Big Sam seeking change of luck

15 January 2010 08:21
A superb goal from England midfielder James Milner in the 23rd minute gave Aston Villa the advantage going into the Carling Cup semi-final second leg on their own patch next Wednesday.[LNB]Blackburn responded well but summer signing Nikola Kalinic was twice denied by the post while Steven Nzonzi sent a close range header over the bar.[LNB]It means they have now gone nine games without a win since beating Chelsea in the quarter-final and Allardyce is exasperated.[LNB]He said: "I don't know what is up with us at the moment. We don't seem to be getting the rub of the green. I am just wondering what I have done in life to deserve such bad luck.[LNB]"But we need to keep believing and keep creating chances. It will eventually go our way, I am sure of that. Hopefully we can take encouragement from our second half performance.[LNB]"We were nervous in the first half and the quality of the opposition drove us back. We gave away a very poor goal.[LNB]"Villa's strength is playing on the break. In the space of a few seconds they scored. We never took up the right positions and paid the ultimate price.[LNB]"That made us more nervous and edgy. We put that right in the dressing room at half-time and deserved to pull level. But that's football for you at this level."[LNB][LNB]

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