Ongoing Defensive Frailties

[paul_e]

If one more fucker spells Clark's name incorrectly I call for a ban ;-)

or spells defence...defense.

Unless its Randy of course!

I do that one all the time thsnks to the auto correct on my tablet, I got it over here and the only English option was US.  I'm forever removing z's from work documents as well.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We'll just outscore everyone. Chill.

I think that's the Lambert's plan. 90 minutes of gung-ho football. Some we'll win, some we'll get stuffed. Hopefully we'll win more than the stuffings.

Cue posts screaming "at least it's entertaining".

[warleyboy]

We'll just outscore everyone. Chill.

I think that's the Lambert's plan. 90 minutes of gung-ho football. Some we'll win, some we'll get stuffed. Hopefully we'll win more than the stuffings.

Cue posts screaming "at least it's entertaining".

Rudy, I think we have played some entertaining stuff within those last 3 months, and I'm sure that is going to continue.
But there has to come a time to shore it up a little.
Take for example, our first game against Arsenal, I believe we will get a goal out of that game.
How great would it be to hold strong, take the barrage, and after 90 mins, walk away with 3 points.

Currently do not see it within our locker, but worked on by the coaching staff, it could.
We have a hell of a keeper in Brad and Jed looks promising.
CB's need to get tough and resilient, be aware on set pieces, communicate and stand strong...

[eamonn]

If he had £20m to spend on a defender...

He'd spend £2m of it and tell Randy not to worry about it.

[shaunreynolds]

Although it is pre season, we still look vunerable on set pieces. It really does need to be addressed.
UTV!!

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

How about a thread discussing our great attacking play? Always so negative on here!

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We'll just outscore everyone. Chill.

I think that's the Lambert's plan. 90 minutes of gung-ho football. Some we'll win, some we'll get stuffed. Hopefully we'll win more than the stuffings.

Cue posts screaming "at least it's entertaining".

Rudy, I think we have played some entertaining stuff within those last 3 months, and I'm sure that is going to continue.
But there has to come a time to shore it up a little.
Take for example, our first game against Arsenal, I believe we will get a goal out of that game.
How great would it be to hold strong, take the barrage, and after 90 mins, walk away with 3 points.

Currently do not see it within our locker, but worked on by the coaching staff, it could.
We have a hell of a keeper in Brad and Jed looks promising.
CB's need to get tough and resilient, be aware on set pieces, communicate and stand strong...

I wholeheartedly agree. The defence is my only reservation regarding Lambert. I have a horrible feeling he won't sort it out which will be a great shame as the team he's building and the style of play are exactly what I want and love to see. Almost all managers/coaches build from the back, Lambert seems to be doing the opposite. It's worth recalling just how many additional goals we would have suffered last season if it hadn't been for the brilliance of Brad Guzan.

My guess is Lambert will bring in another centre half, probably on loan, before the end of August.

[usav]

I think it is a legitimate question to be honest.    It was clearly our main achilles heal last year and to have concerns that it hasn't been addressed properly over the summer is only natural.

[warleyboy]

How about a thread discussing our great attacking play? Always so negative on here!

If that's how you see it, that's your choice, so go open up a new thread.
Nothing wrong with constructive criticism, I think you will find that we have had a defensive issue all season, and my feelings are that we need to attempt to start making some headway.
And I for one enjoy reading different aspects of how to approach the matter in question.

[PeterWithesShin]

How about a thread discussing our great attacking play? Always so negative on here!

31 games without a clean sheet is kind of hard to ignore.

[GarethRDR]

Indeed, 'tis a legitimate concern.  A lot's going to ride on how Okore takes to the Prem and if we can cut out the silly mistakes.

[not3bad]

We'll just outscore everyone. Chill.

I think that's the Lambert's plan. 90 minutes of gung-ho football. Some we'll win, some we'll get stuffed. Hopefully we'll win more than the stuffings.

Cue posts screaming "at least it's entertaining".

Less of the "at least" please!

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We'll just outscore everyone. Chill.

I think that's the Lambert's plan. 90 minutes of gung-ho football. Some we'll win, some we'll get stuffed. Hopefully we'll win more than the stuffings.

Cue posts screaming "at least it's entertaining".

Less of the "at least" please!

Ha! It's certainly entertaining for the neutrals. I'm struggling to recall a season in recent history that was so nerve racking, where every game, Sunderland apart,  my heart was in my mouth, a real emotional roller coaster that left me feeling at the end both physically and mentally drained. Being a Villa fan should come with a public health warning.

[Ron Manager]

How about a thread discussing our great attacking play? Always so negative on here!

31 games without a clean sheet is kind of hard to ignore.

It is and we seem to be expecting miracles from Okore. I hope he comes out of the traps at full pace.

Ron Vlaar is neither dominating in the air or aggressive in his tackling. Just about average for me.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'm only going to speak for myself here, but as i've accepted we're not going to win the league anytime soon, as it's a serious outlay for me to buy a season ticket i'll settle for Villa being entertaining, if unpredictable. I'm looking forward to going to VP this season more than I have for ages, I reckon we'll dish out a few beatings, play some good stuff and probably have another Spurs/Wigan week and make some McGrath awful clangers.

I hope i've explained that well enough that it makes sense.