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Defensively , far better than Lowton, who almost give 2 goals away in the 1st half, not so good on the ball, but him and Albrighton at least tried to take the game to West Ham. Much better RB than Lowton.

Thought he did ok when he got on.He will be fine. Rather worryingly, Bertrand got absolutely skinned for the 1st goal, and Lowton was shocking, defensively, in the 1st half. There was a bit of pathetic booing, but nothing too bad.

I'd have Laudrup every time.

And yet as a RB he kept Baines, Shaw and Lplop quiet.How many goals does Lowton have to give away before we realise he is a liability? Bacuna could become a very good RB, but only, imho, an average midfielder at best.

Bacuna, Bertrand, or Bennett, with Okores, would give you a very quick back 4, a good foundation for a good team. Delph alongside a , say Ki from Sland, plus a good No 10, would be a good start.

Should definitely stop as RB.Solid , quick, aggressive, our best player yday, what exactly would he add to midfield? Keep him at RB, and buy 2 good midfielders in the summer.

I wanted him gone, i'm still not convinced, but i want to see who he signs in the summer, and more importantly who he replaces before making my judgement.Get 2 players in, we are as good as Everton.

Not a big fan of Clark, but fairs fair he has improved this year, and been quite consistently good this season.At the start of the season i would have said get rid, but now i am quite happy for him to remain and be a 3rd or 4th choice CB.Would prefer Vlaar and Okores as the 1st choice, but Clark deserves credit this season.Thought he played quite well again last night, against a player he had a very poor game not long ago.

Lowton can't defend though Paul.

We look more secure with him at RB. He certainly isn't a no 10.

By the way , i would have the Korean fella from Sland, in the summer as well.

If Mata goes to Ure, we should try and get Kagawa on loan.Would probably try to get Moses in as well.

For me 1. God 2. A Evans 3. Laursen 4. Ugo 5. Alpay

I'm not bothered if he is late, lives far away, whatever.......i just don't think he is a very good RB.Gives too many goals/chances away for me, not stong enough, or quick enough, not got the best positional play either.Good at crossing, and not bad going forward, but i like my defenders to be able to defend, and for me he can't.

Good post Wes. For me though a defender's first priority is to defend, if he can play football/a pass, then that is a bonus for me.Bacuna is a far better defender than Lowton, and so for me i would persevere with him in a back line of Bacuna .......Vlaar.......Okores.....Bennett/Bertrand. That offers a good balance of pace, aggression, strength.imho.Delaney and Barratt were the best 2 defensive RBs i saw at VP in the last 40 years, and they were crap at going forward, but Giggs said Barratt was his toughest opponent. In midfield, PL does seem to have a bit of an obsession with Westwood to me.He does see qualities in him that i can't see, and as you say he seems to be his project, around who he is going to base his team around.For me however i would play a diamond 4 away rom home, and 2 holding midfielders and an attacking midfielder just in front, a 4 :2:3 :1 system if you like, and i'm not sure Westwood has the right attributes to play in either system.Delph does, but we need , either Sylla to come good, or another player to come in to play on the right side of midfield, and a good attacking midfielder, a la Sissokho. Hoolihan could do that role for a while, but a Hughes/Lestienne kind of player is probably more needed.

Bacuna, who wasn't far off MOM wouldn't get in? A defence of Bacuna, Vlaar, Okores, and Bertrand, and i wouldn't rule out Bennett either, would be a good defence imho. I still think Sylla will come good, and Delph has had a reasonable season.Not convinced about Westwood, so for me need at least 1 good midfielder, maybe 2, and good attacking wide players to put Gabby and Weimann under pressure.

Should stop at RB now, could be a very good RB, gives the team a better defensive foundation.His strength and pace are much more superior than Lowton's .

Never been a big fan of CLARK, no E, but i think he has played well the last few months.Probably caught on his heels a bit for the 1st goal, but played well yday.Fair play to him.

Two fast FBs, who support the attack at every available opportunity, who are comfortable on the ball, quite aggressive, and defensively comfortable, make all the difference, and give confidence to the team. A good start to the team, keep that defence as much as possible, until Okores comes in to the team anyway.

Agree TRO, the year we won the League Cowans had a poor season, the year we won the European Cup though was probably his best. For me though, my favourite Villa player, and hence , in my eyes the best midfielder, Alex Cropley.For me a better passer than Cowans, liked a tackle, not as quick or as athletic though of Cowans, but them two stand out.

Gudietti or Holt on loan?.........hmmmm, let me think about it. I don't trust Lambert anymore, i think he has completely lost it.Quicker he goes the better, if we stop up this year, it will only be because CB gets us out of it.Take CB out of our team and we incredibly average.Lamberts making, don't give him any more money.

He is one of the worst players i have seen in a Villa shirt.Last night summed him up.Very poor in the 1st half, too negative, too slow, not aware of his position, not aware of his role, too weak, and failed to pick up his man for the goal.In the 2nd half he tried to be more positive, but only did passes i expect an average Prem player to make, nothing exceptional.His lack of quality passing, plus his lack of pace, strength, positional awareness makes him a liability, he is not as good as Bannan, and hes not Prem quality. The quicker Westwood and Lowton are out the team, the better.

Yet another 30 minuite performance.Too little too late for me.

I love that Gif Carew.

Naughton.....not for me.Capoue on loan, with view to a permanent, Hollihan and Ings, i would be happy with. I still think Bacuna could be a good RB, plenty of pace, aggression and strength, not too bad positionally, but that will come with Vlaar talking beside him.