withes_shin Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Simple question - are we playing more as a long ball team than we did under McLeish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I think we started off with the right intention but the lack of quality from our 'creative' players has meant that Lambert's had to be more pragmatic, hence Benteke starting instead of Bent. Long term I'm sure he wants to play the right way, unlike McLeish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Yes at the moment. It's down to a woefully week midfield and an inexperienced and panicky defence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Lump up to Benteke and hope for the knock down ball. As long as we get the 3 points, that all that matters. And at the moment we aren't. Edited January 14, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parisvilla Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 It's certainly possible but I couldn't care less about style of play given our current predicament. Benteke wins absolutely everything in the air. Get Weimann up alongside him for the flick ons and knock downs. We tried to pass it through the midfield against Spurs and couldn't get out of our half. The midfield gets eaten alive partly due to their lack of quality but also how poorly Lambert sets them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 When Vlaar was fit and in the side he definitely tried playing out from the back. The first half against West Brom we passed and moved quite well but Benteke had a mare that day meaning it came to nothing but a desperate 1-1. Gradually as the results and crap defending have taken their toll players have completely lost their confidence to do anything remotely creative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Only when Barry Bannan plays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 14, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 14, 2013 Yes at the moment. It's down to a woefully week midfield and an inexperienced and panicky defence. This. I think the intention is to play "better" football. But with the lack of any decent attacking midfielders in the centre of the park, inexperience at the back and an easy target up top in Benteke, the tendency is to go long. But I don't think the intention is to play like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Take the Southampton game for example. In the first half it was a typical long ball game as we were panicking at every opportunity, but as the game progressed we started playing ball to feet with some rather pacey attacking play, it was like we were a different team in the second half. What we played in the final 30 minutes was what Lambert wants every game and with a decent midfield that may just happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Under Mcleish we were very defensive though, under Lambert we are a very attacking team be it long balls or passing, we mix it up but we are just rubbish at it. In some of our away games we've had 12-15 shots on goal, unthinkable under Mcleish. As our resident Norwich fan said, Lambert doesn't really do defense. We did ask for attacking football remember? Edited January 14, 2013 by supernova26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 No. We're not. We're panicking about not being able to get the ball away, and Benteke is a natural target for getting the ball away from the danger zone. We've always started games with the intention to pass, but our weak midfield and nervousness at the back means we slip into long ball as the game progresses. Under McLeish that was our tactic from the kick off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 No. We're not. We're panicking about not being able to get the ball away, and Benteke is a natural target for getting the ball away from the danger zone. We've always started games with the intention to pass, but our weak midfield and nervousness at the back means we slip into long ball as the game progresses. Under McLeish that was our tactic from the kick off. spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I suppose if the ball's down the other end it's less likely to go in the Villa net! It's what you do with it when it's down there that counts and at the moment we're suffering by not taking chances, including some gilt edged buggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 What we played in the final 30 minutes was what Lambert wants every game and with a decent midfield that may just happen. So after Bannan came on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 The last stats on this I saw showed there are 5 other clubs in the league who play a higher % of long balls than Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel1Avfc Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) I think Hoofing would be more of an accurate way to describe villas style of play at times, the McLeish tactics are still indented in a few players heads imo. Long ball passing makes me think more in the lines of Barcelona... Edited January 14, 2013 by Daniel1Avfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) We are a shit team regardless of how long our passes are. Edited January 14, 2013 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 We've been hoofing since O'Leary. It's never gone away significantly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 We are definately a long ball team at the moment, but that comes from trying to get the ball Benteke quickly instead of building from the back properly.When/if we get enough points to be sure of safety I am sure our style will change.Put it this way, it better change cause I can't see a long ball team lasting too long in the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevangrealish Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 We've been hoofing since O'Leary. It's never gone away significantly. Maybe its a DOL jinx ? If he was assassinated would we still be jinxed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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