Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier was disappointed with his young team's display in the 2-0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers that left them in the bottom half of the table.
Morten Gamst Pedersen netted in each half to extend Villa's dismal away record and Houllier had few complaints with the final result at Ewood Park.
He admitted after the loss:"I don't think we gave a fair account of ourselves. We had a couple of chances in the first half and, when you are away from home, you need to take those chances, otherwise you can be punished.
"We then conceded a goal probably at the worst moment in the game, in (first-half) added time.
"It puts you in a different position because you know they are then going to play deeper and more defensive, and deny us space.
"The second goal was just a tactical mistake, so the difference between the two teams was a free-kick by Pedersen and a corner.
"We showed better initiative and passing afterwards and, had we scored, maybe it would have changed the morale of the team – but of course we didn't."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email
