AshVilla Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I think the question needs to be asked Is our current fitness coach and medical team good enough? Whenever i look at our players in the 2nd half they look dead on their feet and lethargic Were always being beaten to 50/50 balls and our closing down is rubbish Any idea why Nzogbia was taken off today? He didn't look injured just knackered to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 N'Zogbia has just come back from injury and isn't fully match fit so I don't think he would of lasted the full 90. I don't think fitness is the issue, Lambert had us sitting way too deep in the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 No, we are just shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Maybe we should sign 25 Team GB runners. They would be shit at football but as fit as a butchers dog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 No, we are just shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 It is noticeable how over the last 3 seasons we have had incredible amounts of injuries... Houllier was wiped by it out in his first half season, ditto AMC & now Paul Lambert... I can never remember such a harsh run of injuries & nearly always to the spine of the team too which cripples us & for me is why we have consistently struggled to find form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I think our lack of confidence, quality and composure are more relevant than fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 It is noticeable how over the last 3 seasons we have had incredible amounts of injuries... Houllier was wiped by it out in his first half season, ditto AMC & now Paul Lambert... I can never remember such a harsh run of injuries & nearly always to the spine of the team too which cripples us & for me is why we have consistently struggled to find form. Very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdabush Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I don't think it's a fitness issue, it's the fact that we completely give up possession when we are ahead. Turns into a game where we just boot it upfield and desperately throw bodies in front of the ball until the opposition inevitably score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay.P.A Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Well that was the reason why N'Zogbia was taken off, PL said he's come back from a long lay off and we need him for the games coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 Why do we fade so much into the 2nd half of games though We never have enough energy by the looks of it to get over the line Time and time again we have been punished in the 2nd half by sides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 19, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 19, 2013 I think that we haven't learned when to keep the ball and slow a game down (or we're not good enough to do it) it means we spend a lot of time chasing it and then towards the end of games we tire. I think nerves play a part too, our players look terrified at 2-0 up and I think this takes something out of you. On a more personal note, I drive from one side of the Fort to the other so maybe I'm not the best person to be discussing fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel1Avfc Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Why do we fade so much into the 2nd half of games though We never have enough energy by the looks of it to get over the line Time and time again we have been punished in the 2nd half by sides The players are lethargic in the second halfs because they use up all their energy in the first half chasing down the ball "naive" trying to win back possession, but only teams like barcelona can do this tactic properly because they can keep possession of the ball longer once theyve won it... so that the players can get a breather. Ive said this before, Villa need better medical staff because we always seem to have the highest number of injuries in the PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Why do we fade so much into the 2nd half of games though we're a 100% confidence team. we'll play really really well in the first half, then the break comes and the other team has a chance to get their heads together. we go back out expecting it to be a coast, they're up for it, we give up possession a few times and it snowballs. our players fall apart mentally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefeet1980 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) Conceding early in the second half was the problem - it knocked confidence and caused us to play too deep. This is why we need a big personality in midfield to protect the back 4 and, more importantly, to stop heads going down. Edited January 19, 2013 by thefeet1980 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 we're a 100% confidence team. we'll play really really well in the first half, then the break comes and the other team has a chance to get their heads together. we go back out expecting it to be a coast, they're up for it, we give up possession a few times and it snowballs. our players fall apart mentally Yeah I agree, if they hadn't have scored so quickly in the second half I think we would have played differently, a lot similar to the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Think you get injuries when you are pulled around positionally. sometimes we are the architect of our own demise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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