Lambert in or out? Poll reset with majority 'in', 7th May

[N'ZMAV]

He will gain more praise for keeping us up, rather than taking us down then bringing us back up - or even walking away.

[Ghost of Pongo Waring]

I'm very worried that PL is a very stubborn man who seems to have an aversion to signing players above league one.

Like Vlarr - Dutch International, KEA - Moroccan International, Guzan - American International, Benteke - Belgian International.

It's also makes little sense to call him stubborn over his transfer targets on the basis of one transfer window.

[MarkM]

I'm very worried that PL is a very stubborn man who seems to have an aversion to signing players above league one.

Like Vlarr - Dutch International, KEA - Moroccan International, Guzan - American International, Benteke - Belgian International.

It's also makes little sense to call him stubborn over his transfer targets on the basis of one transfer window.

He does come accross as stubborn, just look at the way he sets his teams up. He has only one strategy and it aint working

[N'ZMAV]

He does come accross as stubborn, just look at the way he sets his teams up. He has only one strategy and it aint working

I tend to disagree. He has used a number of formations this season. 4-4-2. 4-5-1. 3-5-1 etc etc

[Risso]

3-5-1 etc etc

That's why we keep losing then!

[Dave Clark Five]

Still got the old W formation to try. 2-3-5. You need good full backs with that.

[not3bad]

He does come accross as stubborn, just look at the way he sets his teams up. He has only one strategy and it aint working

I tend to disagree. He has used a number of formations this season. 4-4-2. 4-5-1. 3-5-1 etc etc

Definitely the strangest criticism I've read.  Lambert had a reputation for changing formations mid game before he came to Villa and he's done nothing to change that reputation, in fact if anything the criticism should be that he tinkers too much.

[Brend'Watkins]

He does come accross as stubborn, just look at the way he sets his teams up. He has only one strategy and it aint working

I tend to disagree. He has used a number of formations this season. 4-4-2. 4-5-1. 3-5-1 etc etc

Definitely the strangest criticism I've read.  Lambert had a reputation for changing formations mid game before he came to Villa and he's done nothing to change that reputation, in fact if anything the criticism should be that he tinkers too much.

He definitely changes formation when we lose the ball after one of our attacks.  It's called the shambles formation.  I have yet to see any other clubs employ this revolutionary tactic.

[MarkM]

He does come accross as stubborn, just look at the way he sets his teams up. He has only one strategy and it aint working

I tend to disagree. He has used a number of formations this season. 4-4-2. 4-5-1. 3-5-1 etc etc

Definitely the strangest criticism I've read.  Lambert had a reputation for changing formations mid game before he came to Villa and he's done nothing to change that reputation, in fact if anything the criticism should be that he tinkers too much.

Stubborn in terms of not changing tactics, he may well change formations but the end resulting tactic is still the same.

He has his own view on players and recruiting which at the moment has proved ill thought out and a failure but my view is that he is too stubborn to change even it even it benefited us in the short term

[not3bad]

He has his own view on players and recruiting which at the moment has proved ill thought out and a failure but my view is that he is too stubborn to change even it even it benefited us in the short term

I think I would repeat what has already been said in the transfer thread - one window isn't really enough time to come to that conclusion.  At the end of January we'll see where we are.

[achilles]

He does come accross as stubborn, just look at the way he sets his teams up. He has only one strategy and it aint working

I tend to disagree. He has used a number of formations this season. 4-4-2. 4-5-1. 3-5-1 etc etc

Definitely the strangest criticism I've read.  Lambert had a reputation for changing formations mid game before he came to Villa and he's done nothing to change that reputation, in fact if anything the criticism should be that he tinkers too much.

He definitely changes formation when we lose the ball after one of our attacks.  It's called the shambles formation.  I have yet to see any other clubs employ this revolutionary tactic.

Its comes to something when we can't even agree what tactics he actually employs, I tend to agree that its the shambles formation!

[sonlyme]

I can't believe some of the stuff in this thread.

So Paul Lambert has a secret plan to be shit - get relegated - sacked - paid off - and then blame Lerner?   Has H&V moved office?  Is the rent cheaper on Fantasy Island?

Lambert haters please understand this.  No one who works at the top of any field got there because they love money.  They got there because they love what they do and as a result put in the hard hours when money isn't even a consideration.  By that passion and hard work they find success - and money then follows.

To suggest that Lambert will be happy because he'll get paid off and 'never have to work again' is to completely misunderstand what motivates real talent. 

A poll on whether or not to sack the manager seems myopic to me but in the broad scope of the season I suppose it is fair enough - but to revive it on the back of some tonkings after the first poll didn't fit the agenda is pathetic.

Shortly after we beat Liverpool at Anfield and made the semis of the League Cup everyone was upbeat - now, after a string of bad results and some dodgy performances we are doomed.

Villa are playing kids - and they can be good kids - but they are learning the hard way.  Inconsistency was always going to be part of this season.

We were mugged at Bradford and it was unexpected and it hurt- but ffs - it's half-time in the League Cup and half-time in the Premier League.  Lambert and the players will be moving heaven and earth behind closed doors to put things right.  Villa will improve - of that I am sure - whether they will improve enough I cannot say.

But I look at the facts of the case and I know both owner and manager and squad all want the best for our club.  And I'm sorry - shit we have been yes - but we are not only shit -  when we have played well - we've been great.  And that is something I never saw even once last season under TSM.

We are not dead yet - nor ever will be.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm no Lambert hater, but we weren't mugged at Bradford. We lsot due to poor finishing, good goalkeeping and atrocious defending.

[MarkM]

when we have played well - we've been great.  And that is something I never saw even once last season under TSM.

Outside of a few games we have been poor for the most part this season.

I really have not seen any improvement over last season in fact allot of our play has been worse.

With the results we have had and the position we are in, in any other season Lambert would be toast

[Chico Hamilton III]

 

Inconsistency was always going to be part of this season.

We've won 4 league games out of 22. That's not inconsistent, it's terrible.