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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on December 28, 2014, 02:08:41 PM
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Us: Guzan, Hutton, Vlaar, Clark, Cissokho, Cleverley, Delph, Sanchez, N'Zogbia, Weimann, Benteke.
Subs: Given, Okore, Bacuna, Herd, Lowton, Robinson, Grealish.
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Them: Pantilimon, Vergini, Jones, O’Shea (c), Brown, Bridcutt, Gomez, Larsson, Johnson, Wickham,
Subs: Mannone, Cattermole, Altidore, Alvarez, Coates, Giaccherini, Buckley.
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Okore rested maybe having playing quite a few games in succession. Also bringing in N'Zogbia to add some width though I would have much preferred to give Grealish a start. Weimann to start just off Benteke replacing Gabby was an obvious move.
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Them: Pantilimon, Vergini, Jones, O’Shea (c), Brown, Bridcutt, Gomez, Larsson, Johnson, Wickham,
Subs: Mannone, Cattermole, Altidore, Alvarez, Coates, Giaccherini, Buckley.
We really should beat those ten.
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We have to start the game quickly and keep them hemmed in to their third. Our attitude to the game will dictate the result. Need to now start to turn the possession into good chances and importantly start to take them.
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Pretty much the team I expected, don't think he was likely to play a back 3 at home against Sunderland. I think I'd have given Grealish the nod over N'zogbia.
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Disappointed the useless Insomnia gets another game. Okore sitting out a game is maybe needed and can come back in to the side against Palace.
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As we have learned, it's not a side that screams goals is it. Thank god for Benteke.
Mind you, their's isn't either.
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CNZ cleverly and Weimann all play. How boring and disappointing.
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I hope this is just a one game rest for Okore. Win please Villa.
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Nzogbia? What I the point.
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Zzzzz Zzzzz Zzzzz N'Zzzzzogbia
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Nzogbia? What I the point.
Answers on a postcard please
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I would play any of those on the bench ahead of Nzogbia and that includes Given
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Nzogbia? What I the point.
Geometry?
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Shame king Carlos isn't still with them. Looks, dare I say it, winnable.
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Shame king Carlos isn't still with them. Looks, dare I say it, winnable.
Looks winnable, but also looks quite easily loseable.
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Hardly an inspiring lineup, and undoubtedly the same sort of inventionless 3 man midfield that is par for the course in our 4-3-2-1 formation.
Zogbia shouldn't be playing and Cleverley seems to be one of these players, much like Westwood, who can do no wrong in Lamberts eyes.
I'd have played Grealish and Bacuna for them to be honest.
Saying that, their side is shit on paper. Johnson has been poor for them so hopefully we don't duly oblige him the run of Villa park.
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liked to have seen a bit of adventure in the line up but im not suprised
easily winnable . you would think
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first effort
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Interesting that Delph seems to be playing on the right in the last couple of games. I'd rather see him swap sides with TC really. It's always too obvious that he wants to get back on his left peg.
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Enjoying this so far we look like the home side.
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Why NZogbia , why not give Grealish a chance!
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I think our style at the moment can be summed up as all fart no shit.
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I think our style at the moment can be summed up as all fart no shit.
very good I nearly choked on my Tea !
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lots of passing - no creativity really
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I think our style at the moment can be summed up as all fart no shit.
It's the newww styyyle.
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Good possession, but they keep losing patience and blasting it from miles out. A bit more intelligent movement into the box is all we need, because we're holding on to it comfortably in good areas.
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I think our style at the moment can be summed up as all fart no shit.
The optimistic in me thinks we're just that one decent attacking midfielder away. Someone who can at least have us touching cloth.
The mid 3 are tidy but none of our supporting players for Benteke really create much.
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hit it son
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We look OK at the moment considering we are playing with ten men!
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Christ, Weimann.
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How long do you want?
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An encouraging enough start, but you can see our weakness clear as day.
We can actually keep the ball well when we try, but we have a massive great hole in the team where there should be someone who can pick that creative pass that turns possession into opportunities.
Probably the player on the pitch most able to do that is Sanchez, and he's not even that type of player.
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weimann rubbish
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Fucking useless Weimann.
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Diabloical Weimann....
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Weimann championship at best
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If only Weimann wasn't shit.
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Weimann is a constant disappointment. CNZ is a waste of molecules.
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Dreadful, dreadful pass from Weimann there.
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I think our style at the moment can be summed up as all fart no shit.
The optimistic in me thinks we're just that one decent attacking midfielder away. Someone who can at least have us touching cloth.
The mid 3 are tidy but none of our supporting players for Benteke really create much.
how long we been waiting for that player. lambert has had enough time but he goes for a westwood clone on loan
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How can Weimann have regressed so much after his debut?
He's gone from being the best finisher at the club to being one of the worst. His passing game is pathetic.
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How can Weimann have regressed so much after his debut?
He's gone from being the best finisher at the club to being one of the worst. His passing game is pathetic.
He's the new Brett Holman. Tremendous workrate but an absolute dogs dinner with a football anywhere near his feet.
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How can Weimann have regressed so much after his debut?
He's gone from being the best finisher at the club to being one of the worst. His passing game is pathetic.
since his contract hes gone awful
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Benteke knees Bridcutt in the head while jumping for a header. Referee checks Benteke's boots for magic springs.
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How can Weimann have regressed so much after his debut?
He's gone from being the best finisher at the club to being one of the worst. His passing game is pathetic.
As is his close-control. The fact that he's pretty much an instant choice in the team says far too much about Lambert's tenure for my liking.
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I think our style at the moment can be summed up as all fart no shit.
I wish the Mods on here would introduce the auto word replacement for 'our new style' to 'trying to play football'. It's not as if Lambert is some footballing genius that has discovered a new way to play. He's just tired and failed every other possible option of avoiding the obvious.
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I think our style at the moment can be summed up as all fart no shit.
The optimistic in me thinks we're just that one decent attacking midfielder away. Someone who can at least have us touching cloth.
The mid 3 are tidy but none of our supporting players for Benteke really create much.
how long we been waiting for that player. lambert has had enough time but he goes for a westwood clone on loan
We'll undoubtedly have to keep waiting. It was one of the first things he identified when he got here, but it's been 5 windows now and the closest we've come is a 90 year old Joe Cole, whose bones have turned into spiders webs.
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fucking hell, woeful
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How can Weimann have regressed so much after his debut?
He's gone from being the best finisher at the club to being one of the worst. His passing game is pathetic.
As is his close-control. The fact that he's pretty much an instant choice in the team says far too much about Lambert's tenure for my liking.
I looked up how many games he's played for us the other day and groaned, quite loudly. I do actually like Weimann, because at the very least he works his bollocks off, but much like Heskey and Holman he's a fucking abominable footballer. He's been best described as a dog chasing a ball around a park.
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That short free-kick from Hutton was absolutely ridiculous. We could have played the ball into their box, instead 3 seconds later it's at Guzan's feet, with him being pressured.
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I think our style at the moment can be summed up as all fart no shit.
I wish the Mods on here would introduce the auto word replacement for 'our new style' to 'trying to play football'. It's not as if Lambert is some footballing genius that has discovered a new way to play. He's just tired and failed every other possible option of avoiding the obvious.
Quite. It brings to mind the defending-like-Italians fallacy, when the appropriate phrase should have been 'defending'.
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Free kick on half way line back to keeper to give away a throw in, the new passing game.
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I think our style at the moment can be summed up as all fart no shit.
Mind you, the previous style was no shit, not even any fart.
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Could do with a couple of wingers on our shopping list to play eitherside of Benteke. Might actually make some chances then.
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I think our style at the moment can be summed up as all fart no shit.
Mind you, the previous style was no shit, not even any fart.
The previous style was just shit.
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wouldn't that need a change of rules to play 13 a side?
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I think our style at the moment can be summed up as all fart no shit.
Mind you, the previous style was no shit, not even any fart.
It still bloody stank though.
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We must have the best getting forward but can't cross full-backs anywhere in football.
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get weimann offf
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Could do with a couple of wingers on our shopping list to play eitherside of Benteke. Might actually make some chances then.
Those 2 wide-attacking areas have long been our major weakness. The fact that our strongest 11 contains 2 players that had long been at the club when Lambert arrived at the club says much about his success in the transfer market in my opinion.
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maybe he will score now Ive said that
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I think our style at the moment can be summed up as all fart no shit.
Mind you, the previous style was no shit, not even any fart.
The previous style was just shit.
a painful, smelly, slow shit
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Put in anyone half reasonable in this side in place of Cleverley, Zogbia and Weimann and we'd probably look half decent.
I think for starters, bringing on Bacuna and Grealish for 2 of those 3 would see us improve off the bat. We actually looked better when Grealish came on against Swansea as he had a bit of movement and composure in between midfield and attack.
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Could do with a couple of wingers on our shopping list to play eitherside of Benteke. Might actually make some chances then.
Those 2 wide-attacking areas have long been our major weakness. The fact that our strongest 11 contains 2 players that had long been at the club when Lambert arrived at the club says much about his success in the transfer market in my opinion.
It's normally three strikers up front, with two of them being quite limited and being expected to play as wingers. Two actual talented wingers up there instead would make a world of difference. When our other option seems to be bloody N'Zogbia, it just gets worse too.
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It's incredibly boring to watch. Urgency. Please. Villa.
Cleverley is fucking shit.
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How on earth does Cleverley get away with taking free kicks all the time?
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It's incredibly boring to watch. Urgency. Please. Villa.
Cleverley is fucking shit.
Can we have Karim back?
Never thought I'd ever think that.
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Forward a bit, back, forwards, back, sideways, forward a bit, sideways, back, forward, hoof, turn around and back.
It's like the fucking okey-cokey.
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Put in anyone half reasonable in this side in place of Cleverley, Zogbia and Weimann and we'd probably look half decent.
I think for starters, bringing on Bacuna and Grealish for 2 of those 3 would see us improve off the bat. We actually looked better when Grealish came on against Swansea as he had a bit of movement and composure in between midfield and attack.
We just don't carry anywhere near enough of a goal-threat. That's the reason that we lose to so many lower league sides in cup-competitions. It's almost like we forget the point of the game at some points during a match. That Hutton free-kick being a prime example.
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Put in anyone half reasonable in this side in place of Cleverley, Zogbia and Weimann and we'd probably look half decent.
I think for starters, bringing on Bacuna and Grealish for 2 of those 3 would see us improve off the bat. We actually looked better when Grealish came on against Swansea as he had a bit of movement and composure in between midfield and attack.
madness Bacuna not playing
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Fuck me, we have one of the best strikers in Europe and no one wants to put a ball into him....
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At least Sunderland look as wretched as we do.
This looks like a nailed on 0-0 snooze fest which will probably have Westley doing cartwheels around Villa park.
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Cleverley, Weimann, N'Zogbia offer the combined sum of fuck-all.
Total nothing players. Weimann has been shit all season and despite clearly looking off the pace, keeps getting picked. N'Zogbia looks increasingly like he has Darren Bent levels of commitment. Cleverley just looks unbelievably average.
Given that, I don't see where the creative spark to turn this game is going to come from. Sunderland are awful but are vaguely competent defensively. This is exactly the sort of match we should win, but struggle to.
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Fuck me, we have one of the best strikers in Europe and no one wants to put a ball into him....
They want to, but are incapable.
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You're always going to struggle for goals when you're relying on the full-backs as your main creative outlet.
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It's incredibly boring to watch. Urgency. Please. Villa.
Cleverley is fucking shit.
I hope to God we don't sign him. On the other hand Sanchez I do like despite his slow start.
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IPut in anyone half reasonable in this side in place of Cleverley, Zogbia and Weimann and we'd probably look half decent.
I think for starters, bringing on Bacuna and Grealish for 2 of those 3 would see us improve off the bat. We actually looked better when Grealish came on against Swansea as he had a bit of movement and composure in between midfield and attack.
madness Bacuna not playing
Madness is Lambert's speciality.
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Put in anyone half reasonable in this side in place of Cleverley, Zogbia and Weimann and we'd probably look half decent.
I think for starters, bringing on Bacuna and Grealish for 2 of those 3 would see us improve off the bat. We actually looked better when Grealish came on against Swansea as he had a bit of movement and composure in between midfield and attack.
Took the words off my mouth, totally agree.
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to think these two are not in the bottom 3
shows how poor the Prem is
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Delph not at the races.Unless its Kempton
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this is the worst game, so far, I've seen this year
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We play a formation that requires creative outlets out wide, but we have limited strikers out wide - so we lack that creative outlet and just have workrate and pace there but with little ability/skill/creativeness.
You can get away with one workhorse out wide, if your other one has the ability and skill to be the outlet.
Until we address the fact we don't have the right players for the formation it's gong to continue.
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It's incredibly boring to watch. Urgency. Please. Villa.
Cleverley is fucking shit.
Can we have Karim back?
Never thought I'd ever think that.
Haha. But I know what you mean. I much prefer Karim, to be fair to him
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this is the worst game, so far, I've seen this year
Don't worry, we are always better in the second half.........
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This game is even worse having to listen to it on AVTV. some little excitable Puppy called Ollie ???? speaking so fast , This is the worst commentator ever.
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this is the worst game, so far, I've seen this year
Thank fuck there aren't any more this year then.
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Yesssss we've had a shot on target!
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Delph not at the races.Unless its Kempton
He's looked a little off since coming back from injury. Granted still more effective than Cleverley, but even by Delphy's standards his passing his been woeful.
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N'Zogbia has finally realised he's on a football pitch.
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first save by a goalie after 34 mins
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If Sunderland can nullify Benteke then I think they have enough to win this.
We are carrying too many passengers.
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Zogbia looks like he's always about to trip over the bloody ball when he runs with it. Bloody useless. He's living off half a good season at Newcastle, and half a good season at Wigan...in a 10 fucking year career.
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this is the worst game, so far, I've seen this year
Thank fuck there aren't any more this year then.
probably not my greatest sentence
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It's incredibly boring to watch. Urgency. Please. Villa.
Cleverley is fucking shit.
I hope to God we don't sign him. On the other hand Sanchez I do like despite his slow start.
Signing him and signing him for 8 million...I despair with Lambert at times. Cleverley hasn't had a single good game for us yet. He did ok on his debut against Liverpool, but for 8 million, I expect more than simply ok. Look at some of the players Southampton have signed for similar fees.
Thing is, if it's not Cleverley coming in permanently, knowing Lambert, it'll be someone like Hoolahan. Dreary.
We need bright, exciting players who can beat a man. (Grealish)
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Yesssss we've had a shot on target!
36 minutes. At home. To Sunderland. Sums us up really, glad I stayed at home.
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Delph not at the races.Unless its Kempton
He's looked a little off since coming back from injury. Granted still more effective than Cleverley, but even by Delphy's standards his passing his been woeful.
The ball boys are more effective than Cleverley.
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A fucking dire game between two fucking dire teams.
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Just wait until he's in his final year on his contract. n'zogbia will suddenly look a world beater again.
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Even the commentators are becoming sarcastic about this game
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That was a good bit of play by N'Zogbia. There. I've said it.
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Does anyone know if we've passed the ball forwards more times than backwards so far?
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I wonder if Lambert is this unadventurous in the sack?
"I've found a new style, love. I'm going to try taking my pants off."
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How the hell Weimann is still starting games...he has touch of an elephant and has been utter shit for the last two years.
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i want to see robinson , bacuna and grealish on HT
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Just wait until he's in his final year on his contract. n'zogbia will suddenly look a world beater again.
Judging by the tiny amount Lambert had to do to get a new contract, I reckon all N'Zogbia needs is a couple of competent showings and it'll be four more years.
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I'm not worried, our tactical genius of a manager knows what he's doing and knows what he needs to do to change things round at half time.
Where's my crack pipe?
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Oh and if we are going to make a substitution to win the game can dickhead Lambert bring Grealish on before the final 10 minutes.
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Delph far too deep, no need with Sanchez covering.Poor.
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I wonder if Lambert is this unadventurous in the sack?
"I've found a new style, love. I'm going to try taking my pants off."
Please don't post things like this. You nearly made regurgitate my mince pie.
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I've seen too many deep hopefully, floating early crosses for my liking this season. It seems to be our first and favoured form of "creating" chances, or to put it enough way, chipping the ball delicately to the opposition keeper or shanking it out into row Z.
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that pass was nowhere near, fecking awful
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I really have never seen a football team run out of ideas to what to do with a ball in the final third as much as this team does.
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Delph far too deep, no need with Sanchez covering.Poor.
Delphy's winding me up today. So much so I'm thinking of hiring him a taxi up to Liverpool on Jan 1st.
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Got to agree that the game is screaming out for someone like Grealish.
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Sanchez and Hutton are the only two outwardly impressing me.
The rest of the defence and Guzan haven't done anything wrong, Benteke's not had much of a chance in all fairness. But the rest just aren't doing enough.
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The irony of Trevor fucking Francis taking the piss out of how boring the game is.
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I realise how this might sound, but it may not be the worst thing in the world if Sunderland scored. If nothing else it would make us actually have to have a go at them.
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13/8 to win at home to a shit Sunderland side
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these teams are identical
both shit
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They've marked Benteke out the game and thus nullified all of our attacking threat. They can afford to have 2 players on him as the rest of our attackers are so dire.
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So every body knew as soon as they saw NZ on the team sheet what his contribution would be.
Except the manager of course.
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I realise how this might sound, but it may not be the worst thing in the world if Sunderland scored. If nothing else it would make us actually have to have a go at them.
It would, I wouldn't back us to score 2 against anyone.
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If I collected a load of woodlice from my garden in a box and forced them to reconstruct this game, it would be two hundred billion times more exciting than this.
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Hutton would be more dangerous in N'zogbias role
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I realise how this might sound, but it may not be the worst thing in the world if Sunderland scored. If nothing else it would make us actually have to have a go at them.
It would, I wouldn't back us to score 2 against anyone.
Fair point.
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Can we all agree today that Cleverley is terrible
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We've entered a strange time-space paradox. We're all fart and no shit, and yet, at the same time, were completely shit. And utterly wank.
One for Professor Hawking to chew on.
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Hutton would be more dangerous in N'zogbias role
So would a slab of Mutton.
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Can we all agree today that Cleverley is terrible
id feel sick if we gave Manure any money for him even a million
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Is there more wasted pass in European football today than the ball played to Charles N'Zogbia?
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Can we all agree today that Cleverley is terrible
Yes. He's worse than Djemba, and almost as bad as Djemba.
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Can we all agree today that Cleverley is terrible
For me he's the player who represents Lambert the most. Goes round and round in circles and accomplishes the sum of fuck all. A waste of time.
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Can we all agree today that Cleverley is terrible
id feel sick if we gave Manure any money for him even a million
Tell me about it, but you just know Lambo is seeing the same things we do and thinking, "Cracking little player".
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Booooo. absolute crap, Villa.
Delph-needs a rocket up his arse. Surely, he can push further forward with Sanchez sitting in?
Get Bacuna, Grealish and Robinson on. Is Robinson on the bench? If not, why bring him back from Preston.
How I miss good football, goals and excitement. Maybe it will arrive in 2015.
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how much longer do we have to put up with Lambert & Lerner.
Please make this stop.
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Wow. What was everybody's favourite part?
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Can we all agree today that Cleverley is terrible
For me he's the player who represents Lambert the most. Goes round and round in circles and accomplishes the sum of fuck all. A waste of time.
And we all know when Westwood is back he will drop Sanchez
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Playing at walking pace. Cleverly and Weimann shocking, Delph not having his best game either.
Only real positive is Sanchez, really looks a bargain.
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Booooo. absolute crap, Villa.
Delph-needs a rocket up his arse. Surely, he can push further forward with Sanchez sitting in?
Get Bacuna, Grealish and Robinson on. Is Robinson on the bench? If not, why bring him back from Preston.
How I miss good football, goals and excitement. Maybe it will arrive in 2015.
You'll have more chance of a working hover board hitting the shops.
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Grealish on for Nwankbia and Bacuna on for Weimann.
Benteke upfront with Grealish linking. Delph pushed much further forwards and Bacuna, Cleveley and Sanchez in the midfield.
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Cleverly NZogbia Weiman absoloutely pointless.
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Wow. What was everybody's favourite part?
The part when like a thing happened and it was like nearly alright
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Wow. What was everybody's favourite part?
I can't quite decide between Weimann majestically spraying a simple 10 yard pass out of play during one of our only promising breakaways, or N'Zogbia just persistently running into their fullback.
Either way it's been a great thrill to watch this ma...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Wow. What was everybody's favourite part?
The part when like a thing happened and it was like nearly alright
I like the part where Nwankbia ran head down in to the opposition and gave the ball away.
If he was a WWE wrestler that would be his finishing move.
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Wow. What was everybody's favourite part?
The half time whistle!
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We miss Westwood especially at set pieces.We are passing but it's too slow in final third.Weimann and Nzogbia just dont create enough for 2 attacking players.I'd move Nzog to left side to at least get some cross's in for Benteke
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I realise how this might sound, but it may not be the worst thing in the world if Sunderland scored. If nothing else it would make us actually have to have a go at them.
I'd been thinking exactly the same for the last 10 minutes, Russell. Fucking wake up Villa!
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Cleverly NZogbia Weiman absoloutely pointless.
That pretty much sums it up.
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Wow. What was everybody's favourite part?
I quite liked Charles hiding behind Sunderland Players so they cant pass to him, Cleverleys chips to the keeper and Weiman treating the football like a terrier knipping at his ankles was my favourite.
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The worst three players so far are Weimann, Cissokho and Cleverley by a mile, it's funny because I left all of them out in my team selection.
Best player so far has been Sanchez, other than that late foul conceded he hasn't put a foot wrong
Delph has lost the ball twice resulting in dangerous situations and that awful pass back to either Clark or Guzan was awful,
NZog has lost the ball twice but has got in good positions and had the first shot on 34 mins, another deflected one a minute later overall so far he hasn't been the worst but we need more from him.
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If we don't change something at half time, we're not going to score if we play all fucking night long.
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Thank god for this 'new style' eh? Absolutely woeful first half. As usual with Lambert if we can't hit teams on the counter attack we have no idea what to do.
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Cissokho's been well and truly Villa'd from his early promising displays.
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Insipid load of shite.
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Wow. What was everybody's favourite part?
when the ref blew for Half time!
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Are we really going to put ourselves through the second half? We are, aren't we?
I could have been watching Jurassic Park for the 7 millionth time.
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You can see these players aren't drilled together in anything, there's absolutely no fluidity between the players and no partnerships it's very much get the ball and wing it, which when you have average players doesn't work very well.
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Wow. What was everybody's favourite part?
I can't quite decide between Weimann majestically spraying a simple 10 yard pass out of play during one of our only promising breakaways, or N'Zogbia just persistently running into their fullback.
Either way it's been a great thrill to watch this ma...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Our only full back is marking him. He's right footed. Seems Charlie needs to cut inside all the time to get the ball on to his good foot. Which means Jonesy is able to easily predict him. If Charlie Boy tried to maybe go to the outside for a change ..... !
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Take off Weimann or Cleverley (or both) and get Bacuna on at half time, it needs changing.
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when you get a player on loan from Manure with 0 assists 0 goals in his last season there, then what the f**k he is going to do in a shiit team like ours
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We miss Westwood especially at set pieces.
i think Ive seen westwood do one good set piece this year!
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I think I'd rather be working than watching this utter garbage.
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Are we really going to put ourselves through the second half? We are, aren't we?
I could have been watching Jurassic Park for the 7 millionth time.
I'm only sticking it out if he makes a change at half time, or if PSN remains offline for the next 45 mins.
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Wow. What was everybody's favourite part?
The half time whistle!
That bit of hope just before Sunderland kicked off.
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Any substitute predictions?
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Bet the clueless one thinks we are playing excellent !
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Wow. What was everybody's favourite part?
The half time whistle!
That bit of hope just before Sunderland kicked off.
lol ... as we say up here marra, it's the hope i can't stand!
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Any substitute predictions?
Knowing Lambert he'll bring Chris Herd on as a second striker.
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Any substitute predictions?
Yes, there's a strong possibility I'll substitute my laptop for a doughnut.
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At least Gabby is this weeks excuse so he won't have to think one up.
Bacuna for Cleverley 72 minutes
Grealish for Nzogbia 72 minutes
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Cleverly NZogbia Weiman absoloutely pointless.
That pretty much sums it up.
how any of these get Prem games
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Thank god for this 'new style' eh? Absolutely woeful first half. As usual with Lambert if we can't hit teams on the counter attack we have no idea what to do.
We can't even counter attack now. We break away, feed the ball to N'Zogbia and he needs 5 minutes to decide what to do with it. It either goes back to Hutton or he decides to slow everything down with one of his pointless runs into two defenders.
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Are we really going to put ourselves through the second half? We are, aren't we?
I could have been watching Jurassic Park for the 7 millionth time.
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I'm only sticking it out if he makes a change at half time, or if PSN remains offline for the next 45 mins.
What are you playing?? Back up for me.
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agreed! You can just hear him in his half time talk telling the players he thought they were excellent. This rubbish!
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fuck half time was quick
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No changes......wtf
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And back.
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Are we really going to put ourselves through the second half? We are, aren't we?
I could have been watching Jurassic Park for the 7 millionth time.
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I'm only sticking it out if he makes a change at half time, or if PSN remains offline for the next 45 mins.
What are you playing?? Back up for me.
Tried signing in before the game, no joy.
You on PS3 or 4? PS3 was apparently back up earlier.
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they should use this game as torture it would be more effective that water Boarding!
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when a manager says we were brilliant against swansae , you have problems
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No changes, excellent.
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weimann another miss
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Classic Weimann there SMH
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Weimann proving once again that you can't polish a turd.
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go shot andi, deadly
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Weimann you utter prick!!
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Poor, Weimann.
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Again, that's so weak from Weimann....again
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Why man?
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when a manager says we were brilliant against swansae , you have problems
We were excellent!! Sorry Mr Lambert not excellent enough, you lost!
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they should use this game as torture it would be more effective that water Boarding!
Somewhere in the world, right now, some poor hostage is in a dark room surrounded by TV's showing all the Villa games from the last 12 months on a loop.
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Are we really going to put ourselves through the second half? We are, aren't we?
I could have been watching Jurassic Park for the 7 millionth time.
j
I'm only sticking it out if he makes a change at half time, or if PSN remains offline for the next 45 mins.
What are you playing?? Back up for me.
Tried signing in before the game, no joy.
You on PS3 or 4? PS3 was apparently back up earlier.
4 that my wife got me for Christmas. So far only got as far as fifa 14...any good suggested games in the games arena post this ordeal would be appreciated.
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red delph
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red!
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here we go again! Delph's turn for a red??????????????
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You're joking
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Delph with a stupid challenge
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Bloody hell.
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Again? I fucking give up.
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deserved on the replay
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Fucking idiot Delph.
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Oh for crying out loud. Now he can fuck off to Liverpool.
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What. The. Fuck.
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Fuck off Delph! That's ridiculous. What's the frigging point?? No complaints there.
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Lambert with his pen and pad.
"How do you spell excellent?"
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Fucking hell. We going for another fecking record??
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Terrific
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Fuck off.
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FFS
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Clear red - utterly hopeless
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It just gets better and better. You silly boy Delph.
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What a fuckin moron.........Delph has been poor pretty much his entire 50 minutes
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The full rimmingtons.
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N'Zogbia off now please.
Can't afford any passengers, and he's the biggest one.
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Funny thing, can see us winning it
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I just misheard the commentator saying that the Genie is inside the box. I must have tuned into Aladdin, this isn't a football match for sure!
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A great example of the utter brainlessness that typifies us these days.
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Can't blame him, he's in the warm dressing room now and doesn't have to be involved in this massive steaming pile of shit any longer.
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N'Zogbia off now please.
Can't afford any passengers, and he's the biggest one.
Expect to see Benteke's number held aloft imminently.
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This is when we now sit super deep and never attack
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deserved on the replay
I need to see that again, because for me that's a yellow card. Caught him on top of the foot, there's was never any risk of breaking his leg, or an equally as serious injury.
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Can't blame him, he's in the warm dressing room now and doesn't have to be involved in this massive steaming pile of shit any longer.
He'll miss the traffic and be hour by 5
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I just misheard the commentator saying that the Genie is inside the box. I must have tuned into Aladdin, this isn't a football match for sure!
Oh no it is
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There you go Lamberts latest excuse book - 'we were dominating until the sending off that changed the game. We were excellent up to that point.'
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Not a red for me.
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A great example of the utter brainlessness that typifies us these days.
They're a shambles on the pitch and lets be honest our disciplinary record the last 3 years has been fucking dire. Now they're turning in to reds, which is just what we don't need.
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Thickie Villa.
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I just misheard the commentator saying that the Genie is inside the box. I must have tuned into Aladdin, this isn't a football match for sure!
Oh no it is
he's behind you!!!
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Bacuna is a good choice. Can take free kicks, can pass, and runs.
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I despair. I really do.
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Please hold up Cleverley's number!!!
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There you go Lamberts latest excuse book - 'we were dominating until the sending off that changed the game. We were excellent up to that point.'
That's exactly what I was thinking.
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Not a great challenge but nine times out of ten that would be a yellow.
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weimann heads like a balloon
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Conspiracy thread to Matchday thread please....
Delph will not have to play for Villa again so forcing through his Jan move
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Please hold up Cleverley's number!!!
Haha its like we were playing with 10 in the first half.
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chance missed by wickham vlaar hassles him
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Well done Ronald
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Not a great challenge but nine times out of ten that would be a yellow.
I thought it was a yellow, however, having said that, that is exactly the sort of challenge that attracts a red card, so totally unsurprising.
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weimann heads like a balloon
His head a balloon both contain the same thing - air.
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Cattermole is a fucking twat.
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I just misheard the commentator saying that the Genie is inside the box. I must have tuned into Aladdin, this isn't a football match for sure!
Oh no it is
he's behind you!!!
Tis the ghost of footballer past.....Charles Nzog
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Carlos Sanchez is bloody great.
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fuck it, I don't care, at least there is some excitement now
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I do think villa need to have a word with the ref cheif.... Oh it's Mike Riley who gave everything he could against villa for years.
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Sanchez has been really good again today.
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In terms of technique, Benteke and Sanchez look to be on a totally different level to the rest of our players.
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Not a great challenge but nine times out of ten that would be a yellow.
Not with a high foot and the ref was very close too. It probably wasn't malicious but it's a typically crap Delph challenge from the Scholes book of tackling.
The player wasn't going anywhere. I think it was the right call and I would imagine any attempts by us to get it overturned will fall on deaf ears.
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Carlos Sanchez is bloody great.
Can we maybe just turn Lambert into our chief scout and get somebody else in to do the managing part?
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Concrete has been Concrete today.
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In terms of technique, Benteke and Sanchez look to be on a totally different level to the rest of our players.
Upton Bishop Middle School Under 12Bs are on a totally different level to most of our first team.
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f**k me how much will all these players earn today - all poor
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Okore on
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Is Clark injured...??
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Vlaar will limp off now
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well done carlos
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Okore on for Clark is an odd one. Okore is better but Clark's done nowt wrong, so it's an odd sub.
Sanchez again! He's becoming my favourite player.
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Sanchez has been different class today. He looks a snip.
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Vlaar will limp off now
Exactly. That is a bizarre sub.
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Carlos Sanchez is bloody great.
Can we maybe just turn Lambert into our chief scout and get somebody else in to do the managing part?
Best player on the pitch. I know its not that difficult today.
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Thank fuck we have Sanchez. By far and away the best player in this team.
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Sanchez MOM, head and shoulders above anyone else.
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f**k me how much will all these players earn today - all poor
Across the 36 players and coaching staff over a million pounds between them.
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we must be top of the bookings table at least - is that a europa place ;)
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We're asking for it.
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Guzan's had a couple of really shit backpasses to deal with today.
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Sanchez has been different class today. He looks a snip.
Does anyone still believe we are getting the most out of all of these players?
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If we manage to score today it will be a miracle. Benteke will want to go from this shower of shit, he's doing his international chances no good at B6.
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Aston Villa.
Own Worst Enemies.
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we need a jackanory in the team - hes look good
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Straight into the battle Okore. Doing well.
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Conspiracy thread to Matchday thread please....
Delph will not have to play for Villa again so forcing through his Jan move
At least he won't be cup tied.
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I have been saying for some time there is a real lack of discipline in the team which is down to the manager . Must be another record for Lambert 4 reds in something like ten games
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f**k me how much will all these players earn today - all poor
Across the 36 players and coaching staff over a million pounds between them.
exactly carlos has done well expect arsenal in for him soon
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Aston Villa.
Own Worst Enemies.
Our record against ourselves under Lambert is, well, excellent.
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Wes Brown is 35???!!!!
Bloody hell.
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Yes Sanchez is MOTM it'd be fair that he scored a goal!
But we are doing all to concede a goal and before or later we'll succeed in it.
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This has 0-1 written all over it.
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lucky there
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Fucking hell. How!?
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This is fucking painful.
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We're asking for it, and asking for it.
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Grealish on
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we need a jackanory in the team - hes look good
We've got one Cleverley, well he sends me to sleep.
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An utterly gash game between two utterly gash teams coached by two utterly gash managers. Welcome to the PL China, US, South Korea etc etc
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did we leave weimann on?
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did we leave weimann on?
Who?
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did we leave weimann on?
Yeah. Gone 441 I guess. Weimann one side, Grealish the other.
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how did that not go in
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Fucking hell. Have they got 1 extra player or 6??
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benteke left back ;)
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Well done Ally
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Good work that. Time to nick one.
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AAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....clear the first man!!!!!!
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OOOOooooooooooooooh unlucky Jackish
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Good effort
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bad luck Jack - shopuld have started
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How I wish that went in for Grealish.
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It's about time we had a long range shot hit someone on the arse and go in for us.
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Fucking hell, no thick fucker there to put it in.
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wheres the forwards ffs
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Yet again Grealish contributing more in 5 minutes than N'Zogbia in 50.
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FUCK SAKE.
Well done lad. Where is ANYONE?
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why lambert hasnt started Jack than zzzznogbia
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DAMN IT.
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Grealish's delivery is excellent.
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Yet again Grealish contributing more in 5 minutes than N'Zogbia in 50.
exactly that's why our manager doesn't play him!
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The very fact CNZ is picked ahead of Grealish sums Lambert up.
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Get in the fucking box man!
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Ahhhh no one fuckin there! Great play Grealish.
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vlaar does a tonev
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Whoops.
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This kid simply must start in the future. He has brought more energy in a cameo role than the other players combined.
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Grealish gets the ball, he's moving, he looks up.
N'Zogbia gets it, he slows down, trots along, eye on the ball.
Big difference.
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Id going to nick Lamberts dog If he doesnt start Jack against Palace at home
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Get in the fucking box.
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Yet again Grealish contributing more in 5 minutes than N'Zogbia in 50 games.
Fixed.
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Get in the fucking box.
exactly
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Id going to nick Lamberts dog If he doesnt start Jack against Palace at home
Well it is an Excellent Dog
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Very clever by Sanchez then.
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The amount of times Benteke moans about a bad ball, then Jack puts a hatfull in and he's nowhere. No impressed me today
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Id going to nick Lamberts dog If he doesnt start Jack against Palace at home
Well it is an Excellent Dog
The judges at Crufts couldn't fault it. And next year they're going to go again.
It lost.
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Benteke been poor, positionally and retentively
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Id going to nick Lamberts dog If he doesnt start Jack against Palace at home
Well it is an Excellent Dog
The judges at Crufts couldn't fault it. And next year they're going to go again.
They are after all, Excellent Judges
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Id going to nick Lamberts dog If he doesnt start Jack against Palace at home
Well it is an Excellent Dog
The judges at Crufts couldn't fault it. And next year they're going to go again.
It lost.
the dog was getting bored , he walks the dog the same route every bloody time
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Id going to nick Lamberts dog If he doesnt start Jack against Palace at home
Well it is an Excellent Dog
The judges at Crufts couldn't fault it. And next year they're going to go again.
It lost.
the dog was getting bored , he walks the dog the same route every bloody time
because it is an excellent route
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well at least we do our best to be last on MOTD
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Id going to nick Lamberts dog If he doesnt start Jack against Palace at home
Well it is an Excellent Dog
The judges at Crufts couldn't fault it. And next year they're going to go again.
It lost.
the dog was getting bored , he walks the dog the same route every bloody time
He takes it all the way to the park gate, and then walks back home again.
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Id going to nick Lamberts dog If he doesnt start Jack against Palace at home
Well it is an Excellent Dog
The judges at Crufts couldn't fault it. And next year they're going to go again.
It lost.
the dog was getting bored , he walks the dog the same route every bloody time
He takes it all the way to the park gate, and then walks back home again.
It is a four legged, loyal, intelligent domesticated house pet.
Or, as Lambert likes to call it, "a dog"
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Id going to nick Lamberts dog If he doesnt start Jack against Palace at home
Well it is an Excellent Dog
The judges at Crufts couldn't fault it. And next year they're going to go again.
It lost.
the dog was getting bored , he walks the dog the same route every bloody time
He takes it all the way to the park gate, and then walks back home again.
it's an excellent Gate
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cissokho is no wing back
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cissokho is no wing back good
Fixed your post.
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Once again really, really poor from Cissokho going forward. Class from Sanchez again though.
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Has Sanchez put a foot wrong?
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Benteke been poor, positionally and retentively
I wouldn't blame Benteke for much. The service has been non existent. I'm surprised he hasn't walked off in protest. He has to be thinking he can so many more goals just about anywhere else.
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hit the post sunderland
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cissokho is no wing back
as a wing back I would rather have a club chair
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and weimann is shite
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So fucking close. Oh my god.
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Phew close.
Andi you're dump.
Unlucky Bacuna
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bacana does a Aly , shame
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Benteke been poor, positionally and retentively
I wouldn't blame Benteke for much. The service has been non existent. I'm surprised he hasn't walked off in protest. He has to be thinking he can so many more goals just about anywhere else.
Poor today whatever you say
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Bacuna and Grealish should be in the starting 11. No doubt on that.
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and weimann is shite
The number of times he just shoots straight into defenders is ridiculous. At least make your opponent make a block. Don't just kick it against him!!
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One of the more annoying things about this is that sihilvilla's 'free money' jibe from the pre-match thread looks like it might have been correct.
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Bacuna and Grealish should be in the starting 11. No doubt on that.
agree
expect gabby and cleverly
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Bacuna and Grealish should be in the starting 11. No doubt on that.
and Cleverley and Nzogbia shouldn't.
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What on earth.
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took his eyes off there
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Surely a foul. What the fuck man. He dove right into him.
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That should have been a penalty!
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Id going to nick Lamberts dog If he doesnt start Jack against Palace at home
Well it is an Excellent Dog
The judges at Crufts couldn't fault it. And next year they're going to go again.
It lost.
the dog was getting bored , he walks the dog the same route every bloody time
He takes it all the way to the park gate, and then walks back home again.
It is a four legged, loyal, intelligent domesticated house pet.
Or, as Lambert likes to call it, "a dog"
But he's going to try things out with a new style of domesticated quadrupedal, carnivorous mammal of the felidae family.
A cat.
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the most typical we all knew scoreline
0 0
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Id going to nick Lamberts dog If he doesnt start Jack against Palace at home
Well it is an Excellent Dog
The judges at Crufts couldn't fault it. And next year they're going to go again.
It lost.
the dog was getting bored , he walks the dog the same route every bloody time
He takes it all the way to the park gate, and then walks back home again.
It is a four legged, loyal, intelligent domesticated house pet.
Or, as Lambert likes to call it, "a dog"
But he's going to try things out with a new style of domesticated quadrupedal, carnivorous mammal of the felidae family.
A cat.
Well I just hope it's an excellent Cat
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That should have been a penalty!
an excellent penalty
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Bacuna and Grealish should be in the starting 11. No doubt on that.
agree
expect gabby and cleverly
I would start Gabby, but put Bacuna and Grealish in for Cleverley and Weimann.
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Has Sanchez put a foot wrong?
A perfect match that Cowans would have been proud of.
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Id going to nick Lamberts dog If he doesnt start Jack against Palace at home
Well it is an Excellent Dog
The judges at Crufts couldn't fault it. And next year they're going to go again.
It lost.
the dog was getting bored , he walks the dog the same route every bloody time
He takes it all the way to the park gate, and then walks back home again.
It is a four legged, loyal, intelligent domesticated house pet.
Or, as Lambert likes to call it, "a dog"
But he's going to try things out with a new style of domesticated quadrupedal, carnivorous mammal of the felidae family.
A cat.
I'm going mental if Lambert's Dog doesn't start in place of Cleverley!
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Id going to nick Lamberts dog If he doesnt start Jack against Palace at home
Well it is an Excellent Dog
The judges at Crufts couldn't fault it. And next year they're going to go again.
It lost.
the dog was getting bored , he walks the dog the same route every bloody time
He takes it all the way to the park gate, and then walks back home again.
It is a four legged, loyal, intelligent domesticated house pet.
Or, as Lambert likes to call it, "a dog"
But he's going to try things out with a new style of domesticated quadrupedal, carnivorous mammal of the felidae family.
A cat.
Well I just hope it's an excellent Cat
No doubt Lambert will claim his new cat is excellent at fetching sticks.