QPR v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[berneboy]

from QPR Loftyheights blog - and it sounds rather more encouraging than many other comments about yesterday's match.

"The final 20 minutes were very nervy as Villa began to stamp their authority on the game and retained possession very well, frustrating the home crowd but were very effective."

[Percy McCarthy]

Chris Kamara on Sky thought we were good as well, all things considered.

[ciggiesnbeer]

There were two parts of the second half when we simply decided we would take possession and keep it. By the end of one (which felt like it was a few minutes) the home crowd were booing QPR as they couldnt get the ball back.

Unfortunately we ended the possession by giving it away or Guzan hoofed it up front.

ANother bright point was Holmans goal which came at the end of a long string of passes.

[Fergal]

Wibble

The wibble and the Pie may have lost their 100% records, but at least they are still unbeaten.

If more had wibbled we wouldn't have wobbled..

[ozzjim]

Has Westwood not set up our last 2 goals now, and Lowton put the ball in when Benteke was off-side?

63 passes in a game is a lot too. Convinced both of them will play at the highest level.

[villa `cross the mersey]

Has Westwood not set up our last 2 goals now, and Lowton put the ball in when Benteke was off-side?

63 passes in a game is a lot too. Convinced both of them will play at the highest level.

Hopefully at the Villa !

[Ron Manager]

Watching the BBC highlights this morning it brought home to me how awful Holmans ball control is. He was on for a chance just outside of their area lost the ball and they went straight up the far end and Guzan made one of several saves.

I watched Swansea beating Arsenal and saw exactly the style of play I was expecting under Paul Lambert....from Swansea that is.

I know you cant get a good impression from the highlights but we do look very average at times.

We have four players Benteke,Guzan,Baker, and Lowton who have Premiership quality in my opinion and seven triers making up that team.
Plus Bent who is top quality but it would seem not wanted by our manager.

Mr Lambert I would like us to play like Swansea do . Hopefully you will have a few pence come your way in Jan to buy some technically  gifted players that your staff have identified abroad.

PS and get Robbie Keane back for another few months.

[Matt Collins]

Laudrup is doing an excellent job I think. But that Swansea side has been about 6 years in the making. It's going to take time before Lambert's style is truly represented in the villa side. And we don't have the luxury of being a comfortable mid table side to make that transition. I agree on Holman's ball control though!

[Pete3206]

PS and get Robbie Keane back for another few months.

About a season and half would be preferable.

[Ron Manager]

PS and get Robbie Keane back for another few months.

About a season and half would be preferable.

Yes perhaps a year and a half would be right. In my previous post I forgot Westwood mainly because the highlights didnt show him much.Its early yet but his passing is very accurate. He might have a promising future.

[rutski]

Watching the BBC highlights this morning it brought home to me how awful Holmans ball control is. He was on for a chance just outside of their area lost the ball and they went straight up the far end and Guzan made one of several saves.

I watched Swansea beating Arsenal and saw exactly the style of play I was expecting under Paul Lambert....from Swansea that is.

I know you cant get a good impression from the highlights but we do look very average at times.

We have four players Benteke,Guzan,Baker, and Lowton who have Premiership quality in my opinion and seven triers making up that team.
Plus Bent who is top quality but it would seem not wanted by our manager.

Mr Lambert I would like us to play like Swansea do . Hopefully you will have a few pence come your way in Jan to buy some technically  gifted players that your staff have identified abroad.

PS and get Robbie Keane back for another few months.

so you didnt watch the whole match and from the 3 minutes that you saw your match report is based upon this. villa played really well first half and passed it around with great aplomb. second half they came back at us and had a real go, we showed great resilience and got a well earned point. most pundits had us down for a defeat because of the harry factor but our lads acquited themselves superbly and is molding itself into a very good team. holman gave the ball away once in those highlights, so what, he had a good game, scored a good goal and worked himself into the ground. far too many years we have technically gifted players that couldnt give a fuck, now we have a hard working one where they will only get better and still we cant satisfy folk. this isnt a dig at you ron, but there is tons of negativity flying around and some of it is unreal. people cutting their noses off just to maintain their first thoughts!

[JUAN PABLO]

Not read the post match thread yet , hes my quick take on it.

I would have been happy with the point before the game . so I must be happy , well.

thought we were pretty dire to be fair , I know Gabby works hard but his touch and decision making is so poor and final ball is awful most of the time  .   We looked a very much TSM team yesterday .  Holaman , great goal and Benteke was great again , would love to see him with DB .   You are not going to win games with Ireland and Bent on the bench.


westwood,  captain please next season , what ever division we are in .

[JUAN PABLO]

It's Benteke's 22nd birthday on Monday. Good. Tired of Lambert saying 'he's been fantastic, 21 years of age' in every.bloody.interview.

ha ha , like it , gets on my claret and blue boobies too. 

[JUAN PABLO]

just watched Swansea .  oh my Im so f**king jealous .   

[Ron Manager]

Watching the BBC highlights this morning it brought home to me how awful Holmans ball control is. He was on for a chance just outside of their area lost the ball and they went straight up the far end and Guzan made one of several saves.

I watched Swansea beating Arsenal and saw exactly the style of play I was expecting under Paul Lambert....from Swansea that is.

I know you cant get a good impression from the highlights but we do look very average at times.

We have four players Benteke,Guzan,Baker, and Lowton who have Premiership quality in my opinion and seven triers making up that team.
Plus Bent who is top quality but it would seem not wanted by our manager.

Mr Lambert I would like us to play like Swansea do . Hopefully you will have a few pence come your way in Jan to buy some technically  gifted players that your staff have identified abroad.

PS and get Robbie Keane back for another few months.

so you didnt watch the whole match and from the 3 minutes that you saw your match report is based upon this. villa played really well first half and passed it around with great aplomb. second half they came back at us and had a real go, we showed great resilience and got a well earned point. most pundits had us down for a defeat because of the harry factor but our lads acquited themselves superbly and is molding itself into a very good team. holman gave the ball away once in those highlights, so what, he had a good game, scored a good goal and worked himself into the ground. far too many years we have technically gifted players that couldnt give a fuck, now we have a hard working one where they will only get better and still we cant satisfy folk. this isnt a dig at you ron, but there is tons of negativity flying around and some of it is unreal. people cutting their noses off just to maintain their first thoughts!

I very much hope you are right and perhaps I am being too negative only time will tell. I like Holmans work ethic and his attitude its 100%
spot on. Its all about opinions and lots of us see things differently from each other.

We will need to work very hard against Stoke. We know exactly what to expect they have a system that works and it will be difficult to overcome.