Burnley v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[OzVilla]

We won't get many games like that this season so to not see it out speaks volumes.

At least thre's a good chance we'll get a second bite next year in the Championship.

Please, for the love of McGrath, Lambert Out.

[Malandro]

I can see Burnley going on a horrendous run - they really lack quality. Unfortunately, we haven't got the stomach to beat them.
We are doomed. doomed.

Unless Lambert gets sacked of course.

[villan from luton]

Have read his comments after the game and what a load of bollocks yet again springs to mind. Three points were there for the taking, seems as if we went into our shell yet again. We go again on Tuesday and no doubt will do the same effing thing. The squad is better than quite a few in the league imo, but need to be allowed to express themselves.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

He's had his sort of good game, don't expect anything from him till mid January.

In his defence, there doesn't seem to be any aspiration or drive anywhere at the club to rise above mediocrity. 

I thought he had a good first half, held the ball up well, brought others in and managed to get himself in a couple of goalscoring positions, all that with two defenders on him most of the time. Second half he was so isolated and the two Burnley central defenders had an easy 45 minutes.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Nothing wrong with our squad. A lot wrong with our so-called manager. Not good enough.

Based on the first half I'd love to see what a competent manager could do with them.

[Fin Feds Dad]

Just got back . Great first half - where we moved the ball so much quicker than usual.

Second half was as expected. No real attacking intent , Gabby jogging around the centre circle - making no effort to show or run the channels.

As expected, another woeful substitution costs us . Joe Cole was breathing out of his backside , so Grealish for him was fair enough . But taking Wiemann off and leaving Gabby on was pathetic.

How many times do we concede late on ? Lamberts game management is appalling.

How much longer are we going to have to suffer this shit ?

[Des Little]

Just home. Very bright start, let them back into it but never looked like we would concede until the pen. Ultimately lucky we didn't lose it in extra time. He's got to go.

[ChicagoLion]

Just got back . Great first half - where we moved the ball so much quicker than usual.

Second half was as expected. No real attacking intent , Gabby jogging around the centre circle - making no effort to show or run the channels.

As expected, another woeful substitution costs us . Joe Cole was breathing out of his backside , so Grealish for him was fair enough . But taking Wiemann off and leaving Gabby on was pathetic.

How many times do we concede late on ? Lamberts game management is appalling.

How much longer are we going to have to suffer this shit ?

Agree and Richardson did not appear to interested either.

[eamonn]

A worry is that in Lamberts first season we had one of the best records of retrieving a game once going behind. Now we look beaten when conceding the first and play for a draw if we open the scoring. If we can't get a new manager could we not try a sports psychologist to make these little boys a bit braver?

[SashasGrandad]

You knew at half time - when we hadn't got more than the one goal - it would be down to the team talks of both teams.

Burnley manager worked out his team were not good enough to beat us playing football so all they did was go more direct and eventually they equalised and could have won it.

What our lot get told to do when they are sucking on their oranges is anybody's guess? Whatever it is it does not work.

[silhillvilla]

Just home from Turf Moor. Not much to add than what's been said other than Burnley is a grim place it's like stepping back through a time warp. Wooden seats !
Away end turned on lambert after they equalised and he sat down for rest of game then skulked off at the end hiding behind a couple of other blokes as they crossed the pitch to the tunnel.
Standout players Cole , Hutton and Cleverly
Gabby and Weimann were poor.
Oh and Lowton came on so he isn't at Wigan ?
Any news on Clark injury ?

[levico]

Have read his comments after the game and what a load of bollocks yet again springs to mind. Three points were there for the taking, seems as if we went into our shell yet again. We go again on Tuesday and no doubt will do the same effing thing. The squad is better than quite a few in the league imo, but need to be allowed to express themselves.

No I think Palace will tear us apart and hopefully that will be the end of Mr Mumbles.

[remy]

I think the reason for the frailty is that they have lost all confidence in Lambert.   I suspect that the new four year contract he received was greeted with utter dismay in the dressing room.   The players cant believe it any more than we can.

I think Brian you are absolutely spot on. We were doing well upto beating Liverpool away on the 13th Sept which was our best start for 16 years.

4 days later it's announced to utter astonishment he's signed for another 4 years.

From then on its no win in 9 matches. The players don't wish to play for him, hence Delph and Vlaar to leave in January and Benteke off in the summer. Another year losing our best players and then we go down.

When oh when will this endless nightmare come to an end. Just to go to Villa Park on a Saturday with excitement expecting a committed, passionate, spirited performance and a deserved win over 90 mins with majority of possession and shots on target.

My 9 year old daughter just said to me to switch teams after 28 years. Heartbreaking.

[brian green]

Lambert is not very bright, we know that but there have been hugely successful managers with little more than average intelligence.   What they lacked in brain power they more than made up for in motivational and communication skills.   Lambert is almost non existent in both departments.   Add to all that the endless reports of bust ups with players and the preferential treatment of his favourites and it is not hard to see why he fails so miserably.

[PeterWithesShin]

Joe Cole showed 2 things today. Why Lambert signed him. And why virtually no one else wanted him.
Head and shoulders above anyone else on the pitch, real genuine quality. We played some of the best time in years in the first half and he was nearly always involved in it. Then he went on a run in the second half, not a long run, maybe a third of the pitch tops, and he was absolutely fucked after it. Slowly walking back to halfway line, hands on hips, bending over, everything to try and get his wind back. It didn't work as he was pretty much done after that run.