Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur Post-Match Thread

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Two men arrested for throwing the flare at the linesman.

[PaulWinch again]

We do desperately need to start buying a couple of £8-£12 million players each window now. We have the basis of a solid squad, but we need to start adding quality.

[pauliewalnuts]

We do desperately need to start buying a couple of £8-£12 million players each window now. We have the basis of a solid squad, but we need to start adding quality.

i think you'll be disappointed if you want that sort of investment.

We clearly need to buy better players than those we have, but the days of that sort of investment are over.

[taylorsworkrate]

I thought that was poor to be honest. Spurs weren't that good, but they didn't need to be.

I don't think Delph had that good a game really. Sure he worked hard, but his touch and passing were pretty bad.

We did improve slightly after Benteke came on, but that wasn't difficult considering how woeful Kozak was.

[ktvillan]

Apart from our other shortcomings we seem to lack someone who can grab the game by the scruff of the neck, up the tempo and drive the team forward, a Gerrard type I suppose.  Too many neat little lightweight players and no-one with a bit of up and at em.  It's a l a bit tippy-tappy and they don't seem sure what they are trying to do.

Luna is a decent footballer but some of his defending is massively sub-standard and a liability.  In every game I've watched so far he's played at least one pass square across the line straight to an opponent.  It's schoolboy error stuff.

Gabby and Weimann lack the technique and composure to effectively play the roles they are playing when the game is tight.

I didn't think Spurs looked anything special until we tired after the second goal.  First goal was a fluke and second was poor defending by Westwood losing the ball and then losing Soldado.   

Clever substitution by ABV just as we were having a good spell and getting on top - it stopped the game for a few minutes and we never got the momentum back.

[eastie]

Lets get some changes for the everton game -

                    Guzan
 Lowton.  Clark. Vlaar.  Luna

    Bacuna   Delph.  Sylla   Tonev

          Gabby benteke

   

[pauliewalnuts]

Weimann works hard but what does he actually offer us at the moment? Think he's suffering lowton season trouble.
We cannot keep playing Westwood and kea in the same side, it has to be one or the other. It midfield is shockingly uncreative.
It's games like today where u can see why we were all (fans) wanting that number 10 in the summer. We have no one who can open a defence

I am deeply unconvinced by KEA. Flatters to deceive. He'll have a decent game then go missing for the next five.

[Goldie.7]

I come to terms long time ago that we just don't have the quality of players anymore. 70% of the squad is average, 20% are above average and the final 10% is world class. Lambert is also tactically inept.

[Tuscans]

Like the Hull and Newcastle game, it was poor in terms of invention, crisp passing etc.

But I think Delph could, and I say could, be MOTM on almost every game so far!?

I expect someone ( my best bud ) to comment on this and tell me I'm being suicidal!

[Goldie.7]

Weimann works hard but what does he actually offer us at the moment? Think he's suffering lowton season trouble.
We cannot keep playing Westwood and kea in the same side, it has to be one or the other. It midfield is shockingly uncreative.
It's games like today where u can see why we were all (fans) wanting that number 10 in the summer. We have no one who can open a defence

I am deeply unconvinced by KEA. Flatters to deceive. He'll have a decent game then go missing for the next five.

KEA is garbage. Sylla all day and night.

[pauliewalnuts]

I expect someone ( my best bud ) to comment on this and tell me I'm being suicidal!

You need to knock this shit on the head right now, or you'll be taking a break.

Give it a rest, it's boring and nobody wants to see it moved from the match thread to the post match.

[taylorsworkrate]

I come to terms long time ago that we just don't have the quality of players anymore. 70% of the squad is average, 20% are above average and the final 10% is world class. Lambert is also tactically inept.

I think its a bit generous to suggest there's no one in the squad below average.

Also Benteke isn't 10% of the squad

[PaulWinch again]

We do desperately need to start buying a couple of £8-£12 million players each window now. We have the basis of a solid squad, but we need to start adding quality.

i think you'll be disappointed if you want that sort of investment.

We clearly need to buy better players than those we have, but the days of that sort of investment are over.

I don't it's unrealistic given the sort of money available from TV to expect us to spend around £20 million each summer. We can't have been that far off that this year, but it's spread across more players.

[Goldie.7]

Apart from our other shortcomings we seem to lack someone who can grab the game by the scruff of the neck, up the tempo and drive the team forward, a Gerrard type I suppose.  Too many neat little lightweight players and no-one with a bit of up and at em.  It's a l a bit tippy-tappy and they don't seem sure what they are trying to do.

Luna is a decent footballer but some of his defending is massively sub-standard and a liability.  In every game I've watched so far he's played at least one pass square across the line straight to an opponent.  It's schoolboy error stuff.

Gabby and Weimann lack the technique and composure to effectively play the roles they are playing when the game is tight.

I didn't think Spurs looked anything special until we tired after the second goal.  First goal was a fluke and second was poor defending by Westwood losing the ball and then losing Soldado.   

Clever substitution by ABV just as we were having a good spell and getting on top - it stopped the game for a few minutes and we never got the momentum back.

Everybody and their mum new this last season. Lambert decided to waste 7m on a dud striker instead of getting in that type of player. Who spends 7m on a guy with a poor goal ratio when Finnbogason is still banging them in for fun.

[eastie]

Its a great shame that okore got that injury as he and Vlaar would have been pretty solid i feel this season , really cannot see by sylla is not in the team , and Weimann needs a spell on the bench - lets see what tonev can do , or helenius who impressed me in pre season with a couple of superb assists .