Ok I've tried to give him many "benefits of the doubt" since he came here like: letting Newcastle get their 2nd by ball-watching and letting someone ghost in on him (I gave him the "BotD" because Skrtel and Toure should never be going for the same ball, thus allowing neither to truly win it and the ball coming to Aly's "zone" unexpectedly). But he was woeful today and I don't care how much you love Liverpool you simply have to admit it.
I agree with those saying he had no help tactically, which is so true since Coutinho and then I guess Suarez was "on the left" but we all know they drift everywhere so Aly never really had too many simple balls forward, which perpetuated his slow, lethargic, and lackadaisical look and play.
Final point of how frustrating he is: On Villa's first, why yes I put a lot of blame on Glen for getting too far forward and then not really looking arsed on getting back and Gerrard for ball-watching and letting Weimann ghost past him on the far post (wow that seems to happen far too often) I also have to point out something about Cissokho
As we've heard before all great players constantly have their head on a "swivel" so to speak, as in it is constantly moving, assessing their surroundings and reading play. This "skill" is especially important for a full-back when defending their far post.
If you look at Villa's 1st goal Cissokho literally doesn't move his head for about 10-15 seconds, not allowing himself to know where the dangers are at all. Ultimately Gerrard should have seen (or heard) Weimann coming in