I thought it was even Stevens and then we have a great moment where Jack does a dizzying run and the goalkeeper makes a good save. Two minutes later they come up the other side and score.
“I think that goal changed the game. They gained a yard and we lost a yard. That was the disappointing part, it was the first time we were delayed this season and we didn’t handle it the way we should have.”
“We got a little distracted about what to do and our reactions weren’t that good.”
Jack’s brilliant career before the first game …
“It reminded me of John Barnes against Brazil years ago, but he managed to finish. I’m disappointed. We can’t get as open as we did at 1-0. We still have to be a tough team to beat. We didn’t do that. You have to give him credit. to Leeds. We matched them for 50 minutes, but we didn’t for the last 40 “.
Coaching Assessment …
“We did not react fast enough in the last third and they changed games very quickly. They doubled over Cash from the side, Emi made the save and they put the ball in. The second goal was a super strike that there was not” It is a lot that can be done to do about it, but overall, we gave too many chances in the second half for being too open. “
It’s been a fabulous start, your role makes the players work again …
“I have an important role. I would have bit someone’s hand for having this start. I am disappointed that we had the opportunity to go to the top of the league and have a five-game winning streak at the start of the season for the first time. in the club’s history, we didn’t and it’s our job to make history with another career.
“This is how you recover from this now. It is disappointing, frustrating, but I can only question 40 minutes of this season so far with these players. That is a credit to them, but we cannot allow that to enter our game.”
A contrast to the Liverpool game …
“It certainly is. We were punished by a very good team today that moved the ball faster. Their one-touch game in the second half was better than ours and ultimately that cost us.”
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