Steven Gerrard and the Liverpool players look dejected after the final whistle
The Reds took the lead, but goals from Christian Benteke and Fabian Delph ensured Villa set up an FA Cup Final showdown with Arsenal next month.
Rodgers hailed Villa's display but claims Liverpool were very 'disappointing'.
For a team with a lot of energy we had no energy today
Brendan Rodgers
"We were very disappointing - Villa were much better than us. We were nervous for some reason, maybe when you want to win something so much perhaps it plays on your mind," Rodgers told BT Sport.
"For a team with a lot of energy we had no energy today.
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"It is disappointing that in another big game we didn't show that courage.
"Villa did, they had good energy and are playing with a bit more freedom."
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