Ongoing Defensive Frailties

[PeterWithesShin]

32 games now.

[Mortimer's Bear]

Terrible at the back again

[Ad@m]

Lambert out!

[PaulWinch again]

Hmmm they're not learning, we really need to do serious work on our defending. It's not good enough at all.

I retract that statement having seen the team we put out.

[PaulWinch again]

More worrying now that Vlaar and Clark are involved.

[warleyboy]

IS IT TIME TO PANIC YET 

[Matt Collins]

It's certainly not time to panic but our defence was hopeless all last season and it still looks completely shit

I mean its just constant basic errors time and again

[Pete3206]

Sack the board!

[Walmley_Villa]

We do look so frail and it is concern for me. If it isn't sorted it will undermine the season.

[VILLA MOLE]

can we ask George Graham for some input

[supertom]

I just don't think Clark and Baker are good enough. I also think Vlaar is a Championship standard defender at best if I'm being totally honest. He's not dominent in the air, he's okay on the ball, and he's not as hard as you'd think. The odd thunderbolt papers over a lot of cracks. He's an indication at the sort of quality level the Dutch have in defence at the moment, and also why they were so dire in the Euro's.
Herd is definitely not a center half either. If he's not covering right back I don't see what he'll offer the team. Though at the moment he'd be ahead of KEA in the midfield pecking order for me.

The organisation needs to improve dramatically but more so sloppy mistakes is a big problem. The second goal today just shows how abysmal the chemistry between Vlaar and Clark is. Clark is also woeful in the air. Utterly woeful.

[bilsim]

I just don't think Clark and Baker are good enough. I also think Vlaar is a Championship standard defender at best if I'm being totally honest. He's not dominent in the air, he's okay on the ball, and he's not as hard as you'd think. The odd thunderbolt papers over a lot of cracks. He's an indication at the sort of quality level the Dutch have in defence at the moment, and also why they were so dire in the Euro's.
Herd is definitely not a center half either. If he's not covering right back I don't see what he'll offer the team. Though at the moment he'd be ahead of KEA in the midfield pecking order for me.

The organisation needs to improve dramatically but more so sloppy mistakes is a big problem. The second goal today just shows how abysmal the chemistry between Vlaar and Clark is. Clark is also woeful in the air. Utterly woeful.

On the whole I agree. Vlaar is by no means the Mellberg/Laursen figure that many of us thought he would be.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Vlaar is by no means the Mellberg/Laursen figure that many of us thought he would be.

I don't think he's even the Ronny Johnsen figure.

[saunders_heroes]

2 solid centrebacks and this team would be so much better. Clark, Baker and Vlaar make too many mistakes. Don't know why Lambert is being so stubborn with the defence as its clear they're just not good enough.

[adrenachrome]

Vlaar is by no means the Mellberg/Laursen figure that many of us thought he would be.

I don't think he's even the Ronny Johnsen figure.

Well, can I get at least get a Fred Turnbull?

Throw me a freakin' bone, here!