Is this the season... (Poll reset after Albion double)

[Steve67]

If they do sack him, I wonder how many of the players will come out with the old "thank God he's gone" comments. They look positively clueless and don't appear motivated or bothered. I have never known a team to give the ball away so frequently, particularly when not under any pressure from the opposition. I urge people to rewatch the game to see how often it happened. Diabolical.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Lambert's Norwich teams of unknowns were brilliant at an open, quick, slick, passing,attacking style.
We look like a bunch of blind elephants playing with a balloon.


He's surely doing this to us deliberately!


Yes....I fear it is.

[djVilla]

I think it is.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

If they do sack him, I wonder how many of the players will come out with the old "thank God he's gone" comments. They look positively clueless and don't appear motivated or bothered. I have never known a team to give the ball away so frequently, particularly when not under any pressure from the opposition. I urge people to rewatch the game to see how often it happened. Diabolical.

Sanchez was particularly poor today.
Worst game he's had for us.

But, I maintain that our main problem is that we are clearly not coached to give/go/look for opening/make self available. There are no "patterns" of play so players don't seem to know where to be when or why.
The one consistent thing with Lambert's Villa teams, imho, is that they don't seem to be part of a team with anything resembling a philosophy/system/main idea.
And I put that down to shite coaching at BH....for two and a half years!

[steffo]

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Lambert's Norwich teams of unknowns were brilliant at an open, quick, slick, passing,attacking style.
His Norwich would have been found out the following season. There is no plan B.

[ChicagoLion]

If they do sack him, I wonder how many of the players will come out with the old "thank God he's gone" comments. They look positively clueless and don't appear motivated or bothered. I have never known a team to give the ball away so frequently, particularly when not under any pressure from the opposition. I urge people to rewatch the game to see how often it happened. Diabolical.

Sanchez was particularly poor today.
Worst game he's had for us.

But, I maintain that our main problem is that we are clearly not coached to give/go/look for opening/make self available. There are no "patterns" of play so players don't seem to know where to be when or why.
The one consistent thing with Lambert's Villa teams, imho, is that they don't seem to be part of a team with anything resembling a philosophy/system/main idea.
And I put that down to shite coaching at BH....for two and a half years!

Agree there is no discernable pattern or strategy. The only thing that has been consistent is the jumbled up excuse for a midfield, which I think is the main problem.

[peter w]

The fact that there are 4 teams below us staggers me. And gives me some hope because at some point we will get better than this. i hope.

[steffo]

What is criminal for a professional team is for a manager to play players totally out of position to fill a job he wants them to do.

Wiemann - goalscorer, often found in defence. Never allowed to turn and run at defences.

Hutton & all fullbacks - required to provide width. Sorry none of you are good enough to defend let alone feed crosses to Benteke.

I could go on.....
 

[Villa in Denmark]

Read 'em & weep.

Last 38 games. 

Won 8 Drawn 9 Lost 21  For 24 Against 59  GD -35  Points 33

And all the trends show we're getting worse.

[David_Nab]

Read 'em & weep.

Last 38 games. 

Won 8 Drawn 9 Lost 21  For 24 Against 59  GD -35  Points 33

And all the trends show we're getting worse.

Just simply appalling ...

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

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Lambert's Norwich teams of unknowns were brilliant at an open, quick, slick, passing,attacking style.
His Norwich would have been found out the following season. There is no plan B.

They were, especially after he left to join us!
My point is: at Villa there doesn't seem to be a plan A!

[PeterWithesShin]

We have a plan Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Thanks ViD.
Just off to bed.
Nightmares guaranteed...esp after the stark and frightening reality of today!

[Villa in Denmark]

Thanks ViD.
Just off to bed.
Nightmares guaranteed...esp after the stark and frightening reality of today!

I think we've moved address to Elm Street-

Mind you, our football is even uglier than Freddy Kruger.

[brontebilly]

It's not looking very good, is it?

No....but there are awful awful teams in the EPL. The bottom 8 sides are a league of their own, matching the standard of the top 8 of the championship.

If we somehow get out of the funk we are in, with the players we have we should survive reasonably comfortably.

34 points was enough to stay up last season, could be even lower this term.

Actually think Chelsea at home is a decent game for us next time out. Costa out is massive for them, thought they were dire against City.

Not Villa dire but very poor