Aston Villa v Norwich City Post-Match Thread

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[johncvilla88]

Motm for us Guzan for Norwich PHIL DOWD

[JUAN PABLO]

worse start for 43 years

[richard moore]

Another crap weekend, boring, useless, meaningless fare as ever. We just go on and on and on being shit. And yet I am off to Swindon on Tuesday. I must be a bloody idiot but then I knew that already.

[PaulWinch again]

A truly dreadful display. Benteke very well done. If we persist with 4-4-2 and this midfield we'll go down. Every single member of the midfield should be dropped and Delph and Albrighton should never start again. We need to sign genuine quality and stop fucking around on a shoestring.

[Apyadg]

Our midfield was AWOL again, long before us being down to 10 men. There's not a single one of them that should be playing in a Premier League team, and if there aren't changes in January, they won't be this time next year.

Bringing Bent on when we were down to 10  players was the most ridiculous substitution I've ever seen, I think Lambert is winging it.

On the bright side, Benteke started to show what he could do, hopefully it'll continue.

[john e]

With a shit midfield and down to 10 men for a long period, Norwich still couldn't beat us,
 that's the only positive thing you can say apart from Guzan is the best goalie in the world

[Chipsticks]

6 points from 9 games is dreadful, I'm afraid. Bringing Bent on was a horrible decision.

[JUAN PABLO]

Albrighton , how did he last 90 minutes.

why Gabby off?   

How the f**k Ireland cant get in that SHITE midfield.

Delph , who says he's a footballer? 

Benteke and Guzan , immense .

Its going to be a squeaky bum season .  We are poor.

[django]

Ok, don't want to be all doom and gloom but bit worried by the substitutions today.

If you wanted one of our strikers to battle isolated up front, Bent would be my last choice. I'm not sure that Lambert's dealing very well with the options that he has up front. Bent shouldn't have come on today but i get the feeling he's trying to keep him sweet. Did he touch the ball today?

We looked better earlier in the season with Weimann playing, and an extra man in midfield.
We need to compensate for our poor midfield by putting an extra body in. I think NZogbia needs to be involved too so i'd put him in, Ireland in, maybe Bannan. I'm a  bit worried that Lambert hasn't learnt from what has and hasn't worked. What we saw today didn't work.

Ultimately we need to bring someone with some directness/composure in midfield and an experienced Centre back if Dunnes not going to be fit or we're in big trouble.

[richard moore]

Lambert needs to start answering some questions. And exactly what does his much revered and desired coaching team do?

[nornironvillain]

we will struggle in the championship next season

out played by Norwich, before we even went down to 10 men

in my 36 years of following Villa, that is the worst team i have ever seen - we are playing with at most 7 players every match, that "midfield" is shockingly bad - i have seen better football at my local saturday morning league matches


Randy has fecked us up big style

[villan1975]

Benteke,Vlaar and Guzan well done.Surely must be the slowest poorest midfield seen at Villa Park for a long while.43 years ouch.

[Proposition Joe]

Really, really bad.  No amount of panic-buying in January can turn this around this time, and I say that as someone who's an optimist and still think Lambert is a good manager.

But to hang on for dear life, at home, to that Norwich team and to be so comprehensively outplayed... I think the writing is on the wall.

According to Wikipedia:
Fewest points in a season (3 points for a win): 11, Derby County (Premier League, 2007–08)

So 6 more points needed from somewhere to avoid the ignominy of that record. 

[David_Nab]

Have to be honest looking ominous now 1 win in 19 games ,still conceding from corners , still can't hold on to the ball.FFS  the next month is going to be tough going