samjp26 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Inb4themods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul33 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Too narrow, lack of midfield creativity, not enough movement up front, too many negative passes backwards, crap full back ...... 2012/13 all over again !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Bear Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 The Arsenal game seems a long time ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Was really awful. Can't even think of any positives, even Benteke couldn't bail us out despite his best efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Shit. Cant take anything from that game. Bullied at home by a team that everyone thought would get relegated. How long can we carry on being shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Dreadful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) Lambert has to wear the funny hat for this one. No imagination, no positive action taken to address problems that were clear as day to see. Weimann should've been off at halftime. Sylla for Westwood. Lambert was a spectator for this game, I'm at a total loss to explain it. Edited September 14, 2013 by maqroll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Footballers vs workhorses and cloggers. Football won with ease. Those goal kicks to Benteke, desperation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 I actually thought both sides were poor, but the difference for them was Ben Arfa. We allowed him to play his game FAR too much, but he was a class above. Having said that, Andi should've squared the ball to Gabby in the first half, and Gabby should've buried his chance too. Changes the game and we could've just as easily have won the game. Overall we were very poor. The fullbacks, Gabby, Andi, KEA all having more than a bad day at the office. Still too early to predict a struggle this season, but we definitely need a win at Norwich to see if this performance is the norm, or the Arsenal / Chelsea performance is the standard to expect. 4/10 overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted September 14, 2013 Author Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) I feel Delph was the only player who seemed to give it his all in the first half, although after his yellow card he seemed to lower the pressure (for obvious reasons). I don't know what we do in training but there is a serious problem with throw-ins on both sides of the pitch, nobody seems to want to come and collect the ball or get into space to receive it, very amateur to be honest as this is just the basics of football. Putting Kozak on made sense but not to replace KEA, big mistake in my opinion as we lost the ability to keep hold of the ball in the middle of the pitch and literally every pass was a punt up the pitch. I think Weimann needs a break, although against Norwich he could work well he just doesn't seem to be playing well for whatever reason, I love the guy but we can't play him week in week out if he isn't performing. Benteke is still top scorer in the league. Edited September 14, 2013 by samjp26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 I think Clark was the only positive to come from today, was worried when he came out but played well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul33 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 We won't improve until Lambert changes his obsession with playing narrow. 95% of villa's possession was in the central third of the pitch and you can only create chances in there if you have absolute top class creative midfielders and we have none ...... albeit credit to delph for at least trying to make positive things happen. We are a different team when we work down the flanks and we are a different team when we run with the ball and put the oppo on the back foot. We play at too low a tempo and at the slightest sign of pressure, our midfielders are groomed to turn round and pass the ball back. We desperately need a new playing style OR a massive boost in quality in our midfield or it is another season of struggling in the botton places I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Delph was great but his two mates in midfield were shocking. Gabby was absolutely anonymous for the 2nd half. Weimann only came good when it was too **** late. Lowton had his back turned and was jogging away from his opponent for their second. No movement, no strategy, no anticipation - it was like watching this time last year when none of the players knew each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Special mention to Gabby for that howler. My dead grandmother could have scored from there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Everyone 0 apart from: Benteke 1 (for scoring) Delph 2 (at least for trying) Weimann -23 (an generous at that) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Any news on Okore's injury btw? FWIW I actually thought Clark looked light again once called upon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted September 14, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) Not a lot of joy to be taken from this right now, but Clark continues to play well. Lowton and Luna on the other hand, not so much. Edited September 14, 2013 by AVTuco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Shows how laughable the talk of top 8/6 were, were a million miles from top 10. Cant defend and we dont create, we just graft and counter and thats all we have. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark8691 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Newcastle were the better team today and deserved their win. Showed more quality on and off the ball. I'd have given them the penalty towards the end too (Though stream not the best guide). Must say that for a premiership team, our passing verges on terrible at times. No surprise our possession statistics are often poor. Just hope we can improve as the season goes on. And Weimann needs to be dropped. Can't understand why Lambert perservered with him so long today. He's not shown anything this season thus far and little again today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) Special mention to Gabby for that howler. My dead grandmother could have scored from there. You are Stephen Ireland and I claim my £10. To cap off a poor day of football, Alex McLeish is now offending my senses by joining Keys and Gray on the panel on Al Jazeera. Edited September 14, 2013 by StanBalaban 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts