WBA v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[DrGonzo]

Last season we were all gutted to go in 2-0 up at half time and come away with just one point.  This year we appear to be gutted that we went in 2-0 down at half time but still managed to come away with a point.  To be honest I didn't expect anything other than a complete tonking after 20 minutes.  I thought the spirit was really good.  Whatever, it's a point.

[mr woo]

Well done lads, well done Lambert. Subs made the difference.

Happy with the draw, especially from 2 down.

Lots of negatives but can't be arsed with that for now, other than to say it proves our squad is not strong enough and you cannot play Benteke/Kodak without wingers.

Don't agree, good delivery is all it needs, we didn't play with wingers last season and Benteke did perfectly well, he just needs a goal, he's looked out of sorts since his injury

Yes, but last season Benteke was playing up front with Gabby.

The point I'm making is that playing Benteke TOGETHER with Kozak requires width (ok not necessarily wingers) which is something Lambert doesnt appear to favour. IMO we can only afford to play one of them at a time.

[olaftab]

Is there a 'rose tinted spectacles' thread as well?

I see where you are going with this DCF! It's next to "Blinkers On" thread. Have a look around....

[not3bad]

It is strange that a few weeks ago people were wondering what Sylla had done not get a place in the side. He has one bad game  (as did KEA and Westwood in the first half) and now people want him dropped.

Maybe we should move this thread to the "Are we fickle" thread.

Is there a 'rose tinted spectacles' thread as well?

Somewhere, there must be.

There's plenty of "Reasons to be Cheerful" threads.  Basically the same thing.

[cheltenhamlion]

Stripey update. The one from work I was on about earlier still hasnt spoken to anyone yet.

Not just Villa fans, or about football, he hasnt actually said a word to anyone in the 5 hours he has been here.

Looks like they are hurting today.

[The Man With A Stick]

No Albion fans on here this morning?

Playtime is from 12 until 1 so you think they'd have been on by now.  Strange.

[olaftab]

It is strange that a few weeks ago people were wondering what Sylla had done not get a place in the side. He has one bad game  (as did KEA and Westwood in the first half) and now people want him dropped.

No player performs at top level every week. Likes of RVP and Rooney etc are no different. They all need competition and"rest" now and than. Some top players are kept in the team despite poor form simply because of the perceived threat that  plays on oppositions mind and helps other players in the team. For us Benteke is a good example of that just now.

[Witton Warrior]

Looking back I can see what Lambert was trying to do and it seems obvious the triple subbing was always on the cards at around the hour mark if we were losing as it was not prudent to start them. Therefore I apologise to Mr Lambert for doubting him on that point.

However...

The reason we do not cross the ball into the area for our two lofty forwards is a mystery. Is it lack of skill or a tactic? I do not doubt we shall be wondering this on Saturday even though i think we will win.

[eamonn]

Someone said we should have been five goals down at half time. They had one shot on target in the second half so from that I'm guessing some people would say 6-0 would have been the fair result.

And still we didn't manage to achieve the impossible and make Steve Clarke look even more miserable than usual.

A lot of people are saying shots on target as the only way to miss "sitters". Hitting the woodwork is counted as off-target which Kozak did, with Myhill stranded. While for them Sessegnon had two glorious chances - the miskick at the far post and the one he blazed over with the goal gaping. Both off-target but both complete sitters. One of Tonev's shots trickled through to Myhill. Just because it was on target doesn't suddenly elevate it to being a better chance than the ones abovementioned cos it wasn't.

[UK Redsox]

Oh, and enough with the flares.

Yesterday, some prat in the top of the stand lit a flare and then it was thrown down to where I was in the middle.

Clearly those weren't firework sniffing dogs outside

[sirlordbaltimore]

We might as well sell Benteke now for all the service we're giving him. The crossing (when we bothered) was worse than Sunday under 12 level

Mind you, so was most of the football to be honest

I'm still firmly in the I don't know where we're going camp.

[Clampy]

Oh, and enough with the flares.

Yesterday, some prat in the top of the stand lit a flare and then it was thrown down to where I was in the middle.

Clearly those weren't firework sniffing dogs outside

If you're on about that purple coloured one, we weren't far away from it. They're bloody pointless.

[Mortimer's Bear]

We must be the worst team in the whole league at keeping possession from throw-ins, it's so infuriating.

[WarszaVillan]

We might as well sell Benteke now for all the service we're giving him. The crossing (when we bothered) was worse than Sunday under 12 level

Mind you, so was most of the football to be honest

I'm still firmly in the I don't know where we're going camp.

We're going from relegation contenders to solid mid-table, where we go after there is to be seen. 

[Concrete John]

We must be the worst team in the whole league at keeping possession from throw-ins, it's so infuriating.

I think that ever since I've been watch the Villa, which isn't as long as some on here, we seem to take the world's worst throw ins.