Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier admits he needs to restore confidence in his players.
Houllier's New Year resolution is to restore Villa's confidence after they ended 2010 with a 4-0 defeat by a Manchester City side whose victory took them to the top of the table.
"We have to bring the confidence back to the team," said the manager. "But you have to take into account that some players, like Nigel Reo-Coker and Stiliyan Petrov, were playing their first games for almost three months.
"We have to get them back to normal match fitness."