Aston Villa v Stoke City post match thread

[olaftab]

It was dire stuff but it seems like the Lambert Out brigade were almost hoping for something like this after the last two home games. And some of the biggest vitriol is coming from people who don't actually go to games. I can't defend today but let's at least see how the rest of the season plays out before we get all the knives out of the drawer for him.

What a load of crap!
Take off your rose tinted specs and you'll see the emperor is wearing no clothes!

Eastters I think you will find that some of us are consistent. We know what we are and try not to overboard after a win or a defeat.  Damo70 is bang on.

[Stu]

That performance was very like us though. I've watched the Villa put a shift in like that time and again over the last couple of seasons.

[Legion]

Typical Villa?

[eastie]

It was dire stuff but it seems like the Lambert Out brigade were almost hoping for something like this after the last two home games. And some of the biggest vitriol is coming from people who don't actually go to games. I can't defend today but let's at least see how the rest of the season plays out before we get all the knives out of the drawer for him.

What a load of crap!
Take off your rose tinted specs and you'll see the emperor is wearing no clothes!

Eastters I think you will find that some of us are consistent. We know what we are and try not to overboard after a win or a defeat.  Damo70 is bang on.

You disappoint me affers , I expect you to see the wood from the trees

No villa fan was hoping for a defeat today and to suggest that they were is bollocks.

Credit and praise is given when deserved as in the last 2 games but tonight criticism is fully warranted and deserved.

I bid you good evening sir and am going to watch El Classico!

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

This match summed up us under Lambert.

In one game we looked a very good team for part of it and utterly useless in the majority. We went in with hope and confidence, and it was all blown with two stupid goals.

On this occasion, I have to say I lay complete blame with the players. We'd played well the last two home games and went into this game with great confidence. We started well and also played with confidence. What destroyed us was two moments of abysmal play by the players. This in turn drained the confidence out of the players, despite prior to that, and the previous two games, demonstrating we were clearly good enough to have the scoreline at the end of the match in our favour.

I don't get how they can play well and press opponents for only short periods in a match. It's bizarre. Can the players not see what happens when they work hard?

A few mentions regarding the players. Gabby is an awful football player (I would start Albrighton in his position next game). Nathan Baker is always going to be an accident waiting to happen. As for Sylla, I really can't believe he gets paid to play football. Oh, and more evidence that Bacuna isn't really a right-back, and Bertrand is not the player the majority of people seem to think he is. Bennett should've retained his position after his last performance.

Worst game of the season...so far.

[Gareth]

@RonVlaar4: Awful game. Looking in the mirror, I wasn't good enough today, made to many wrong choices, needs to be better... Really disappointed. #utv

At least he's honest and can front up when he doesn't perform.

Be nice to see him front up on the pitch, he is commander in chief when it comes to reacting to conceding a goal by turning round & standing still....when will we see a captain actually do more than toss a sodding coin?

[PaulWinch again]

@RonVlaar4: Awful game. Looking in the mirror, I wasn't good enough today, made to many wrong choices, needs to be better... Really disappointed. #utv

At least he's honest and can front up when he doesn't perform.

Be nice to see him front up on the pitch, he is commander in chief when it comes to reacting to conceding a goal by turning round & standing still....when will we see a captain actually do more than toss a sodding coin?

In fairness to Vlaar he has been excellent for most of the season, and generally we are much worse without him in the side.

[pauliewalnuts]

A few mentions regarding the players. Gabby is an awful football player (I would start Albrighton in his position next game). Nathan Baker is always going to be an accident waiting to happen. As for Sylla, I really can't believe he gets paid to play football. Oh, and more evidence that Bacuna isn't really a right-back, and Bertrand is not the player the majority of people seem to think he is. Bennett should've retained his position after his last performance.

The thing about Gabby is he'll do it for us in the big games, or the derbies (in the past) but then he'll go 7 or 8 games where he has no discernible impact. He does just enough to not get people on his back.

I've no doubt he gets a much, much easier time of it because he is seen as "one of us".

[Ger Regan]

It was dire stuff but it seems like the Lambert Out brigade were almost hoping for something like this after the last two home games. And some of the biggest vitriol is coming from people who don't actually go to games. I can't defend today but let's at least see how the rest of the season plays out before we get all the knives out of the drawer for him.

What a load of crap!
Take off your rose tinted specs and you'll see the emperor is wearing no clothes!

Eastters I think you will find that some of us are consistent. We know what we are and try not to overboard after a win or a defeat.  Damo70 is bang on.

He really isn't. He could have made his point about waiting til the end of the season without resorting to the deliberately confrontational language used.

[ez]

Was the Holt signing worth it. He can't run.

[Gareth]

@RonVlaar4: Awful game. Looking in the mirror, I wasn't good enough today, made to many wrong choices, needs to be better... Really disappointed. #utv

At least he's honest and can front up when he doesn't perform.

Be nice to see him front up on the pitch, he is commander in chief when it comes to reacting to conceding a goal by turning round & standing still....when will we see a captain actually do more than toss a sodding coin?

In fairness to Vlaar he has been excellent for most of the season, and generally we are much worse without him in the side.

Agree he has been generally good in performance but as a captain no one reacts when we concede, no gee-up, no recriminations - all too pally pally...maybe it's me being old school but I think a leader earns his chips when the said chips are down

[bertlambshank]

Typical Villa?

Post of the decade,says it all in 2 words.

[olaftab]

Typical Villa?

Post of the decade,says it all in 2 words.

I would have agreed but the question marked didn't do it for me.

[Des Little]

Utter garbage. Every single player was off form, outfought and we got what we deserved. It looked to me as if we'd told ourselves that the job was done last week...well today proved it wasn't. Lambert needs to give them a kick up the bollocks and drop  a few of his favourites, Gabby included, because that today was unacceptable. Let's change it for United - we expect nothing there so as far as I can see it can't get worse than that shit today.

[bertlambshank]

Typical Villa?

Post of the decade,says it all in 2 words.

I would have agreed but the question marked didn't do it for me.

It should be on the big pre match flag.