Steven Gerrard pleased with players performence against Crystal Palace as Patrick Vieira expresses disappointment after defeat.
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard praise is players after victory over Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
Gerard side defeated Crystal palace 2-1 in the Premier League away from home as they have gotten the perfect start under the new manager.
Speaking to the media after the match Gerard said: “The opposition really felt us today. Out of possession, we were aggressive but controlled in a lot of areas and a lot of our good play came off the back of that.
“Our first half performance was superb. In the second half we had to dig in a little bit, roll our sleeves up and suffer at times.
“That’s what you’ve got to do in this league, especially in environments like this where it’s tough.
“I’m really proud of the players and their effort and application. They deserve all the plaudits that are going to come their way, but we’re not going to be able to enjoy it for too long.”
Meanwhile Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira expresses his frustration in the manner they conceded goals against Aston Villa.
“This is something that we are focusing on at the minute,” he said in his post-match interview. “Obviously we need to do a little bit more work on that. We are there, we want to compete, but we don’t do it well enough.
“It was really disappointing to concede a goal again on the set-pieces. We never found a way back into the game. We didn’t create enough, our passing wasn’t good enough in this game.”
Vieira was critical of Palace’s overall performance, but says there were some improvements after the break.
“We created in the second-half,” he said. “We tried to stretch them a little bit more, having people running in behind the back-four. In the first-half, everything was a little but comfortable for them.
“It’s disappointing because we didn’t play the way we know we can. I think we played against a really good side who made it really difficult for us. We were quite slow today, we didn’t create enough and we didn’t defend well enough.
“When you don’t defend well enough, it’s always difficult to hope you can get something from the game.”
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