Steven Gerrard wants his players to become headline writers if they are to improve their early season form.
There was a chance for Villa to move up to ninth in the league.
Villa haven't scored many goals in their nine top-flight matches so far.
How I get this team to be more potent is the main thing.
A lot of our play is ok until you reach a point. There are many players in the dressing room who will be back soon.
I need these players to be headline writers for us.
In an encounter where they struggled to create clear-cut opportunities despite having more than 60 percent of the ball, Villa were reliant on 37-year-oldAshley Young's strike to earn them a draw.
Watkins was the only other Villa player besides Young to score, and they rarely looked like adding to their tally from their 27 touches in the Forest penalty area.
There wasn't much wrong with the performance up to that point.
One of the few moments of quality in the final third was the strike. At the moment, we are very pleased with the way in which Young is leading by example.
At the moment, we are working hard. To turn draws into wins, we need big players to step forward and give us more quality in the last part of the game. We were frustrated in the last couple of games.
A victory over the Blues at Villa Park on Sunday would help change the narrative around the club and raise the spirits of the players.
In their past 10 away games, Villa have only won one of them and they are winless on the road.
Villa's situation is similar to that of Philippe Coutinho, who struggled while at Barcelona.
After scoring five times in his first season with the club, the Brazilian's contributions have waned considerably.
He has failed to register a goal in a season in which he was expected to.
"Coutinho has been a nightmare for Gerrard, he has hung his hat on him and he hasn't performed," said former England forward Chris Sutton.
Villa fans expected the club to be further down the line.
"If these players don't produce in January, does he have to change them?" Roy said.
I couldn't believe how bad Villa's attackers were. They have good quality, but not good enough to try something. They didn't have the bottle to hurt the forest.
errard has a tough run of games and needs to be under pressure. That isn't good enough for a club.
Jamie Carragher said on Sky Sports that they have four or five good attackers. He is a different person than he was. The pitch looks too big for him. The other players are too strong.
Villa look like a very organised team but are they waiting for someone to make a difference?
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