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title: "Aston Villa: Michael Dawson shocked by Villa’s first-half display"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2022-04-02T15:56:12Z"
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# Aston Villa: Michael Dawson shocked by Villa’s first-half display

**Pundit Michael Dawson was left shocked by something that he saw the Aston Villa players doing during the first half of their game away at Wolves in the Premier League.**

### The Lowdown: Derby to forget

It was ultimately a Midlands derby to forget for Steven Gerrard’s team, who found themselves 2-0 down within the first 36 minutes of the match, while Lucas Digne was forced off injured after only 13 minutes.

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They simply had no answer for Jonny’s early goal, while Ashley Young putting through his own net summed up their afternoon. The hosts picked them apart on the counter-attack, even despite Ollie Watkins scoring late from the spot.

### The Latest: Dawson reacts

Speaking on Sky Sports’ [Gillette Labs Soccer Saturday](https://www.sky.com/watch/title/series/74e59b63-137f-4e2a-a3f9-0b061a8f2456) (15:50pm), former Tottenham Hotspur and England central defender Dawson was left shocked by how many men Villa were throwing forward just before half-time, with the score only at 2-0:

*“You’re only 2-0 down, it’s nearly half-time, it’s ridiculous what I’m seeing.*

*“Gerrard looks absolutely fuming.”*

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### The Verdict: Detrimental

The fact that Villa seemed to lack any tactical nous in the first half was ultimately detrimental on them getting any kind of result.

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They should have known that while the Wanderers do not concede many goals, they do not score many either judging by the [table](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table), and so there was still a way to get back into the game in the second half without needing to play quite so last-ditch.

Instead, they almost threw it away by playing gung-ho football, and ultimately poor defending and not enough creativity going forward has ended up costing them.

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