Rob182 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Haha tus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Yeah, I'll miss Richard predicting defeat in all the match threads. Times are a changin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuse Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Richard won't reveal a thing. Thing is, I don't think he's lying either. I'm convinced we're about to be taken over soon. When I saw his first post about funding my first thought was QIA. Obviously could be well wide of the mark but... Can't see it happening. Would Randy being Jewish make it unlikely that business would be done with Muslims? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I am really looking forward to, next season now,It will be a change to watch Villa and NOT looking forward to the final whistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony_Tony_Daley Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I'm hoping for movement, god please PL bring movement, watching Villa is like watching pensioners in a supermarket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Do we know if they will do a Press Conference on a bank holiday? I'm not so sure whether they do or not? If not I expect Wednesday to be the picture of PL.H.T.S.A.T.H.E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanO Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Childish but amusing LOL Somehow I don't think Wiz will find quite as amusing though haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Brilliant statement from villa on the website lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted June 3, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 3, 2012 I'm surprised they haven't added anymore content to that statement. Usually you hear the manager stating why he has joined blah blah blah.... but there's just nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Brilliant statement from villa on the website lol You can't expect the Villa to write anything meaningful and detailed about something so trivial as getting a new manager when there is far more important news to write about the ginger prick getting onto the FA Council! http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2796022,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno_2004 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Yeah, I'll miss Richard predicting defeat in all the match threads. Times are a changin'.Sadly, he was right most of the time then too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onje_villa Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Any news on Culverhouse and co? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiz Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 IChildish but amusing LOL Somehow I don't think Wiz will find quite as amusing though haha The day I get rattled over a mad drunk bint is the day I give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmarsha_926 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 This is a great read regarding Lambert's tactics http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/feb/13/paul-lambert-norwich-swansea Paul Lambert's formation switch allows Norwich to clip Swansea's wings Brendan Rogers' Swansea are this season's surprise stylists but Norwich showed that adaptability is just as important Norwich City outplayed Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. On a weekend dominated by the subject of pre-match handshakes, the embrace between Brendan Rodgers and Paul Lambert before Norwich City's 3-2 win at the Liberty Stadium was particularly warm. We weren't just treated to a handshake but also a brief hug, a few jokes and a long discussion as they waited for the game to kick off. These are two managers with great respect for one other. And understandably so: both have faced the challenge of adjusting to the Premier League and the performances by Swansea and Norwich throughout the season have been highly impressive. Both sit comfortably mid-table with one-third of the season remaining, and though a late-season collapse cannot be ruled out, it would be a great shame if either of these clubs were not competing in the top tier of English football next season. But although they are in the same boat in terms of their challenge for the season, the two clubs have completely different styles of football. Swansea have won plaudits for their short passing game but Norwich play more direct, getting men wide and crossing the ball to the strikers. Swansea play broadly the same system every week, while Norwich change formation from game to game – and frequently within the game, too. The contrast owes much to their managers' football backgrounds. "My biggest influence has been Spanish and Dutch football, that Total Football idea," says Rodgers, while Lambert obtained his coaching badges at the German FA, leading him into a more pragmatic style of play. Swansea have the fourth-highest average possession in the league, while Norwich's is the third-lowest. Limiting Swansea's possession formed a key part of Lambert's strategy at the Liberty Stadium – Swansea average 57.1% of the ball in home matches but on Saturday it dropped slightly to 55.3%. It felt like much more, because even when they did have the ball, they never looked completely comfortable. Lambert knows that passing out from the back is important to Swansea and Norwich pressed very high in the opening stages. Michel Vorm's goal-kicks usually travel no further than the edge of the penalty box – against Norwich, they were thumped downfield towards Danny Graham and it was a 50-50 ball on the halfway line, rather than controlled possession in Swansea's own half. Pressing so intensely was a risk for Norwich in terms of the formations. Swansea's 4-2-3-1 was countered with a narrow 4-4-2, which meant Norwich's front six closed down Swansea's six defensive-minded players – often. When the home side had the ball in deep positions, Norwich would push those six forward into the opposition third of the pitch, happy to leave space in behind. Swansea had space to break into but weren't used to moving the ball so quickly from back to front, and although the loanee Gylfi Sigurdsson, the central playmaker in the 4-2-3-1, enjoyed space between the lines, Swansea often couldn't find him with an initial pass. Despite playing well, Norwich went in at half-time 1-0 behind. Then Lambert, as he has done so many times this season, decided to change formation midway through the match. There were two important consistencies despite the switch, however. First, he kept the same 11 players on the pitch, recognising that Norwich had competed well despite the scoreline. Second, he didn't abandon his initial gameplan – if anything, he simply reinforced it in a different system. Norwich continued to press well. The 4-4-2 became a 4-3-1-2, and Rodgers seemed to have difficulty working out precisely what Norwich had done. The whole shape of the midfield changed – David Fox continued to hold but Anthony Pilkington went from the left wing to the right of the diamond, Andrew Surman moved from the centre out to the left, and the right-winger Elliott Bennett became the central attacking midfielder, providing the link between midfield and attack. His energy was crucial in Norwich's closing down from the front but his real impact was in an attacking sense. The midfield battle had now changed. Swansea were still 4-2-3-1 but now Fox was close to Sigurdsson, while Surman and Pilkington could occupy Leon Britton and Josh McEachran, the two players deep in midfield for Swansea. Bennett was completely unaccounted for, with neither Britton nor McEachran dropping on to him, and the two centre-backs concerned with Grant Holt and Simeon Jackson upfront. Norwich got back into the game from a Holt header following a set piece but the impressive thing about their comeback was that they didn't rely on this approach. It would have been easy to do that – Norwich have scored more headers than any team in the league, while Swansea win fewer aerial duels than anyone. In the first meeting between the sides, Norwich won 91% of aerial balls. Yet on Saturday they were more sophisticated – rather than throwing it in the mixer as soon as possible, they took four short corners, more than any other side in the league this weekend. But Norwich didn't go route one – they outplayed Swansea on the floor, with Bennett running free and using the ball brilliantly. He set up the second goal for Pilkington after finding himself free between the lines, then did the same thing for Holt, who made a run from an outside-right position to collect the ball in the box. His positioning there was a result of another tactical instruction from Lambert – now they were so narrow in midfield, Holt and Jackson were asked to play wider, and help block off the passing routes to the full-backs. Norwich rode their luck late in the second half but the victory was fully deserved. They became only the second side to win at the Liberty Stadium this season, and whereas Manchester United's win in November was gifted to them with an Angel Rangel error, Norwich outplayed Swansea for large periods. Recalling Swansea's defeat to Norwich at Carrow Road in October, Rodgers described it as his side's worst display of the season. A second below-par performance against the Canaries indicates that Lambert has formulated an excellent plan for playing Swansea, and Rodgers would probably be the first to acknowledge that, at least privately. Hopefully the mutual respect between the two will continue – we could do with less unsavoury bickering between managers of the biggest clubs in the country and when those coaches depart, Rodgers and Lambert should be regarded as contenders to replace them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 IChildish but amusing LOL Somehow I don't think Wiz will find quite as amusing though haha The day I get rattled over a mad drunk bint is the day I give up. Tbf, what has happened here is everything I hate about football. Just nice to be on the right side of it for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaztonVilla Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Brilliant statement from villa on the website lol You can't expect the Villa to write anything meaningful and detailed about something so trivial as getting a new manager when there is far more important news to write about the ginger prick getting onto the FA Council! http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2796022,00.html They've appointed Lambert, that's as far as they probably feel comfortable going in the statement. There's still a potentially sticky legal situation with NCFC. As for someone else's question about whether RL would do business with Muslimss given his Judaism, I think we can all agree that given the fact that RL isn't a f**king moron, his Judaism is unlikely to get in the way of him conducting business. In fact, didn't stop him doing business with Manchester City or Fulham did it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkery Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Crikey, you get some shite on here! Not wanting to deal with muslims because he is Jewish! Ludicrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazdavies79 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Right, just heard we have Lambert (I've been busy the last few days!) First thoughts, we got the man I wanted to replace MON, finally. Not as stylish as I'd like, football wise, but a really good tactician with a second to none record for up and coming British managers, as such a very good appointment. Success isn't guaranteed in football, but you give yourself the best chance of it if you appoint the guy with the best CV and let him get on with it. Happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Can't see it happening. Would Randy being Jewish make it unlikely that business would be done with Muslims? Haven't Aston Villa FC got an open to everyone employment model regardless of creed or race? They employ people from lots of backgrounds and faiths at the club including Muslims! so why wouldnt' Randy Lerner wish to do business with anyone, just because they're not Jewish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redditch_Villa Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Rumour flying around Twitter that Alan Thompson of Celtic is joining as part of Lamberts backroom staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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