Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final defeat has put the club under scrutiny and guaranteed this campaign will be judged a failure. The burning ambition at Anfield is for Liverpool to be Champions League regulars with the potential to win the Barclays Premier League. But, after a wretched day against Aston Villa, they are clearly some way from realising that dream. Are Liverpool heading for mediocrity? Or is there sufficient talent to ensure the mistakes are corrected and progress can be resumed? A huge summer beckons and there is no margin for error. Philippe Coutinho opens the scoring for Liverpool against Aston Villa with a smart chipped finish at WembleyBrendan Rodgers needs a positive summer to restore confidence at AnfieldLiverpool's transfer committee under pressure to sign better playersRodgers now also under scrutiny after being exposed in big matches 
 Question:_ looks dejected as Liverpool crash out of the FA Cup after a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa.

Brendan Rodgers