Please say Delph is back.
Guzan, Bacuna, Vlaar, Clark, Baker, El Ahmadi, Westwood, Sylla, Tonev, Benteke, Kozak
Subs: Steer, Weimann, Herd, Bowery, Lowton, Delph, Agbonlahor.
Subs: Steer, Weimann, Herd, Bowery, Lowton, Delph, Agbonlahor.
I say we see how it goes then bring Delph on in the 2nd minute.
If they're good enough for the bench then start them even if it's only for 60 mins.
Disappointed (worried?) no Delph or Gabby. Also thought he would have gone with Lowton at the back and Bacuna in midfield. Feeling less confident with that line up
Guzan, Bacuna, Vlaar, Clark, Baker, El Ahmadi, Westwood, Sylla, Tonev, Benteke, Kozak
Disappointed (worried?) no Delph or Gabby. Also thought he would have gone with Lowton at the back and Bacuna in midfield. Feeling less confident with that line up
Lowton in for kea with Bacuna in midfield I thought was a given :-(
If they're good enough for the bench then start them even if it's only for 60 mins.
Can't risk starting with 2 or 3 players who may only last an hour.
Tonev is either gonna smash one in the top corner or hit one of their fans in the face. It's a win/win situation.
If they're good enough for the bench then start them even if it's only for 60 mins.
Can't risk starting with 2 or 3 players who may only last an hour.
against the risk of that team not being good enough and needing the same 2-3 players to drag us out the mire in the final 30?
If they're good enough for the bench then start them even if it's only for 60 mins.
Can't risk starting with 2 or 3 players who may only last an hour.
against the risk of that team not being good enough and needing the same 2-3 players to drag us out the mire in the final 30?
Subs: Steer, Weimann, Herd, Bowery, Lowton, Delph, Agbonlahor.
I say we see how it goes then bring Delph on in the 2nd minute.
Tonev is either gonna smash one in the top corner or hit one of their fans in the face. It's a win/win situation.
Myhill, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Popov, Mulumbu, Yacob, Amalfitano, Sessegnon, Brunt, Long.
I know players are coming back but it looks a stronger bench than first team.
Lowton in for kea with Bacuna in midfield I thought was a given :-(
Myhill, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Popov, Mulumbu, Yacob, Amalfitano, Sessegnon, Brunt, Long.
Hardly anything to be afraid of there - we will win!
KEA is the weak link, why does Lambert keep picking him?
Myhill, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Popov, Mulumbu, Yacob, Amalfitano, Sessegnon, Brunt, Long.
Hardly anything to be afraid of there - we will win!
i'd take a point right now (hangs head in shame)
Gabby, no. Dear god man shave that off.
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Gabby, no. Dear god man shave that off.
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I wouldn't. We'll twat them out of sight.
Worried about our lack of passion in the team.
KEA is capable of one effective game every couple of months. We may be in luck.
some players are a bit half arsed at times.Worried about our lack of passion in the team.
how have you managed to gauge our lack of passion?
4-3-1-2 innit? Tonev in the hole with the two big men rotating up front?
I honestly forget what formation we played against Cardiff.
4-3-1-2 innit? Tonev in the hole with the two big men rotating up front?
I honestly forget what formation we played against Cardiff.
Must be. Can't quite see Tonev as wing back! Who wouldn't be playing upfront in a 4231??
I wonder if the Bitters who have infested this site recently will comment on how well behaved our fans were during that tribute?
In fairness it sounds like it was a very good goal. Bastards. Where is Hutton when you need him.
Just got home from work did I miss anything?No, unless you like to see Albion scoring.
Villa manager Paul Lambert: "We played well last time out against Cardiff. We've got a few from the injury room back so the team picked itself. Any derby game you play, it doesn't really matter what form you're in. The away support for us is fantastic and this will be a good atmosphere. If we play with our brains hopefully we will win."
You know that strong bench, Lambert? With Lowton, Gabby and Weimann? How about bringing them on and doing something about this shambolic display?
Two well taken goals and some uncharacteristic mistakes but we've fucking asked for this with the team we put out.
Absolutely garbage. Lambert out
oh for a good manager this nobs shiteNail on the head. Although I can see what he's doing (Sarcasm face).
Two well taken goals and some uncharacteristic mistakes but we've fucking asked for this with the team we put out.
But it's the same team that beat Cardiff, and West Brom aren't really any better than Cardiff are they?
We just look lethargic, has someone been slipping us drugs?
This is simply awful but one goal and they'll shit themselves methinks.
Absolutely garbage. Lambert out
Okay, should've said a goal before HT.This is simply awful but one goal and they'll shit themselves methinks.
I think I see the flaw in your plan.
Depends on the manager.Absolutely garbage. Lambert out
Yes, because changing the manager every couple of years has been proven to work so many times hasn't it?
Jesus that should have been three.
Evening chaps, is it as bad as it sounds?
Evening chaps, is it as bad as it sounds?
Have there been any signs we can match this lot? At all? Anyone?
Depends on the manager.Absolutely garbage. Lambert out
Yes, because changing the manager every couple of years has been proven to work so many times hasn't it?
might be good if they don't appoint shite every couple of years.Absolutely garbage. Lambert out
Yes, because changing the manager every couple of years has been proven to work so many times hasn't it?
Coco the clown?Depends on the manager.Absolutely garbage. Lambert out
Yes, because changing the manager every couple of years has been proven to work so many times hasn't it?
Got any idea who we could get in at this moment in the season?
Depends on the manager.Absolutely garbage. Lambert out
Yes, because changing the manager every couple of years has been proven to work so many times hasn't it?
Got any idea who we could get in at this moment in the season?
True, Tony Pulis has been snapped up already.Depends on the manager.Absolutely garbage. Lambert out
Yes, because changing the manager every couple of years has been proven to work so many times hasn't it?
Got any idea who we could get in at this moment in the season?
Listening to West Bromich Albion fans taking the piss as we hoof it from the back into touch is about as galling as it gets. There are so many problems with this piss poor performance it isn't funny.Is it just a poor performance or is this where we are?
Listening to West Bromich Albion fans taking the piss as we hoof it from the back into touch is about as galling as it gets. There are so many problems with this piss poor performance it isn't funny.Is it just a poor performance or is this where we are?
What has happened to Westwood? He spends every game hiding for most of the match now. I'm sick of our midfielders being on the ball, looking up and seeing nothing but West Brom players as available options.
Bloody awful so far. Baker all over the place and bacuna error a real howler.i prefer base rate
Benteke looks well off the pace too.
I think Tonev has been our best player offensively, not always tracking his man though.
Good effort that libor
Listening to West Bromich Albion fans taking the piss as we hoof it from the back into touch is about as galling as it gets. There are so many problems with this piss poor performance it isn't funny.Is it just a poor performance or is this where we are?
Considering how shit we apparently are we could have scored twice as well.
Considering how shit we apparently are we could have scored twice as well.WE could do a lot of thing if we didn't buy players that are not good enough...
Delph, Weimann and Gabby should of started in my opinion, no matter what the Cardiff result was.
Listening to West Bromich Albion fans taking the piss as we hoof it from the back into touch is about as galling as it gets. There are so many problems with this piss poor performance it isn't funny.Is it just a poor performance or is this where we are?
We need to get Delph and gabby on at half time I reckon.
Is this partly the result of chopping and changing the formation so much?
I say it every bloody week. Baker is Championship standard at best, yet plays all the time. Says it all.
Dear Paul,HA
They're all over us. Please do something about it.
Thanks in advance,
Lee x
Why the fuck is Benteke playing in midfield?We have a midfield?
Two well taken goals and some uncharacteristic mistakes but we've fucking asked for this with the team we put out.
But it's the same team that beat Cardiff, and West Brom aren't really any better than Cardiff are they?
We just look lethargic, has someone been slipping us drugs?
Dear Paul,Print that off and go chuck it in his face.
They're all over us. Please do something about it.
Thanks in advance,
Lee x
Could be both.Listening to West Bromich Albion fans taking the piss as we hoof it from the back into touch is about as galling as it gets. There are so many problems with this piss poor performance it isn't funny.Is it just a poor performance or is this where we are?
I'm not sure mate, but unless we get a hold of it soon we're going down at least 4 nil tonight.
Yea Benteke...Why the fuck is Benteke playing in midfield?We have a midfield?
Why no subs yet Lambert. He really is a donkey.
Dear Paul,
They're all over us. Please do something about it.
Thanks in advance,
Lee x
Just got in...
Considering going back out again...
Jesus. Tonev is so ineffectual.he is shit.
Considering how shit we apparently are we could have scored twice as well.
Just imagine how much it will kill them when we win 5-3.
Just imagine how much it will kill them when we win 5-3.
Our midfield is doing absolutely nothing.
Benteke is a shell of his former self. He rarely wins headers, struggles to hold up the ball, and often runs into nowhere when he does keep it.
Just imagine how much it will kill them when we win 5-3.
Benteke is a shell of his former self. He rarely wins headers, struggles to hold up the ball, and often runs into nowhere when he does keep it.
KEA and Westwood is a league 1 central midfield. At best.I'm also regrettfully coming to the conclusion that Sylla is the new Cueller. He's better when he's not playing.
I'd go as far as saying half this team aren't Premier League standard.
£5 he makes no changes at half time!!! We have been garbage for a while now, this is no shock!
He picked up another injury last week too I believe. I mean I think he's finding it harder this season anyway regardless, but I'm not sure he's 100% fit yet. He's lacking a couple of yards he had last season.Benteke is a shell of his former self. He rarely wins headers, struggles to hold up the ball, and often runs into nowhere when he does keep it.
He needs Gabby and Weimann to be on form, playing and supporting him as per last season. Kozak is a trier but does not cut the mustard for me.
Dear Paul,Dear Christian,
I gave it a go as you asked but it's a waste of time.
Can I leave in January?
Thanks.
Christian
KEA and Westwood is a league 1 central midfield. At best.I'm also regrettfully coming to the conclusion that Sylla is the new Cueller. He's better when he's not playing.
I'd go as far as saying half this team aren't Premier League standard.
Dear Paul,Dear Christian,
I gave it a go as you asked but it's a waste of time.
Can I leave in January?
Thanks.
Christian
I will be leaving before you.
Paul.
Dear Paul,Dear Christian,
I gave it a go as you asked but it's a waste of time.
Can I leave in January?
Thanks.
Christian
I will be leaving before you.
Paul.
Fuck u lambert fuck u
I've reserved judgement on Tonev until I'd seen a bit more of him.
I think I'm ready for my decision now and I'm afraid he's another in the nowhere near good enough camp.
Fuck u lambert fuck u
Its too easy to blame Lambert mate that's not the issue.
Fuck u lambert fuck u
Its too easy to blame Lambert mate that's not the issue.
Dear Paul,
Thanks for your reply.
Can you please confirm you won't be going to Chelsea.
Thanks in advance,
Christian x
Dear Paul,Dear Christian,
I gave it a go as you asked but it's a waste of time.
Can I leave in January?
Thanks.
Christian
I will be leaving before you.
Paul.
Dear Paul,
Thanks for your reply.
Can you please confirm you won't be going to Chelsea.
Thanks in advance,
Christian x
looks like I was spot on then, Toronto.Worried about our lack of passion in the team.
how have you managed to gauge our lack of passion?
Two well taken goals and some uncharacteristic mistakes but we've fucking asked for this with the team we put out.
But it's the same team that beat Cardiff, and West Brom aren't really any better than Cardiff are they?
We just look lethargic, has someone been slipping us drugs?
Fuck u lambert fuck u
Its too easy to blame Lambert mate that's not the issue.
A great first touch and an extremely poor pass is the issue.
looks like I was spot on then, Toronto.Worried about our lack of passion in the team.
how have you managed to gauge our lack of passion?
Too many of our players simply aren't good enough at this level. Getting comfortably dicked by Albion - ALBION ffs. What on earth has become of our club.5 years of mis management...
Hard to blame the players - the general set-up of the team is as clueless as I can remember seeing for a while.
Clark on the left? Again? Hasn't Lambert bought TWO left backs? Where are they?
The midfield does look very average indeed.I was hearing Charlie Nicholas on Saturday talking about how much he liked midfielders running beyond the strikers and it got me thinking when was the last time a Villa midfielder linked up the play with the intention of running beyond the strikers? It's but one of the reasons why Westwood and El Ahmadi are a complete waste of time.
That line up doesnt scare the shit out of me mind. I see Shane Long ultimately survived Hutton's tackle to take part tonight.Payback time methinks.
Sylla and Bacuna don't like being in possession of a football which is often a major disadvantage for a football team. Not good enough, nor will they be.
Hard to blame the players - the general set-up of the team is as clueless as I can remember seeing for a while.
Clark on the left? Again? Hasn't Lambert bought TWO left backs? Where are they?
Injured.
That line up doesnt scare the shit out of me mind. I see Shane Long ultimately survived Hutton's tackle to take part tonight.Payback time methinks.
Fuck u lambert fuck u
Its too easy to blame Lambert mate that's not the issue.
A great first touch and an extremely poor pass is the issue.
Too many of our players simply aren't good enough at this level. Getting comfortably dicked by Albion - ALBION ffs. What on earth has become of our club.
We've started a lot of games at half pace this season & you can't get away with it every week.
We started with 3 at the back & we've got fucked almost every time we've played that system. Why does Lambert think we can play with 3 at the back? Baker is shit with the ball at his feet & has little or no awareness of attackers around him. He's great at recovery or last ditch challenges but that shows how poor a defender he is. Clarke is only marginally better.
The less said about Tonev the better.
Too many players who are not good enough or not ready at this level.
Bottom line is we are piss poor, lack quality & Lambert is tactically just as bad.
That line up doesnt scare the shit out of me mind. I see Shane Long ultimately survived Hutton's tackle to take part tonight.Payback time methinks.
It's half time, we can still fuck this up!!!! 2-4That line up doesnt scare the shit out of me mind. I see Shane Long ultimately survived Hutton's tackle to take part tonight.Payback time methinks.
That's just a bit sad mate. You're beating your neighbours and you're on here.
I was hearing Charlie Nicholas on Saturday talking about how much he liked midfielders running beyond the strikers and it got me thinking when was the last time a Villa midfielder linked up the play with the intention of running beyond the strikers? It's but one of the reasons why Westwood and El Ahmadi are a complete waste of time.
Sylla and Bacuna don't like being in possession of a football which is often a major disadvantage for a football team. Not good enough, nor will they be.
Bacuna is fine but the mistake has affected him, you don't go from scoring a belter like he did after a great burst through the middle to never being good enough in an hour of football. Sylla looks well short of fitness and skill, if he's been training like this I can understand why KEA has played so often.
Hard to blame the players - the general set-up of the team is as clueless as I can remember seeing for a while.
Benteke, our biggest weapon, dropping deep? He's not a creative mid ffs, his strength is outmuscling the last man and getting on the end of things.
Kozak playing ahead of him, with no support? He needs a nippy forward to play around him, that's 'big lanky immobile striker 101'.
No wide men? With two big strikers on the pitch? Eh?
The slowest midfield in Christendom with three players who are unbelievably shite in the opposition half?
Clark on the left? Again? Hasn't Lambert bought TWO left backs? Where are they?
I like Lambert, but you have to call a spade and spade, and this is a really shit spade so far.
Sylla and Bacuna don't like being in possession of a football which is often a major disadvantage for a football team. Not good enough, nor will they be.
Bacuna is fine but the mistake has affected him, you don't go from scoring a belter like he did after a great burst through the middle to never being good enough in an hour of football. Sylla looks well short of fitness and skill, if he's been training like this I can understand why KEA has played so often.
Yeah I get that Bacuna has that in his locker but he isn't comfortable on the ball in a typical situation. It isn't good to lack that standard level of technical ability.
In fairness, the club is getting exactly what it has planned and budgeted for. Mid-to-bottom of the table drudgery.
We've started a lot of games at half pace this season & you can't get away with it every week.
We started with 3 at the back & we've got fucked almost every time we've played that system. Why does Lambert think we can play with 3 at the back? Baker is shit with the ball at his feet & has little or no awareness of attackers around him. He's great at recovery or last ditch challenges but that shows how poor a defender he is. Clarke is only marginally better.
The less said about Tonev the better.
Too many players who are not good enough or not ready at this level.
Bottom line is we are piss poor, lack quality & Lambert is tactically just as bad.
Started with three at the back? Not from where I'm sitting
How to beat Villa. Press constantly. Wait for a fuck up. Repeat.Pressing, any sort of pace or movement and we cannot handle it. Either defensively or offensively. We just have no answer.
How to beat Villa. Press constantly. Wait for a fuck up. Repeat.
I still think there are 3 teams worse than us. Just. Only just.
Can anyone honestly say this dreadful performance is a surprise.This clueless manager has so far bought us the clubs biggest ever defeat ,beaten by a 4th divsion team over two games ,lost to a poor Millwall team ,given us the clubs worst ever home record .And just to prove the point he has made no changes at half time.Very stubborn man the sooner we get rid off the better as far as i am concerned
I've only got R5 and comments on here to go by but basically, as I understand it, we're a bit shit aren't we.
Having said that, Gabby, Delph and Weimann waiting to come on.
One of the biggest problems we have is that there's no real pressure on anybody at the club to succeed . We lose, but that's ok because we're in transition. The players know they're not expected to win on a regular basis. The manager knows his job is safe, whatever happens. And the owner is strangely distant from it all. The air of complacency around the club is palpable and has been for a while. We've settled for this.
who the fuck just put the ball back into trouble thenWestwood. He really is poor
One of the biggest problems we have is that there's no real pressure on anybody at the club to succeed . We lose, but that's ok because we're in transition. The players know they're not expected to win on a regular basis. The manager knows his job is safe, whatever happens. And the owner is strangely distant from it all. The air of complacency around the club is palpable and has been for a while. We've settled for this.
I miss Houllier. Imagine had he stayed and got some of the signings he'd planned?
How the fuck has Westwood kept on the pitch?Not to mention KEA
How the fuck has Westwood kept on the pitch?
I miss Houllier. Imagine had he stayed and got some of the signings he'd planned?
I was thinking this earlier. We seemed to be entering the 21st century in terms of style. We've gone so far backwards it's desperate.
Can anyone honestly say this dreadful performance is a surprise.This clueless manager has so far bought us the clubs biggest ever defeat ,beaten by a 4th divsion team over two games ,lost to a poor Millwall team ,given us the clubs worst ever home record .And just to prove the point he has made no changes at half time.Very stubborn man the sooner we get rid off the better as far as i am concerned
He'd already marked the cards of the likes of Collins/Dunne etc. He had good ideas on rebuilding our midfield.I miss Houllier. Imagine had he stayed and got some of the signings he'd planned?
I was thinking this earlier. We seemed to be entering the 21st century in terms of style. We've gone so far backwards it's desperate.
*bing bong*
BACUNA TO RIGHT FUCKING BACK PLEASE.
Thank you.
We have all the width of Kate Moss.
It comes to something when your midfield makes you nostalgic for Gavin McCann.He'd look like Dunga compared to this lot.
We deserve absolutely nothing from this, tactics completely wrong. Baggies should be out of sight.
OK, who broke the site?Heskey, he fell over..
OK, who broke the site?
Fuck Westwood off, absolute shite, get KEA off not good enough, get Kozak off, nullifying CB, bring on Delph, Gabby and Weimann, show a bit of passion, and a bito urgency.
That Mulumbu challenge summed us up, KEA half hearted, Westwood too slow and weak, Sylla just completely off it.
Lesson to PL....NEVER EVER AGAIN start with a midfield of Sylla , Westwood and KEA, completely offer nothing
I feel more positive, by the way :-)Hard to blame the players - the general set-up of the team is as clueless as I can remember seeing for a while.
Benteke, our biggest weapon, dropping deep? He's not a creative mid ffs, his strength is outmuscling the last man and getting on the end of things.
Kozak playing ahead of him, with no support? He needs a nippy forward to play around him, that's 'big lanky immobile striker 101'.
No wide men? With two big strikers on the pitch? Eh?
The slowest midfield in Christendom with three players who are unbelievably shite in the opposition half?
Clark on the left? Again? Hasn't Lambert bought TWO left backs? Where are they?
I like Lambert, but you have to call a spade and spade, and this is a really shit spade so far.
I really can not figure out what our tactics are ? pass it sideways a few times, then Westwood dropping deep to make a few sideways passes, and then finally back to Guzan, who kicks it long ?! There is no movement in midfield from KEA and Sylla, there is no balance at all in that midfield. They have all been bougth by Lambert. And I too do not understand the line up. When it was changed against Cardiff, it worked, not before. And now it is the same 11 again. 9 of the 11 players (including Guzan) are bought by Lambert.
Well, I will be more positive when it is 2-2...
KEA or Westwood must come off. KEA is one of the worst players I've ever seen play for Villa
I like Lambert, but you have to call a spade and spade, and this is a really shit spade so far.
If they're good enough for the bench then start them even if it's only for 60 mins.
Can't risk starting with 2 or 3 players who may only last an hour.
against the risk of that team not being good enough and needing the same 2-3 players to drag us out the mire in the final 30?