Martin Laursen on the Villa

[Concrete John]

I believe it's partly Lamberts fault as he didn't buy enough experience in the Summer which we were all concerned about the time.It was clear to everybody that the team needed a couple of experienced heads and Lambert chose to ignore that and didn't even spend all the money that was available to him

Did he ignore it or was his brief on joining to develop youth and bring in young hungry players. Dont recall much outcry on here about his summer signings at the time.

Exactly.

We keep hearing about not buying enough experience in the summer, which ignores the fact that he had a lot of players we needed to bring in and that £25m wasn't a huge budget given that.  And that's without taking the wages issue into account. 

[Risso]

Mcleish was still a negative useless manager, let's not get revisionist here.

He was, but that doesn't excuse Lambert's dire performance.

[PaulWinch again]

No true, but let's not forget that Mcleish got 11 points from the second half of the season. If Lambert does that badly we will be down and he should go, but there is no just argument that can suggest Mcleish is anything other than terrible.

[not3bad]

Have I wandered into the "Paul Lambert - in or out thread" or is this one about Martin Laursen?

[Mr Speedy H]

Martin Laursen is by far my favourite ex-Villa player of this generation. I really hope we get him signed in some professional capacity as he would most definitely help us. Perhaps a defensive coach position would suit him perfectly?

In terms of PL: he took a chance on a younger squad with inexperienced players from lower leagues - he clearly didn't get that right 100%. He now has two weeks left to sort that out, and if some of the (rumoured) players I've seen do come in then I think we'll be a much stronger side.

Fuck the negativity - yeah, the team are doing rubbish, every man and his dog can see that, but if you don't get behind the team now, when they most importantly need it, then we can start waving at the Prem from the lower division.

[Chris Smith]

I believe it's partly Lamberts fault as he didn't buy enough experience in the Summer which we were all concerned about the time.It was clear to everybody that the team needed a couple of experienced heads and Lambert chose to ignore that and didn't even spend all the money that was available to him

Did he ignore it or was his brief on joining to develop youth and bring in young hungry players. Dont recall much outcry on here about his summer signings at the time.

Maybe,but I believe it's PL's mantra also,which you can achieve and indeed he did when building from League One but not with an established Premier league club.The fact that we didn't sign any British players above league one is unbelievable and incredibly naive.

It's also not true as Bennett came from Boro, but even if we ignore that 3 of the signings came from abroad so it's a slightly misleading statement.

[Salsa Party Animal]

I would like to see Martin Laursen moving back home to work on our team and we should groom him as Paul Lambert's replacement when the time to come.  Laursen to be our manager with Mellberg as no 2 in future would be fantastic. 

[itbrvilla]

I would like to see Martin Laursen moving back home to work on our team and we should groom him as Paul Lambert's replacement when the time to come.  Laursen to be our manager with Mellberg as no 2 in future would be fantastic. 

What happens if he's equally as shit?

[lordmcgrath5]

"People outside Villa will see me as a former player and nothing more.

But I can assure you, I am a fan of this football club.

I spent five of the happiest years of my career in claret and blue and I still live and breathe the club now.

So our struggles over the past few weeks have really hit me hard. I hate it when we're not winning games. At the moment I really feel sorry for the boys and for everyone around the club."

Beautiful words, Martin. An absolute gent and a true Villa legend.

[Drummond]

I would like to see Martin Laursen moving back home to work on our team and we should groom him as Paul Lambert's replacement when the time to come.  Laursen to be our manager with Mellberg as no 2 in future would be fantastic. 

What happens if he's equally as shit?

He could get us into a League Cup Semi Final in his first season in charge. Though I suspect he wouldn't be left with such a shit squad and atmosphere to deal with.

[Risso]

I would like to see Martin Laursen moving back home to work on our team and we should groom him as Paul Lambert's replacement when the time to come.  Laursen to be our manager with Mellberg as no 2 in future would be fantastic. 

What happens if he's equally as shit?

He could get us into a League Cup Semi Final in his first season in charge. Though I suspect he wouldn't be left with such a shit squad and atmosphere to deal with.

I wonder if he'd get £25m to spend on that shit squad.

[Zakk Fatt]

Martin Laursen is by far my favourite ex-Villa player of this generation. I really hope we get him signed in some professional capacity as he would most definitely help us. Perhaps a defensive coach position would suit him perfectly?

In terms of PL: he took a chance on a younger squad with inexperienced players from lower leagues - he clearly didn't get that right 100%. He now has two weeks left to sort that out, and if some of the (rumoured) players I've seen do come in then I think we'll be a much stronger side.

Fuck the negativity - yeah, the team are doing rubbish, every man and his dog can see that, but if you don't get behind the team now, when they most importantly need it, then we can start waving at the Prem from the lower division.

Agreed 100% behind the team every game - they are trying thier best and I hope we do get some strength and experience in before its too late.

[martin o`who??]

I`d give anything to see this bloke back in a Villa Shirt. Him and Ollie were an absolute Nightmare for the opposition from free kicks out wide. God, that seems a million years ago now.

[*shellac*]

We need some Vikings in the current team.

[monkeyboy]

Awesome read !

Surely there could be a role for him at our club, he has the passion, desire and leadership qualities we are crying out for, understands the defensive role and has played for some top coaches. I wouldn't want to face him in the dressing room if i'd defended like a tosser - and Lambert et al are clearly failing in the defensive/motivation department.

True our collective squad is dire, and arguably our midfield frailty is exposing the defence to a degree that they see worse than they may actually be, however....

If he can't be part of the staff - then Martin, next time you get the urge - lace the boots, grab a shirt and muscle past Baker / Clark (wave to Dunne in the chippy on the way to the ground) and show them how it's done - would rather him on one leg than what we are showing at the moment.

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