QPR v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Risso]

I saw reasons to he cheerful. We dominated possession and Sanchez was the best player on the pitch. They had 2 shits all game. It's a shame our chances fell to defenders.

The dirty feckers!

We had 11 shits all game.

[richl]

Just read on twitter that Leeds United and Watford have had 5 managers between them since we last scored!

[Villafirst]

Lambert is breaking all records at Villa, and is rewarded with a 4 year contract!

[kippaxvilla2]

Sanchez was dismal for their second.  Passed tamely to one of their players, then didn't close the player down at all.  Utter shite.

In a bit of a defence of him he was starting to look knackered. It's up to Keane & Lambert to spot players getting tired, especially the likes of Benteke and Sanchez who haven't played much and probably aren't up to a full on 90+ mins.

This is type of thing I notice the most about him.

No subs until a 2nd goal.  No clue how to change things especially when players are out on their feet having been out for six months or still adjusting to the pace.  He is just tactically inept really - it's a fine line between being capable and out of your depth at this level.

[bertlambshank]

I saw reasons to he cheerful. We dominated possession and Sanchez was the best player on the pitch. They had 2 shits all game. It's a shame our chances fell to defenders.

Worst attempt at a wind up for quite some time.Must try harder.

[PeterWithesShin]

Just read on twitter that Leeds United and Watford have had 5 managers between them since we last scored!

We're getting as bad as small heath and popes!

*One for the older fans there.

[Ads]

We made that very easy for them in the end.

The way we started I thought we would get a result, but it was a really poor goal to give away and the only thing QPR did all half was score. Westwood needed to be tighter, but Vlaar wants shooting. Zamora didn't even have to jump and he just eased Vlaar out. Nowhere near good enough.

The amount of space available on the right that we failed to exploit was a joke. Too narrow, Weimann not coming over and getting close to Lowton, the full backs trying to take the first ball instead of driving into the space was bizarre. Hutton would have exploited the space a lot more.

The second half was pretty similar and we kept the pressure on in mutch the same way, without really testing Green anywhere near enough for the amount of ball we had, especially in their final third. I feel a bit sorry for Sanchez, at fault for giving it away, but by and large he was excellent and looked to have a touch of class a cut above Westwood.

The way we set up didn't make sense. Cleverley offers a lot more going forwards than Westwood, but was shunted out wide, it seems to shoehorn Weimann and Gabby in. Then after the second went in, we bring Cole on and then moved Gabby to a withdrawn central position and we end up even narrower than before.

Bent did something that Gabby and Weimann seemingly cannot, he got close to Benteke, which is what Austin did with Zamora.

Clark should have hurried his two chances, the second in particular. I don't know how much possession we did have, but it wouldn't surprise me if we had 70% of it, the vast majority in their half and towards the final third, yet we didn't create nearly enough and we won't playing that system.

Lambert has to seriously reconsider how we set up. You need to get a much better quality of delivery into Benteke and you have to get men in support of him too. I think against Tottenham the pressure is incredible and all that matters is the result. It's time to cut the favourites and get some width in there, supplied by a midfield who can move the ball on. Westwood doesn't move the ball on forwards, yet a player that can, Cleverley, is shifted wide and out of position where an N'Zogbia, a Bacuna or a Grealish can offer natural width.

We haven't scored since the 13th September and that isn't going to change no matter how little or much of the ball we have unless there is a re-think. QPR were bloody awful, if they go down, nobody will be shocked, yet much like Everton, it was too easy to beat us.

[silhillvilla]

Lambert is breaking all records at Villa, and is rewarded with a 4 year contract!

That in itself must be some sort of record .

[JUAN PABLO]

Lambert hiding away in the dressing room

he aint got no more excuses

[Rudy65]

In defense of Sanchez for an hour I thought he was our best player as someone said earlier he looked tired and the manager did nowt!

I am sick of lambert absolutely sick of him and I think a lot of fans are too! We have to vent our fury

Agree re Sanchez

If anyone wants a scapegoat tonight look at Plastic Ron

I was actually thinking that a lot tonight. So much was made of Ron after his world cup. He's never, ever looked as good for us. Granted, we may have to cut him the benefit of doubt having worked with Lambert, but in terms of respective Villa careers, Ron isn't fit to tie Dunneys shoe-laces.
Dunney was immense for them tonight. He can't run much but he's a proper brick of a defender who can read the game. He kept our entire front line in his pocket all game. It's a shame his time here was soured by the incident with Cowans, and poor form in the early days under Houllier, but he was excellent under O Neill and likewise under McLeish until his injury.

Agree. I rated Dunne at VP.

[Deano's Mullet]

Dunne and Collins was the best centre-back partnership we'd had since McGrath and Teale.

[Risso]

Hurry up Lambert, I'm not going to bed until I've heard "We Go Again".

[not3bad]

Anyone mentioned #LambertOut is trending on Twitter? Hardly surprising.

[pauliewalnuts]

Hurry up Lambert, I'm not going to bed until I've heard "We Go Again".

He is going to say that, and that he can't fault the lads for effort.

I know he is. I don't want to hear it, but can't stop watching and waiting for it.

[Rico]

It's just not going to work out here for Lambert. Sometimes no matter how hard you try it just wont happen. He's lost the majority of fans and the players must be dreading every single game. For his own sake he should do the honourable thing and walk away before it destroys him and irreparably damages the club.

Please! Just go now! Aston Villa are not sleepwalking towards relegation,  they are hurtling headlong into oblivion.