Aston Villa v Southampton Post-Match Thread

[brontebilly]

No Lambert didn't play with widemen at Norwich. He had Grant Holt up front, Benteke with a better first touch. Hoolahan behind him (has tried Ireland, Holman and Nzogbia here with no success). Pilkington as an inside forward, can't remember who played on the other side for them. 4231 really. He has tried this, 442 and a diamond midfield with little success. Think he has confused himself now with what he wants from his midfielders. He could do with a Bradley Johnson type of brute in there. Guess El Ahmadi was meant to be a regular in that position but he hasn't the physical presence for that kind of role.

[Kingthing]

Am off alcohol for the long dark month of January

I was too until yesterday, I hate myself this morning.

[Kingthing]

I've not read the whole of this thread so apologies if this has already been brought up but was Halsey meant to be our ref today? I've never come across a ref being asked to ref the same team two leaague games in a row.

I think the ref should have been Chris Foy.

Think we'd have been better off with Chris Hoy.

[PeterWithe]

Not as bad as we have been, nowhere near as good as we need to be.

[Legion]

On another note, good to meet Legion before the game today! Hope you managed to sell a few...

Good to meet and chat with you aswell.

I did OK, thanks! The Boss was pleased. Ish.

[Ron Manager]

Watching the penalty live I thought it was a penalty. Watching the replay I could see it was cheating of the highest order.

The trouble is these things are done at speed  and I didnt see Halseys position. But he gave it and thats that.

We have in 2013 the technology (I think) for the ref to carry a device that would enable him to get an instant reply of a contenious incident.

The ref would hold up, say a green card, to inform the players that he is going to do this and that the players must not come within 20 feet of him whilst he reviews said incident.

But it would seem the Refs do not want any technology interferring with their job. This is wrong.

Rodrigrez is now a marked man, like Bale is, in the refs little black book

He should have been sent off (not just booked) and banned for a month.

I dont believe anything will ever be done about blatant cheating .



 

[JUAN PABLO]

I feel sorry for him but Lambert just looks out of his depth.  Okay he's not being backed sufficiently but he is manifestly failing, again and again, to raise the players; if anything, we're getting worse.

there is no excuse with the players HE bought and the players we had not to be Soton at home , Lambert is firmly to blame where we are even if RL has not backed him , mind he did have a few quid in the summer.

I said in the match thread being stubborn and not playing our goalscorer Bent to fit his formation when we could not score a goal a bloody goal has come to back to bite him , we might have had extra points at least .

delph worked hard to be fair but there was so much cack on that pitch yesterday again. 

[frank]

Not sure what Lambert and the coaching staff work at on a daily basis

They could start by practising corners, free kicks and throw-ins

[JUAN PABLO]

Paul Lamber has stated on final score that we were excellent second half, Was this true as I wasen't there?

No , we piled it on at the end , did he mention soton hitting the post too.

[JUAN PABLO]

I would take soton's manager over PL at this rate

[Clampy]

Paul Lamber has stated on final score that we were excellent second half, Was this true as I wasen't there?

No , we piled it on at the end , did he mention soton hitting the post too.

I thought we deserved a goal in the second half but that's about it. A draw would have just about been fair. We did'nt deserve anything more than that.

[JUAN PABLO]

going down on all evidence thus far this season. Southampton had the three best players on the pitch - Schneiderlin, Lambert and Shaw. The rest of their players verged between average and hopeless but it was still enough to beat us.

Think Lambert has lost it too, four forwards on at the end. Bowery left wing. Wouldnt be surprised if he resigned in the next day or so.

Clark did ok, Delph actually was decent. The rest were hopeless including Guzan whose efforts with the ball at his feet were pitiful. Enda Stevens shouldnt play again in the EPL, that much is clear after today.

Funny, I thought Stevens played pretty well for the most part. I've been surprised by people's reactions to him.

he gave the ball away loads , didnt you see the final minutes trying to get the equaliser and twice he gave it back to them.   He had one decent shot , soton just did lots of damage down that right side like most teams do.

[MarkM]

Not sure what Lambert and the coaching staff work at on a daily basis

They could start by practising corners, free kicks and throw-ins

Sad thing is they do, and there still useless at them

[JUAN PABLO]

one  good point , thats the first Prem game we have lost since last year .

[JUAN PABLO]

Just play 4 4 fucking 2

Lowton Vlaar Baker Warnock
N'Zogbia Westwood Ireland Agbonlahor
Weimann Benteke

Stop pissing about with shit formations, get the ball out wide and some crosses whipped in.

That's more like it. And if Dunne ever gets fit again get him in the team. We need experience now more than ever.

If Bent was fit I would put him instead of Benteke.    He needs going on the bench