KHV Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Major work still needed. Shambolic first half. Our defence is always so shakey for the opening 20-30minutes. Lambert really needs to sort that out. yeah, the 4 points we have taken from Liverpool and swansea could have also been hammering on another day. Both should have been 2 or 3 up after 20 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Would love to see some experience bought in to help. Can't see it coming at prem prices though. It's been a tough Christmas, I think we'll be very close at the end of the season but hope that those coming back will be the difference between staying up and going down.Would love to see some experience bought in to help. Can't see it coming at prem prices though. It's been a tough Christmas, I think we'll be very close at the end of the season but hope that those coming back will be the difference between staying up and going down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 With Saints drawing with Arsenal it only leaves us 1 point above the relegation zone with a far worse goal difference than those around us so it is vitally important that Lambert buys very wisely and very quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted January 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2013 I've still got faith in Lambert and what we're doing here. It's going to be a rough ride at times but it'll be worth when it all comes together. After a good point, with players returning from injury soon and new signings hopefully things will be a lot brighter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Would love to see some experience bought in to help. Can't see it coming at prem prices though. It's been a tough Christmas, I think we'll be very close at the end of the season but hope that those coming back will be the difference between staying up and going down. Would love to see some experience bought in to help. Can't see it coming at prem prices though. It's been a tough Christmas, I think we'll be very close at the end of the season but hope that those coming back will be the difference between staying up and going down. Is there an echo in here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwhitters Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 in here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwhitters Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 We need to work on the shape at the back. I personally hope we stick with 4 at the back. But they need to work together. The problems in the first half were partially created by not shuffling across. When Stevens closed down wide, the other three stayed where they were, leaving a massive space to play inside him. The other three need to shuffle across and if need to, leave opposite winger free. Should they switch it, you have time to shuffle the opposite way and get there to close down. Get the basics right and Benteke and Weimann look a handful and would keep us up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I think the big difference in the second half was that Weimann was picking up Leon Britton up off the ball, not allowing the supply into their midfielders and forwards as comfortably as they were in the first half. I don't know why he wasn't doing this from the start (it's the kind of thing Gabby is excellent at) but it certainly made life more difficult for Swansea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I think the big difference in the second half was that Weimann was picking up Leon Britton up off the ball, not allowing the supply into their midfielders and forwards as comfortably as they were in the first half. I don't know why he wasn't doing this from the start (it's the kind of thing Gabby is excellent at) but it certainly made life more difficult for Swansea I thought the big difference was the fact that we actually looked like we cared in the second half. I'll defend the villa if we lose but actually show some fight, fight that has been missing over the last 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recircle Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 So we're after a defender and physical midfielder!? As opposed to a spectral, immaterial midfielder? Yes please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 You got to give it to Paul Lambert he has real belief in the players and the strategy., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 -1 at the moment. It could have been another drubbing today against Swansea. Major investment/signings needed to keep us up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 -1 at the moment. It could have been another drubbing today against Swansea.But it wasn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Coulda woulda shoulda are the last words of a fool, as the song goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) I've still got faith in Lambert and what we're doing here. It's going to be a rough ride at times but it'll be worth when it all comes together. After a good point, with players returning from injury soon and new signings hopefully things will be a lot brighter. What exactly do you think we are "doing here"? We are trying to survive in the premier league with below par players, yes, but why is that something to have faith in? Another thing we are doing is utterly failing keep a disciplined line in the back three or four, whichever we play. That was shown eloquently by Dion Dublin's analysis on MOTD tonight. Edited January 2, 2013 by briny_ear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 What exactly do you think we are "doing here"? We are trying to survive in the premier league with below par players, yes, but why is that something to have faith in? Another thing we are doing is utterly failing keep a disciplined line in the back three or four, whichever we play. That was shown eloquently by Dion Dublin's analysis on MOTD tonight. Our back line today read as Lowton, Herd, Clark, Stevens. We have THREE central defenders injured, two full backs on fifty thousands pounds a week quite rightly as far away from the club as possible and the manager has had one summer without any real idea what he had at his disposal to try and sort it out. On a limited budget might I add. They're indiciplined because they're not good enough. I doubt anyone ever dreamt that the line up above would be our defence, at any point. Also, is it not ok to have faith anymore? Faith in the manager to pull the best out if these players, faith that once the injury crisis subsides (and **** me what a crisis) things will improve? I do. A wee bit. It certainly can't get much worse. Today was a step in the right direction. Whatever he said at half time worked and the changes he made were in the main correct. Lambert did as well today as he has done poorly in the previous week. Credit where it's due. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 We have shown this season that we can be defensively disciplined. We just need to do it more often. Having certain players back from injury would help too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Lambert needs to have a radical rethink about the sort of players he brings into the club. If he goes on buying untested lower league hopefuls, we will not survive and I am not going to waste any of my faith on that approach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I feel the same way, if he buys poorly in this window the he has no excuse. I'm not filled with much faith considering he stuck with the same team and didn't change his tactics or formation despite us letting in 17 goals in the last 4 games, so I'm worried that he will stick with the same transfer policy and not adapt. He needs to be very careful this window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 What we are facing now is exactly why PL did not spunk all his money one 2-3 players. We had and still have a thin squad. Think of what we would be right now if we had not added so many players this summer. January, I hope, will he different. It is not about finding a lot of players anymore. We need 3 or 4 players that can step right in and regulate KEA, Bannan, ect. to where they belong, the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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