QPR v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Dan England]

As much as it pains me to say it listen to Steve Claridge's summary on Radio 5 from after the game. He htis the nail on the head and all but says that Lambert is to blame and looks like the players don't believe in him. I agree and the only way we are going to improve is getting rid.

[Damo70]

Just rang Talksport (I never usually ring radio call in shows).I  said Lambert has under performed even in the circumstances he has had to work under. They set me up against another Villa fan who was anti Lerner. He reckoned it was all Lambert's fault. I think Jason Cundy was on my side until a rather sexy voiced young lady told me time was up. It was a bit like phoning Babestation. The call was ended just before I had finished.

[Risso]

It was a bit like phoning Babestation. The call was ended just before I had finished.

*snigger*

[Pete3206]

Poo

[Clampy]

I sat watching it tonight and during the first half I thought to myself  'Dunne and his centre half are having an easy game, they're only marking Benteke'. I spotted it and a good manager should have as well. He waited until we were two down until he changed it and that's Lambert's downfall, tactically he's not clever enough.

His new four year deal wasn't the best thought out idea really. In many ways, it was totally unnecessary.

[Kingthing]

Fucking cunting trains are fucked, spent £100 and I have kebab all over my coat, I should be eligible to kick each one of those fucking wankstains in the fucking ****** as they get on their VIP cuntshuttles.

[Des Little]

Just rang Talksport (I never usually ring radio call in shows).I  said Lambert has under performed even in the circumstances he has had to work under. They set me up against another Villa fan who was anti Lerner. He reckoned it was all Lambert's fault. I think Jason Cundy was on my side until a rather sexy voiced young lady told me time was up. It was a bit like phoning Babestation. The call was ended just before I had finished.

Who was the other caller? Chap called Dave? I didn't hear it but have a feeling it was my brother because he has texted me to say he's on Talksport.

[levico]

How many games will we go without scoring or winning? 

9/10 matches?

Whatever, I can't believe that Lerner will take any notice. I hope he surprises me.

[pooligan]

Sadly,tonight turned out exactly as i forecast on the pre match thread. I just think things will continue as they are until there is a take over at the club.Lets face it,we have what must be the most clueless owner of a club,with a manager who is just as clueless.

[Holte Sweet]

I have noticed that when the camera pans onto Lambert and Keane there never appears to be any communication. They look like two Albion supporters who didnt realise that the raffle tickets they bought was a chance to sit on the Villa bench for 90 mins.

Seriously to me Lambert looks like a broken man and I suspect he has lost the dressing room . As for Keane I have no idea what his function is because so little has changed. I suspect it was just a PR stunt to get him in.

As for the Vic Crowe comparison. I made reference to him last week as the situation currently reminded me of the situation we were in when we were stuck in the second division and he hadnt got a clue how to get us out. He was out of his depth as is Lambert.

[SoccerHQ]

The sad thing is watching the second half and how poor we were at chasing that game, I was about to say to a mate that's as poor as I've seen us under Lambert....and then I remembered that half probably wouldn't even make the top 10 of poor halves of football under him.

Shocking that even Burnley have scored more than us after 10 games, we look even more toothless with Benteke back as we just lump the ball up to him all game.

Delph is also a big miss in the midfield, there's no energy there without him.

This is looking like a relegation battle now. Again.

[Pat McMahon]

A few obvious points:

Benteke looked a way off match fitness - thought he was ponderous and indecisive
QPR just had to sit off us and let Sissokho or Clark hand the ball back to them
We had no width - I recall us getting behind their defence once in the first half with Weimann out right putting a ball in to Benteke
Our crossing is atrocious
Cleverley and Westwood are physically slight and easily overpowered ( and similar players anyway)
Sanchez was our best player and a real shame he just did something ludicrous for their goal
The substitutions were like the Bradford game - we had Benteke, Gabby and Bent all within 10 metres of each other and no width.
We have no leaders

I live round the corner from the ground and QPR fans reckon we were the ideal team to play. Also the worst opponents they have faced since last winter.

[Ads]

Width, width, width.

It should be written in blood above the gates of Bodymoor Heath and engraved into the forehead of a horses head and placed into Lambert's bed.

Four, four, fucking two. Grealish, N'Zogbia, Agbonlahor or Bacuna, it doesn't matter would play them wide, as you will get nowhere trying to plunder bluntly up the middle. Get a striker close to Benteke too.

[tomd2103]

As much as it pains me to say it listen to Steve Claridge's summary on Radio 5 from after the game. He htis the nail on the head and all but says that Lambert is to blame and looks like the players don't believe in him. I agree and the only way we are going to improve is getting rid.

Everyone at the club is in a comfort zone and it shows.  No pressure on Lambert and in turn no pressure on the players, as the majority of them seem assured of a place in the side no matter how they perform.  He really seems to have no idea of how to utilise the few attacking players he has at his disposal (might be an unfair comparison but look at what Martinez got out of N'Zogbia and Cleverley at Wigan) and once we go behind the game is pretty much gone. 

As for tonight, well it's hardly like we have not seen that kind of performance numerous times before over the past few seasons.  Some observations:

Gabby and Weimann were so wasteful in posession

No creativity from midfield - I don't know why Westwood was left on for so long

Lowton and Clark looked out of their depth yet again (for a 25 year old CB who has played at international level to be muscled off the ball like he was in the first is awful) - defence was all over the place at times

Benteke was poor, but at least he offered somewhat of a physical presence up front

Sanchez had some good moments, but looks like he is capable of a costly howler at any point (he gave the ball away twice right before the mistake he made for the second goal and they hit the post off one of them)

[SamTheMouse]

To be fair, we do get a lot of crosses in.

From the centre circle.