Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread

[Toronto Villa]

I do worry about the post Benteke era of our club.

[Monty]

What's happened to Gary Gardner? at least he's got some drive about him.

Long term back injury apparently.

So out of character....

It's hardly an aspersion on someone's character to be unfortunate with injuries, don't you think?

As soon as I'd typed it.   

Just fed up!

Apologies, Rig. When I'm sad I use pedantry as a defense mechanism. And Villa today are making me pretty sad.

[PaulWinch again]

The signings in the summer have not been good enough up to now

and before someone jumps on me

I dont mean the injured Okore  . I was expecting them to be better than what we already had im not so sure

Yeah that's my thinking, we really needed players to come into the starting 11 and other than Okore, I haven't seen that anyone of them is a big improvement on what we have.

[pauliewalnuts]

Too many of these players are underwhelming, technically.

It's all well and good pointing at Benteke as a signing which has worked out excellently, but how many of the other cheap signings we made have worked out particularly well?

This summer we needed to realise we'd come pretty close to going down, and do something about that by buying players from a level better than those we had got used to having.

We didn't, though, we just bought more of the same. I can't see how repeatedly picking up cheap players is ever going to improve us sufficiently to move things on as much as they need to be moved on.

He was unlucky to lose Okore to imjury for the season, but this lack of guile thing was our number one problem last season, and it doesn't look to me like we've done anything to try to improve it.

[Fergal]

It's ok building for the future but you have to keep an eye on the now...

[Rigadon]

What's happened to Gary Gardner? at least he's got some drive about him.

Long term back injury apparently.

So out of character....

It's hardly an aspersion on someone's character to be unfortunate with injuries, don't you think?

As soon as I'd typed it.   

Just fed up!

Apologies, Rig. When I'm sad I use pedantry as a defense mechanism. And Villa today are making me pretty sad.

No probs.  Aye, there's no joy to be had from that lot today. 

[JUAN PABLO]

I had totally forgotten Weimann was on the pitch.

We need to change pretty much everything during the break, because this isn't acceptable.

Sadly looking like the norm, 10 defeats in 14 home games will be a statistic to be ashamed of along with one clean sheet in 28.

that is bad . Blimey . Not good enough

[russon]

if our performance were a band it'd be Shed Seven. No make that Kajagoogoo

[richtheholtender]

'I dont expect Aston Villa fans to wait for 40 minutes before having a shot at goal.'  No we wait longer.

My favourite Paul Lambert quote.

[Reuben]

I had totally forgotten Weimann was on the pitch.

We need to change pretty much everything during the break, because this isn't acceptable.

Sadly looking like the norm, 10 defeats in 14 home games will be a statistic to be ashamed of along with one clean sheet in 28.

IS that statistic including the next 2 home games?

[django]

This is worse than the spurs performance. Lamberts tried to compensate for our injuries and the superior opposition but it hasn't worked at all. Probably won't get anything back now but we have to give it a go, I'd take Clark off and put Tonev or Albrighton on, push Weimann up with Kozak. Think we have more to lose by not going for it than the goal difference.

[JUAN PABLO]

Lambert has made a huge custard in not buying that special midfielder and buying bloody Libor

I saw a bit of that saturday thing on sky round my mates

Why do villa struggle at home?   he asked the panel

Every one of them said no guile , they need that creator in midfield , the No 10

well at least they worked it out  and they only watch us on MOTD ;(

I don't get it, we have one of the best forwards we'll ever have and he's crying out for a tidy little No.10 player. Lambert must know this but it's too late because im 100% sure Christian won't be a Villa player next August.

hey  play Libor on the wing , could be our new Ormandroyd

[PaulWinch again]

Too many of these players are underwhelming, technically.

It's all well and good pointing at Benteke as a signing which has worked out excellently, but how many of the other cheap signings we made have worked out particularly well?

This summer we needed to realise we'd come pretty close to going down, and do something about that by buying players from a level better than those we had got used to having.

We didn't, though, we just bought more of the same. I can't see how repeatedly picking up cheap players is ever going to improve us sufficiently to move things on as much as they need to be moved on.

He was unlucky to lose Okore to imjury for the season, but this lack of guile thing was our number one problem last season, and it doesn't look to me like we've done anything to try to improve it.

I agree and I've said on other threads we badly need to add players who are noticeably better. I don't see what we're going to do to change this.

[citizenDJ]

It's ok building for the future but you have to keep an eye on the now...

And it's hardly like the future looks all that amazing, either.

[Malandro]

fook me!