Flip Flop

[brian green]

I have only resurrected this thread because the Blackburn game was the clearest example yet of the schizophrenia which seems to be gripping our players.

[villa `cross the mersey]

The plus point for me yesterday was the non appearance of Ivanhoe which meant I was able to stay in the ground the whole 94 minutes !!

[D.boy]

Very true. It defies belief that the same team came out and did totally the opposite of the first half. Why can't we play well for 90 mins? Is it lack of stamina/fitness, poor coaching/tactics or complete lack of confidence in each other and as soon as we come under pressure they all shit themselves waiting for us to concede.

[maigrait]

Very true. It defies belief that the same team came out and did totally the opposite of the first half. Why can't we play well for 90 mins? Is it lack of stamina/fitness, poor coaching/tactics or complete lack of confidence in each other and as soon as we come under pressure they all shit themselves waiting for us to concede.

Maybe we lack a decent leader on the pitch? Petrov gives his all (as much as he can at his age) but I don't think the players take any notice of him as a captain. I think the kids need direction and the whole team needs to keep on attacking rather than sitting back and defending because it'll always go wrong.

[Witton Warrior]

Very true. It defies belief that the same team came out and did totally the opposite of the first half. Why can't we play well for 90 mins? Is it lack of stamina/fitness, poor coaching/tactics or complete lack of confidence in each other and as soon as we come under pressure they all shit themselves waiting for us to concede.

Maybe we lack a decent leader on the pitch? Petrov gives his all (as much as he can at his age) but I don't think the players take any notice of him as a captain. I think the kids need direction and the whole team needs to keep on attacking rather than sitting back and defending because it'll always go wrong.

The opposition manager changed his team around - we did not have the nous on the pitch or the managerial tactics to respond...

[adrenachrome]

As another poster astutely observed recently, you just cannot see this side putting a run together. We are capable of beating anyone on our day, if everything clicks, but no way in hell will that be carried on to the next game.

When a player on a very short term loan becomes the clear leader on the pitch, then something is wrong.

[Dave Clark Five]

I have only resurrected this thread because the Blackburn game was the clearest example yet of the schizophrenia which seems to be gripping our players.

I don't recall a season where our players have frozen so often. You are there watching the game and can see it slowly happening. At that point you would like to stop the game and bang all their heads together. Yesterday was bizarre. Despite all the post match hysteria, we looked good until half time. Then it happened.

[TonyD]

Many teams flip flop for a variety of reason.  A good manager is there to stop this. He doesnt seem to stop this.  Just when we have a couple of flip games he goes and picks a team that's makes you shudder.

[old man villa fan]

I could just imagine AM saying at half time that we were pushing too many players into forward areas and leaving gaps in midfield together with wanting two banks of four when they had the ball.  With a number of 'confidence' players in the team, an aggressive approach to instructions at half time could have had the players going back into their shell.

Having done quite well in the 1st half when we were putting pressure on their weak areas we reverted to looking at what the opposition were doing rather them looking at what we were doing.