Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur Pre-Match Thread

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I've run out of patience with Lambert and...it hurts me to say it...Gabby.

He's in the team to use his strength: Pace

He didn't use it last night against the slowest CBs in the league...did Lambert tell him not to, or was Gabby just not bothered enough? Think how he played against Arse away last season...why didn't he do that last night? He'd have slaughtered Dunne in particular and Caulker would have struggled.

If he's not going to be deployed using his pace I don't see any point in putting him in the team.
We need to change things...I'd start with Grealish and Cole...bring Gabby on for impact later...if he feels like it.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Remember when we used to be better than these? Not that long ago. Lambert's an incompetent disgrace but Lerner's the one who's presided over the whole of this period of relative decline. Very sad. What's to be done? 

Phone Ron Saunders!

[Ron Manager]

Remember when we used to be better than these? Not that long ago. Lambert's an incompetent disgrace but Lerner's the one who's presided over the whole of this period of relative decline. Very sad. What's to be done? 

Phone Ron Saunders!

Phone The Doc!

[ChicagoLion]

I've run out of patience with Lambert and...it hurts me to say it...Gabby.

He's in the team to use his strength: Pace

He didn't use it last night against the slowest CBs in the league...did Lambert tell him not to, or was Gabby just not bothered enough? Think how he played against Arse away last season...why didn't he do that last night? He'd have slaughtered Dunne in particular and Caulker would have struggled.

If he's not going to be deployed using his pace I don't see any point in putting him in the team.
We need to change things...I'd start with Grealish and Cole...bring Gabby on for impact later...if he feels like it.

He was playing in the hole, I have no idea why he was playing so deep, it must be under instruction. If anything it would be better to play Benteke slightly withdrawn with gabby ahead of him.

[Smirker]

In the 4 league games, and one league cup game over the last 2 seasons, Spurs have beaten us five times and we haven't scored a goal.  They've scored 15.

Jesus. I'm sick of these stats from hell. It's mind boggling how he's still our manager.

 

They just keep on coming.

[rob_bridge]

I'm gonna stick my neck on the line.  3-0 to Spuds.

If Clark plays maybe 4-0. He has surpassed Baker in abjectness.

[Villa in Denmark]

Remember when we used to be better than these? Not that long ago. Lambert's an incompetent disgrace but Lerner's the one who's presided over the whole of this period of relative decline. Very sad. What's to be done? 

Phone Ron Saunders!

Phone The Doc!

Well to mis-use the The Docs well known quip about people would turn up to watch 11 Villa shirts hanging on a washing line, I think last night was as close to proving that theory as it's possible to come.

As for Sunday.

All of their out of form players will click.  Ericsen will suddenly remember what made him decent in the first place and leave Westwood chasing shadows.

You can guarantee that all of their out of form strikers will suddenly find form, and that porous defence will suddenly look like it's been chiselled out of granite.

Them lots.  Us none and the embarrassing stat will approach 10½ hours.

[silhillvilla]

We need to get back to basics . 442, play with width and wingers .

---------Guzan-----------

Hutton  Vlaar. Swiss Phil. Cissoko

N'Zogbia.  Westwood Sanchez Gabby

         Benteke.    Weimann

[brontebilly]

                    Guzan
   Hutton Senderos Vlaar Cissokho
             Sanchez  Westwood
Bacuna        Cleverley         Grealish
                   Benteke

Prefer that but Id give Gabby one lash last on the left. Dont think there is much point playing both Cleverley and Westwood. One of them will do next to Sanchez. Grealish would be better centrally but Id nearly give Bent a final start maybe next to Benteke. Bacuna and Gabby on the wings and maybe Bent or Benteke will be able to bundle one in. Benteke doesnt look able to play up top by himself at the moment, Bent might offer zilch but cant stand seeing Gabby or Weimann up there falling over themselves. Nzogbia is one of the worst players in the division though we have a good few in the category.

If we need to get a goal, the change we should be considering is bringing in Richardson to left wing back. Cissokho might be ok as the left sided centre half, he is starting to develop the standard Villa left back attributes.

[Steve67]

 Lambert will be happy with a point, to stop the rot. Wiemann, Westwood on the bench. I don't see what Wiemann adds at all. I hope Hutton and Senderos are back. I will say that again because I never ever thought I would ever hope to have those two players in a Villa shirt! Weird. I hope Hutton and Senderos are back!!

[Deano's Mullet]

Even if we had won last night I would still have had us down to lose this one as our home record is diabolical. As it is with the current run I cant see anything other than a 3-0 or 4-0 to Spurs. And Lambert will still think we are doing ok and still be secure in his job.

[silhillvilla]

If we lose again horribly i would expect Tom Fox to act. That's assuming he has any real authority .

[Rigadon]

Lambert often goes with fan consensus.   So expect Cleverly 'in the hole'.

[steffo]

We need to get back to basics . 442, play with width and wingers

Never, never, never will he play with width.

[PeterWithesShin]

Lambert often goes with fan consensus.   So expect Cleverly 'in the hole'.