villarule123 Posted December 21, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2013 Terrible, I'm a big Lambert fan but the next 2 games are massive! This villa defence is the worst I've known. Until we stop conceding pathetic goals then we'll go nowhere. Why are people a fan of Lambert though? He really hasn't done much to warrant anyone being a fan of him since he's been here. I was so optimistic after watching his Norwich side play, but he's been a huge disappointment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Lambert should be sacked. We're awful and it is his squad. It's definitely that simple. Great insight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaCas Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Prepare for craziness. I have been very patient, but it is clear we are **** this season unless something changes dramatically. Even if Lambert went, what is going to change dramatically - nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasGasGas Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 If anyone of the bottom 3 clubs get in a run of form, we WILL be sucked into a relegation dogfight once again. No questions about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Not good enough really. We're just lucky there are teams worse than us. At least we finally scored though. And we lost, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myko Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 First time this year I don't think anyone deserves MOTM. Horrible horrible horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Not buying an attacking midfielder in the summer has been easily Lambert's worst decision as Villa manager. Really ? - Considering last seasons slide started and ended with the Vlaar injury - and he gets injured frequently - to then for a second season running start with only one senior CB is bordering on negligence - further compounded by the money wasted on Helenuis and Tonev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villianusa Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) Below average players playing below average football. Team that Lambert built just isn't good enough. We will be lucky to stay out of relegation battle, but if we don't get points out of our next three game I fear the worst. Edited December 21, 2013 by villianusa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted December 21, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2013 We get better results with hoofball. Get back to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancvillan Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I do think we are, awful an boring. But please get this out my mind before killing off Lambert. Would we be a better side with Okore, Vlarr in the team and Benteke firing?? Would we be better with a solid defence and a striker so good that he masks our inability to create in midfield? Yes, but I think that just highlights the problem we have now. And that scenario is the best case - which we can't expect week-in, week-out for a whole season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Just hope Vlaar is fit for Palace, we lose that and its gonna start looking critical again. Gabby back in for Tonev and Not too bothered about Benteke being out, Kozak offers more thesedays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) Not good enough really. We're just lucky there are teams worse than us. At least we finally scored though. And we lost, again. Oh thanks, I didn't actually notice that. I thought we won. Seriously, why pick on this post? Is positivity that frowned upon on here that even semi-sarcastic positivity is getting jumped on? Edited December 21, 2013 by Mantis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 This whole situation is a mixture of factors. Lerner, Lambert, the Players. In that order. Those calling for Lambert to be sacked should be remembered that the grass isn't always greener and the first and third factor won't change with a new manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powell91 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 please lerner just sell up i dont want you at our club anymore you useless sack of shoe string low wage shit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Another limp peformance. I reckon the board have told Lambert that its better for attendances for us to flirt with relegation again, rather than mid table nothingness that earlier in the month I thought we were heading for. The line up looked shit, we played shit and lost. Football can be a simple business really. If only Okore had not knackered his knee, we would have some cover. Must get in a quality defender and midfielder in January. We won't though. As for Lambo, the guy has his hands tied re budget and wage limit. We are a nothing club going in circles. Merry christmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I find it extremely alarming that, with the exception of Delph, all of our young-ish players who played a key role last season have regressed. Westwood, Weimann, Lowton, Sylla... what exactly is going on at the training grounds? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Lacklustre today - you can mix some workmanlike players in amongst some quality, but 11 workmanlike players is not going to cut it We are at least three decent players away from what is required just to be average We won't do anything in the market in January Keep attacking Lambert but I doubt any other manager could do any better with such a shit budget I don't think there's many that could do much worse. How did Adam do today VillaCas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I would at minimum expect Lambert to fashion a workmanlike team that was difficult to beat. It's now clear that is far beyond his capabilities. We have no Plan A or Plan B. OK he has had to work on a shoestring budget but he manages to get good players playing poorly in unfathomable formations. I can accept that players have spells of poor form but the entire first team? Added to that some of the players he has bought are of very poor quality and are basically Championship players. The only slack I would cut hims is our much vaunted academy players are by and large out of their collective depth in the PL. Another gripe: five bookings today, clearly he cannot impose discipline on the players either. I fully expect us, given the way we are playing, to lose to both Palace and Swansea. That's when it will start to get ugly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) Bored and frustrated almost to tears with this team now, absolutely infuriating to watch and made all the worse by the massive sense of deja vu. Yes we've been ravaged with injuries and it seems that every game we get the ref who is going for their clown of the month award - but how long can that go on for as a reasonable excuse? They should have been a man down today and it would have been a different game, that or Crouch shouldve been carded and his "goal" disallowed, but outside of that we were still utterly dreadful. even our goal was gifted and not created. We do try very hard and its hard to fault that, but we are technically one of the worst teams in the league. We can't retain possession, we barely put teams under pressure, we lose most of our 50/50 battles, our passing is beyond attrocious - what the **** do they even do in training? What is our plan A? We have absolutely no idea what to do when we've got the ball and they're so low in confidence they give it away at least half the time under very little pressure. Delph looks like our only midfielder who is premier league quality right now. In addition we absolutely cannot win at home, so being poor away is very very concerning. Stoke didnt need to come out of the own half after they went a goal up today but we looked so deflated they decided they might as well anyway, presumably surprised at the lack of reaction. I really can't be **** arsed to rate each player individually, they do not deserve it, much like we as fans don't deserve to have to sit and suffer through this shit every single week. I don't mean to sound so reactionary - yes we were without Benteke, Gabby, Vlaar & Okore today but Stoke were dreadful and we made them look amazing. Sick of having my weekends tarnished by this shit and now to make matters worse my wife is going to mock me for being upset for "only losing a game of football"! Edited December 21, 2013 by KitKat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 A game of football happened I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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