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

[ozzjim]

We won 3-1 away from home and am I reading Lambert got the tactics wrong?

Ha ha ha ha

3 wins out of 4, that's brilliant form in anyone's book and shows that we are going well and heading in the right direction.

Lambert is absolutely right for our club and the single minded way he's been dealing with the likes of Ireland et al is just what we needed.

Spot on. Bent is clearly delighted after Lowton scored too, showing he is still pulling for Villa, just does not fit into the shape of the side.

[richardhubbard]

His starting to get it right and those young players are starting to believe.

There a lot of talent in that team, give him time nexteason could be exciting if we stay up

[supertom]

I thought he got away with it today. I don't agree that Bowery was a good fit. He worked hard in fairness and did play reasonably well but I do think at the very least he should have brought on Zogbia earlier because he could really have exploited the Stoke fullbacks.
Again our perpetual ability to throw games away almost came to the fore again today. It took a moment of magic to win the game because we were fizzling out of it and if anything Stoke probably would have been more likely to nick a win.

That said, 3 wins in 4 is progress. The errors aren't quite as common now. The most important thing is, since the turn of the year, we've looked better as an attacking unit.

I expect us to cross 40 points this season. So far 8 wins, which is already better than McLeish. Lambert has improved us, no question. He's just got to stop dropping so many clangers. If this season is to be a learning curve, we have to see results more quickly next term and hit the ground running.

[not3bad]

Good comparison between Stoke and Villa here:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/stoke-1-3-aston-villa-big-1815924

Interesting how the writer calls for Villa to stand by Lambert even if they go down.

[paul_e]

I thought he got away with it today. I don't agree that Bowery was a good fit. He worked hard in fairness and did play reasonably well but I do think at the very least he should have brought on Zogbia earlier because he could really have exploited the Stoke fullbacks.
Again our perpetual ability to throw games away almost came to the fore again today. It took a moment of magic to win the game because we were fizzling out of it and if anything Stoke probably would have been more likely to nick a win.

That said, 3 wins in 4 is progress. The errors aren't quite as common now. The most important thing is, since the turn of the year, we've looked better as an attacking unit.

I expect us to cross 40 points this season. So far 8 wins, which is already better than McLeish. Lambert has improved us, no question. He's just got to stop dropping so many clangers. If this season is to be a learning curve, we have to see results more quickly next term and hit the ground running.

The bold bit is the part I disagree with, from a tactical point of view, which is the discussion here.

By the time Stoke equalised we'd had: Weimann strike the post, Gabby try to take the keeper on when the chip was the better choice as well as firing one wide across the face of the goal, Bowery have one turned away at the near post, and glance a header into the ground that they scrambled away and fire one into the side netting.  If we'd taken any of those chances would Lambert still have 'gotten away with it'?  The reality is we dominated a team for 70minutes before having a 15minute wobble and then finishing them off with an excellent goal and a well taken breakaway goal.  That we hadn't put the game well beyond Stoke in that opening 70minutes doesn't mean we got the tactics wrong.

[Dave Cooper please]

It's a good way of keeping track of the fluctuating support (although gratifying that at no single point has there been a majority for sacking him),

Yes there has.

Maybe so, but despite numerous resets the latest poll, even given our fairly crap season, shows only 7.1% wanting Lambert out.
Yow am in a small minority Risso!

[Ads]

Lambert got the tactics spot on.

We dominated them, battered them and completely nulified them. I didn't think Bowrey should have started, I was wrong. I thought Benteke should have gone off, I was wrong.

[Monty]

Lambert got the tactics spot on.

We dominated them, battered them and completely nulified them. I didn't think Bowrey should have started, I was wrong. I thought Benteke should have gone off, I was wrong.

I'm still not sure on Bowery starting, but the tactics still worked very well indeed.

[Dave Cooper please]

Lambert got the tactics spot on.

We dominated them, battered them and completely nulified them. I didn't think Bowrey should have started, I was wrong. I thought Benteke should have gone off, I was wrong.

'Tis why we aren't managers I suppose.

[Drummond]

I remember Lambert in an early (maybe first) press conference, telling us how he wanted to play exciting football and that we needed to outscore the opposition as opposed to just trying to sneak wins.

He's certainly delivering that approach and for all the scary moments it's making us worth watching again. Neutrals know they are going to get goals when they watch us, that's for sure!

[eastie]

No question there has been a huge improvement in the last 2 months and a lot of that can be down to confidence - long may it continue.
I would have sacked him after the millwall game but if lambert does succeed i will be delighted to be proved wrong - we have the nucleas of a good exciting young team who with 3 or 4 quality additions could have a good future.

[Jockey Randall]

Bowery has started against the 2 most physical sides in the league and we won both games. What is the problem? I've always thought that in the long run we're in safe hands with Lambert. Yes we have a young side who struggle to defend but that side of the game can only improve with experience. Even if we were unlucky enough to go down I'm convinced we'd do a Newcastle and romp the championship. The players clearly love playing for him and we're entertaining to watch. A team playing good football with passion is pretty much all we can hope for in the current state of the game.

[Eugene Fraxby]

We're great fun to watch. It's been a while since you could say that.

I really like Lambert and would want him to stay even if we went down- it's pretty obvious what he is trying to achieve and we seem to be getting there bit by bit. If we stay up I'd be really optimistic, excited even, about what he could do in the transfer market (I wonder if he watched Luke Murphy yesterday?)

[PaulWinch again]

I thought I'd drag this back up. I think regardless of what happens(I firmly believe we'll survive now), there is absolutely no doubt that Lambert is a million times better than Mcleish was. There is real progression and imiprovement in our side and they're getting better and better. Mcleish's side was limping along and had the season gone on another week we would have been relegated.

[Concrete John]

Being better than TSM is no accolade that means you're worthy of being Villa manager.

We've had our worst ever result under him.

He was totally negligent to the club in January.

He should be sacked for Bradford alone.

He mumbles a lot.

Did I miss any?