Aston Villa v Swansea City Post-Match Thread

[AlexAlexCropley]

Got to say, really impressed with Bella's rave like gyrations

[mr woo]

Didn't Lambert say stats don't give a true reflection of things and possession isn't a great indicator?


Well Laudrup obviously doesn't agree......
"Sometimes possession can give you an idea how the game has been. The possession in the first half was followed up by chances and good play and we should have scored more than once." 

So that's 37000 laymen and one premiership manager who apparently don't know what they're talking about.

[Legion]

He has been hampered by injuries to key players. Vlaar, Okore and Benteke.

[eastie]

Oh for the days when we looked at players to'take us to the next level'. Now we want players who might give us some steel and help keepus in the division.

It wasn't supposed to be like this. I still think Lambert is the only manager that can get anything from these players because he did last season.

Last season we hit on a style a play that worked well for us and with results comes confidence - however teams have worked out how villa played and combatted that style to a large extent and lambert doesn't seem to have a plan b which works .

We are a point better off than last season but we had a storming final 3 months and several players on fire - I'm not confident we will see that happen again .

[Irish villain]

Lamberts not got much out of them this season.

I know, but this is a villa side that I just cannot imagine with another manager. Can you see another manager rating Tonev, KEA, Bowery etc?

They really are his players.

[Legion]

Bowery... Jordan Bowery... "If Bowery plays for Villa so can I!"

[abc123cox]

Omg possession, 27% still can't get over, remember when Lambert took over saying I want to play the right way, good passing football, then 1st game against West Ham we all chanted over and over "were passing the ball" how times have changed.

Lambert has tried, he's been stubborn and bought in "his" signings, now is the time we get some experience, never thought I'd say it but if we had a Barry or a Huddleston, someone to take the young lads, help them in a match tell them where to play. We have still not replaced Petrov.

Things can turn quickly in football and hoping 1 or 2 experienced players could do that.

[damon loves JT]

I would like to see him solve the midfield coaching issue in the way he has addressed the defending from set pieces. If that means getting rid of Culverhouse, then so be it.

Whatever other problems we have, I didn't have my heart in my mouth every time we conceded a corner yesterday.

[Legion]

Yes, the cornalty problem seems to have been solved.

[Chris Smith]

Oh for the days when we looked at players to'take us to the next level'. Now we want players who might give us some steel and help keepus in the division.

It wasn't supposed to be like this. I still think Lambert is the only manager that can get anything from these players because he did last season.

Last season we hit on a style a play that worked well for us and with results comes confidence - however teams have worked out how villa played and combatted that style to a large extent and lambert doesn't seem to have a plan b which works .

We are a point better off than last season but we had a storming final 3 months and several players on fire - I'm not confident we will see that happen again .

I am not sure teams have worked us out, most sides (barring the obvious few) go away and stick 10 men behind the ball regardless of who they are playing. It's not designed specifically for us.

Yesterday we at least showed a bit of spirit in the second half, it wasn't great but better than Thursday.

[dekko]

He has been hampered by injuries to key players. Vlaar, Okore and Benteke.

I'm not sure that the style of play would have been much better judging by things from before they got injured, but having those three fit and in form would've had us playing badly but getting results (like this season prior to the Fulham game).  Without them......

[olaftab]

Omg possession, 27% still can't get over,

Try to get over it. It's quite easy just take a deep breath  and relax.
Swansea have had majority possession in almost all of their matches this season however they have 21points from 19 games.

[olaftab]

Other teams working us out...no chance. The way we play is difficult to write down and explain to anyone else.

[Jimbo]

I'm struggling to believe that the possession stats are even up for discussion. This is football, isn't it? The object of the game is to put the ball in the goal with your foot. The longer the ball spends at your players' feet, the greater the chances are that this will occur. Keep the opposition from having possession, and you greatly reduce their chances of scoring a goal. It's not astro physics.

[saunders_heroes]

Omg possession, 27% still can't get over, remember when Lambert took over saying I want to play the right way, good passing football, then 1st game against West Ham we all chanted over and over "were passing the ball" how times have changed.

Lambert has tried, he's been stubborn and bought in "his" signings, now is the time we get some experience, never thought I'd say it but if we had a Barry or a Huddleston, someone to take the young lads, help them in a match tell them where to play. We have still not replaced Petrov.

Things can turn quickly in football and hoping 1 or 2 experienced players could do that.

It's an unbelievable stat. 27% possession is unacceptable! and I don't care how much Lambert plays it down, it won't wash with me. It proves these players are out of their depth. If we don't significantly strengthen in January it'll be touch and go if we stay in this league.