Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[Archie]

Brian Green and Olneythelonely are absolutely right.
Any mention to the alleged Lambert's heaters is absolutely inexplicable.

Lambert deserved to be criticised in the last two seasons for various orders of reasons:
 - he brought in the squad unknown young players from the lower divisions that proved to be absolutely inadequate for the Premier League;
- he never had a gameplan apart from longballs, kick and run, and counter attack;
- in many occasion he proved to be clueless and  tactically inept; the midfield, for instance, never pressed exposing the defence to the opponents'attacks;
- infact, he has the worst record of a Villa manager in the Premier League ever.

Now there are important signs that something is changing. Although with strict financial restructions, he brought a bunch of experienced and good players, and for the first time since his arrival at the Villa, the team is trying to play a nice passing football, and all the squad play as a squad, with all the departments that help and protect the others.
This different approach is exactly what the fans wanted and asked.

Everybody is happy to acknowledge this, but that means that Lambert is changing, not that he didn't deserved to be crticized  in that last couple of seasons!

[silhillvilla]

Add to the above the Karsa / Culverhouse fiasco. The club had to deal with them and they were Lamberts boys. We move on, but the criticism levelled at Lambert has been warranted on many fronts.

[oldtimernow]

Ok then let's all just agree on one thing........we go again!   (at last)

[Smirker]

Okore and Sanchez available for Newcastle?

We need to go out all guns blazing against them, no fucking around.

[Stu]

Okore and Sanchez available for Newcastle?

We need to go out all guns blazing against them, no fucking around.

Boss is a Geordie.

3 points is a requirement.

[Smirker]

Okore and Sanchez available for Newcastle?

We need to go out all guns blazing against them, no fucking around.

Boss is a Geordie.

3 points is a requirement.

3 points would be a dream, really need to pick up points now before that run of games next month.

[Rancid custard]

I'm glad we won our opener and especially against Stoke, they are one of those teams we've never really had any consistency against, too often over the years we've drawn or lost. One game does not a complete turn around make, but there were some encouraging signs yesterday.

[LeeB]

Waking up with a massive a Villa hard-on. Looking forward to a season ramming shit down the throats of tosspot teams like Sturk, Southampton and Leicester that aren't fucking fit to play at Villa Park let alone purport to compete with us.

Up the fucking Villa.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Good mix of old heads and young. I'm actually feeling positive about our football team.


Which is nice.

[Ron Manager]

Watched it for the first time this morning. Its difficult to make an assesment from the highlights but I thought qiute a few goalkeepers would have stopped Weimann's strong shot. Having said that a very professional defensive performance which bodes well for the weeks ahead.

Senderous may surprise a few of us and form a very good partnership with Vlaar. Agbonlahor should have scored if he was razor sharp.It was not as easy as posters were saying in the match thread but he should have put it away.

If they can keep up that standard of performance it could be a much better season. With Sanchez to come in next game that will improve things further and with Benteke's arrival that might mean a top half position by Xmas.

But its just one game, dont be fooled Lambert knows what he is doing, he has shown far to often he does not.

But encouraging.

[Steve67]

Great to win. Please sustain it Mr Lambert. Agree with others about having the balls to change the approach.  I hope we are turning the corner at long last!

[taylorsworkrate]

Why do we wear those hideous claret shorts?

Surely the blue ones we used in 95/96? would be a far better alternative for when we can't wear white shorts.

[rob_bridge]

To be fair that was a very poor goal to concede. Thought Clark Baker and Enkleman had been transposed to their defence.

[Smirker]

Why do we wear those hideous claret shorts?

Surely the blue ones we used in 95/96? would be a far better alternative for when we can't wear white shorts.

I like them.



Snazzy 

[rob_bridge]

Great to win. Please sustain it Mr Lambert. Agree with others about having the balls to change the approach.  I hope we are turning the corner at long last!

So say all of us.