Aston Villa captain Martin Laursen admits the players felt they let themselves down after defeat at Chelsea yesterday.
Laursen told AVTV: "We were too far away from them. They had too much room and space to play and you can't give good players that. They played it around us.
"It was disappointing because we really did feel we could come here and get something from the game. Confidence was high so we thought we could do something. It just didn't happen on the day.
"They have a brilliant team and some wonderful players but we could have made it harder for them.
"We needed more of a physical presence - especially in the first half. We now have to accept the defeat and move on.
"We lost to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge - it's not a disaster! We are still up there in the Barclays Premier League, we are still confident and we are in the UEFA Cup group stages. We still have plenty to play for."