Everton v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[steffo]

Not read all of the forum but having watched the game Everton appeared to be half a yard sharper (excluding Delph).

Lambert like his incumbent is tactically a defensive manager. 3-5-2 or 4-3-1-2. The game is always set up to be 6/7 defence v 3/4 attack, no width - Charles Hughes would be proud! (younger readers ask for info!)

Certain players (wiemann) in particular are being asked to play 'defensive' positions against the grain to secure a starting spot.

Wouldn't you?

Wiemann is a striker, a goal scorer. Why against Swansea did he play up front, right and left wing back all in 90 minutes and lo! he gets abuse for being off his game... He is a natural finisher. Not a racehorse!

Albrighton - Silla is brought on v West Barca Albion. Why not Albrighton? Because Ridgewell did not pose a threat but Banies did.

Holt..... Even Al Hademi must be asking questions......

[Tuscans]

I really am starting to detest Lamberts port match interview. Why don't we ever hear, "We were very poor when we had the ball today and this needs to change", or, "It's not good enough giving silly free kicks away in dangerous areas of the pitch", and, " We need to press higher up the pitch and when we win the ball keep composed, heads up and take it to them".

But no, every game he pipes up with, and I quote, "I thought we looked really comfortable". "I am not so sure we deserved to lose the game". "You just keep trying to build it and keep going". "If we keep playing the way we are, we will certainly win more games than not."

I'm sorry but I can't agree with anything he says. No of course I don't want him to come out and slate them, nor do I want him sacked. But  we as fans see how bad we are with the ball, just be honest and say we were poor at keeping the ball, we need to improve because we certainly won't win more than not playing like that Paul.

How many mangers come out and criticise their team? Very, very few. Why would a manager do that? If someone told you you're shit, would you take kindly to it? Probably not.

Read it properly....I did say I don't want him to come out and slate them. But I hear from the very top managers week in week out say if their team plays poorly, gives away cheap possession, sloppy goals etc etc....they tell it how it is. Fergie did, Mourinho does. If you read Lamberts interviews he continues to say how excellent we were.....when we simply weren't.

[Rudy65]

I really am starting to detest Lamberts port match interview. Why don't we ever hear, "We were very poor when we had the ball today and this needs to change", or, "It's not good enough giving silly free kicks away in dangerous areas of the pitch", and, " We need to press higher up the pitch and when we win the ball keep composed, heads up and take it to them".

But no, every game he pipes up with, and I quote, "I thought we looked really comfortable". "I am not so sure we deserved to lose the game". "You just keep trying to build it and keep going". "If we keep playing the way we are, we will certainly win more games than not."

I'm sorry but I can't agree with anything he says. No of course I don't want him to come out and slate them, nor do I want him sacked. But  we as fans see how bad we are with the ball, just be honest and say we were poor at keeping the ball, we need to improve because we certainly won't win more than not playing like that Paul.

Does my f in head as well!

Only he alone, can believe what he says

I bet the players take the p1ss out of him behind his back. Mumble, mumble

[Goldie.7]

How many games have we actually played well in this season? I think you can count them on one hand. Arsenal and Chelsea away. Liverpool away for 45 mins (a good result and a bit of resolute defending but backs to the wall in the second half). Parts of the WBA game. That's about it?

How can you play well in a game you lost.

If you can't play well in a game you lose, that also means you can't play badly in a game you win, right?

Right. Not all wins are pretty.

[Toronto Villa]

I really am starting to detest Lamberts port match interview. Why don't we ever hear, "We were very poor when we had the ball today and this needs to change", or, "It's not good enough giving silly free kicks away in dangerous areas of the pitch", and, " We need to press higher up the pitch and when we win the ball keep composed, heads up and take it to them".

But no, every game he pipes up with, and I quote, "I thought we looked really comfortable". "I am not so sure we deserved to lose the game". "You just keep trying to build it and keep going". "If we keep playing the way we are, we will certainly win more games than not."

I'm sorry but I can't agree with anything he says. No of course I don't want him to come out and slate them, nor do I want him sacked. But  we as fans see how bad we are with the ball, just be honest and say we were poor at keeping the ball, we need to improve because we certainly won't win more than not playing like that Paul.

How many mangers come out and criticise their team? Very, very few. Why would a manager do that? If someone told you you're shit, would you take kindly to it? Probably not.

Read it properly....I did say I don't want him to come out and slate them. But I hear from the very top managers week in week out say if their team plays poorly, gives away cheap possession, sloppy goals etc etc....they tell it how it is. Fergie did, Mourinho does. If you read Lamberts interviews he continues to say how excellent we were.....when we simply weren't.

Fergie and Mourinho tell it how it is. Are you drinking? Of the two managers on the planet you could have mentioned, and throw in Wenger too, they and their players never, ever do anything wrong and it is always, always everyone and everything else that is at fault.

[Steve kirk]

The stats on how we do when Ron is on the pitch to when he is not must be very stark.

[Rudy65]

As soon as you go public with criticism it's over. Players will never take kindly to being called out in public. Tell me where it has ended well for any manager that has done that?

Maybe just occasionally say, the best team won.

[SoccerHQ]

How many games have we actually played well in this season? I think you can count them on one hand. Arsenal and Chelsea away. Liverpool away for 45 mins (a good result and a bit of resolute defending but backs to the wall in the second half). Parts of the WBA game. That's about it?

How can you play well in a game you lost. Everyone bangs on about we played well a Chelsea no we didn't. West Ham played well there we didin't

Southampton played well when we beat them down there for example.

[Toronto Villa]

As soon as you go public with criticism it's over. Players will never take kindly to being called out in public. Tell me where it has ended well for any manager that has done that?

Maybe just occasionally say, the best team won.

By nature they are all an arrogant bunch. It's probably gets stuck on their tongue if they try and admit that.

[mr underhill]

everything about Villa at the moment is uncomfortably mediocre. I'm beginning to think that Randy is never going to fund a player again, and Lambert will have to take his  chance on further loans and  the odd reinforcement from cash generated through player sales. We were desperate for quality in January in key positions to avoid shit like toady but the decision makers were lulled into a sense of false security by our position in the table and nothing happened. Unless we are relegated, I can't see that strategy changing in the summer. Anything is bearable as long as we stay up.

[nick harper]

I think this years relegation battle is shaping up to be a humdinger. I wouldn't like to call who will drop, though Fulham look in trouble.

Since the halfway point we have taken one point from Arse, Liverpool and Everton (pretty much expected) and 6 from Sunderland and Albion (great).

We really need 4 from the next 2 games to keep a safe distance.  The thought of looking at everyone's fixtures for the next 3 months for the fourth year running is pretty unbearable.

[andyh]

Don't panic Mr Mainwaring.

A minimum of 4 pts from next 2 games will give us 31 points with 12 games left.

Then Fulham, Stoke, Norwich, Hull at home. Away at Palace, Swansea, Man Yew

Plenty of chances to get enough wins to keep us safe. Have Faith.

Oh, is that the old 'easier games' mantra?

[myf]

WM said that Randy last attended VP in December 2012!

[N'ZMAV]

Lambert is worse than O'Leary in interviews and his tactics are McLeish like, some would say worse. His substitutions are MON like, Holt on for Lowton took me back to the Harewood on for Shorey days.

[Toronto Villa]

WM said that Randy last attended VP in December 2012!

Why does that matter?