The Culverhouse theory

[silhillvilla]

It's depressing enough reading about lambert
I really just want to erase culverhouse and the other idiot from my memory

[Rudy65]

What is the f***ing point of this thread?

My point is this:

We hired Lambert-Culverhouse-Karsa on the basis that their success at Colchester and (especially) Norwich qualified them to take on the job of managing Aston Villa. They put in place a plan (signing young players and playing on the break), tried it for a couple of years, it didn't work so we sacked them. As per standard practice.

But, wait a moment, rewind there. We didn't sack them. We sacked two-thirds of them. And kept Lambert who, in my opinion, had the least input and has no managerial success on his own. So, in effect, we have gone into this season with a rookie manager who is making it up as he goes along. Hence first time he is exposed to someone else's different philosophy (Guardiola's during a visit to Bayern), he suddenly changes our whole style of play mid-season. And that is something unprecedented, in my opinion. For instance, I remember Houllier refusing to change the way (zonal or man-to-man) we defended corners mid-season, preferring to imbed new ideas during pre-season.

So the point is not to simply say "Lambert is crap" but to analyse why has he been such a disappointment. And this is my theory. Without Culverhouse and Karsa to set the tactics, he has simply poached the Bayern Munich philosophy without understanding about the "move" in pass-and-move.

In my opinion, the Aston Villa job should always go to a proven experienced manager, never a rookie.

Pointless thread. We need to move forward not look back on the likes of Culverhouse who will be totally forgotten  very quickly

[adrenachrome]

Quite a few Norwich fans hold the view expressed in the OP. I remember somebody posting a link in this forum very early on in PL's tenure.

[b23]

The last time i posted about those two, the internet nearly melted.

[Des Little]

Horseshit. Lambert out.

[dcdavecollett]

I seem to recall Lambert taking Wycombe to the LC SF while he was there.

That doesn't sound like failure to me.

[Des Little]

Lambert has been a total and utter failure as our manager, and that's what matters. Time to sling it.

[KevinGage]

A part of me died the day we ditched Culverhouse.

A prophet is never recognised in his own land.

[mark west]

Lambert has been a total and utter failure as our manager, and that's what matters. Time to sling it.

Good point, Des. Straight to the point. Lambert must go. He must be our worst ever manager.

[ozzjim]

To have not appointed an assistant is very strange. Very. Especially if we are struggling for creativity, a really top coach in as assistant might actually help matters!

[mr underhill]

but the underlying problem will remain. The only answer now is to take the hard decision and sack him; Randy's got to wake up to the fact that the Lambert love-in hasn't suddenly stopped working, but rather it's never worked, and never will.

[Damo70]

I seem to recall Lambert taking Wycombe to the LC SF while he was there.

That doesn't sound like failure to me.

On that basis we should appoint Phil Parkinson, Dave Smith, Lawrie Sanchez or Nigel Clough.

[dcdavecollett]

Not really sure why you've posted that.

I was just pointing out that most people would regard a fourth division team reaching that stage of a major competition as a fine achievement. Especially for a manager lacking his 'special' coaches.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I seem to recall Lambert taking Wycombe to the LC SF while he was there.

That doesn't sound like failure to me.

On that basis we should appoint Phil Parkinson, Dave Smith, Lawrie Sanchez or Nigel Clough.

Management by committee. (Worked in the old days!!! ;-))
Perhaps we make the most of our money and play them too?

Couldn't do much worse than the shite we turn out most games.

[Small Rodent]

Wouldn't it have been easier to have spentvall those words and imagination writing a Sci-Fi short story?