Aston Villa v Manchester United Post-Match Thread

[hilts_coolerking]

That's as close to being in the shit as Man Utd got all day.

[olaftab]

What the fuck is a facial injury?

It's when you can't face turning up to play out of position!

[Dave Cooper please]

Look on the bright side, at least all the apologists for Lambert seem to be keeping a low profile.

We're just letting you lot blow-off steam then we'll come back with some reasoned arguments rather than angry rants because we lost to a team we always lose to.

[Dave Cooper please]

What the fuck is a facial injury?

A injury to the face?

[Legion]

Hasn't anyone yet mentioned Rule 4.5.1a, sub-section (c) which clearly states that Manchester United are entitled to 3 points at Villa Park unless a seagull flies overhead when they can only have 1?

[adrenachrome]

As crap as Luna was today, i don't think having that plank Baker next to him and NOBODY in front of him helped his cause. Meaning he was often left with 2 players attacking him and being turned in circles

You can't put all that down to Luna surely

Agreed, Baker was very poor. Vlaar can't come back soon enough.

Fair point, Luna was hung out to dry, but I had to to agree with an old chap at the game who said he would rather have Ridgewell.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'm encouraged that Lambert had planned on playing Herd today. Still doesn't excuse the lack of basic football tactics on show today but at least it demonstrates he's not completely blind to what goes on in front of him.

[Herman]

What the fuck is a facial injury?

A injury to the face?

I thought it was when you have a crap and then have to hit it with a stick to get it to clear off round the u bend

[Chris Harte]

I think some here are confusing a facial injury with a faecial injury. With the amount of faecial we displayed today that's kind of understandable.

[SoccerHQ]

The game we gave Chelsea at Stamford Bridge set a benchmark for how to approach battles with the top teams. In their faces (moreso than at Arsenal on the opening day), resolute and not afraid to have a go even when behind. That evaporated all too quickly against Liverpool in our next game and we've not rediscovered it since.

Today we huffed and puffed. The amount of times a player in midfield would do well to extricate himself from opponents before taking the ball on and losing it due to no one moving into space or passing into space without looking and losing possession was depressing to see.
Yanited, and all the good teams, have players who can anticipate the ball and predict the breaking ball. Our lot just don't seem to have the noggins to think. Equally we ball-watch and lose our men when defending i.e. Westwood for the second goal.

In fairness we came back twice from losing positions against Man. City although I accept things went for us in that second half.

Really in most of my time support Villa fro mid 90s we've pretty much always had an inferiority complex against the bigger teams in the league expect for 18 months under MON when we were giving everyone in the league a game home and away (apart from Chelsea 7-1 and Liverpool 5-0) but at least we believed we could get results.

At the moment I'm realistic, we're a mid table team and that's where we will finish which is improvement. Do I want this to be the case for eternity, of course not. Other teams like Newcastle and Southampton have still shown you can challenge the top 6 with some intelligent signings.

[Tayls_7]

Look on the bright side, at least all the apologists for Lambert seem to be keeping a low profile.

We're just letting you lot blow-off steam then we'll come back with some reasoned arguments rather than angry rants because we lost to a team we always lose to.

Wow after all this time with Lambert at the helm and his relentless push for perfection, as a reactionary dullard I can't wait to be enlightened by your considered pearls of wisdom. Start with Lambert the master tactician, or perhaps Lambert the transfer market genius. What an education this will be. Excuses...blah drone.....young kids......time to build.....blah drone....wage bill.......previous managers....blah drone.....

[Legion]

Lambert's view

[Brian Taylor]

Clueless inept decrepid..Platt.   Me? I thought complete shite. So many players with 'not my fault' look! Wrong wrong wrong..as the waiter said ' Inshallah'! God help us in other words!

[silhillvilla]

I don't think lambert is good for avfc. We can dress it up but his tenure has been shocking so far. I wouldn't lose any sleep if we sacked him.

[VinnieChase84]

Luna did look warnock esc today. We need some
Quality additions in January, however I don't see us making any additions let alone adding quality