Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[OzVilla]

Very nerve wracking but a great win. Not bothered if it wasn't pretty. 3 points is all that matters.

[Matt C]

I'm exhausted from watching that but of course a dearly, dearly needed and gratefully received win.

That said, there's surely got to be more to the game than this hit and hope Benteke can conjure something and then camp inside your own half isn't there? It's turgid stuff to watch. It's no wonder the defence (and tonight Guzan too) look shakey at times; we put them under unrelenting pressure for the vast majority of the game with no outlet and eventually they'll make mistakes. We don't learn.

Desperately need more some more strength in midfield too.

[olaftab]

You can't have it both ways. We did dominate possession even if it was in our own half. Keeping the ball gives you better options. Yes we did give it away but Palace's problem was that as soon as they had the ball they went gung ho attack often running into a blind ally and/or we scrambled it away. Therefore they kept the ball for less time and were ultimately defeated. Possession wherever on the pitch gives you better more considered options.

[ozzjim]

What staggered me second half was the total lack of movement and complete panic on the ball. Hurried pass, Hurried pass, punt up field in sheer hope. No one in midfield said to themselves let's put our foot on it, get options and pass.  It was so painful.

That brings me on to January. I would go and look for a couple of calm strong centre midfield players and a winger to replace Weimann who I still don't think is a premier league standard player.

[rob_bridge]

I'm just glad that Palace's attackers do not seem to have a brain cell between them - their decision making was awful most of the time.

[Phil from the upper holte]

He'll be sitting there saying I knew if I did the same thing over and over eventually it'd work. Then pat himself on the back

[Phil from the upper holte]

What staggered me second half was the total lack of movement and complete panic on the ball. Hurried pass, Hurried pass, punt up field in sheer hope. No one in midfield said to themselves let's put our foot on it, get options and pass.  It was so painful.

That brings me on to January. I would go and look for a couple of calm strong centre midfield players and a winger to replace Weimann who I still don't think is a premier league standard player.

Problem is that in Lambert mind Weimann is undroppable

[MoetVillan]

E I E I O Up the football league we go.  Three points, clean sheet, benteke scored, all at a ground where we have a horrendous history.

[Clampy]

Happiest I've felt in a while. Come on villa ! Let's kick on now !

And that's the thing, we've got to kick on from it. There's no point winning a game then losing the next two.

[Tom_Mc9?]

Well, we should beat Leicester.

[andyh]

What staggered me second half was the total lack of movement and complete panic on the ball. Hurried pass, Hurried pass, punt up field in sheer hope. No one in midfield said to themselves let's put our foot on it, get options and pass.  It was so painful.

That brings me on to January. I would go and look for a couple of calm strong centre midfield players and a winger to replace Weimann who I still don't think is a premier league standard player.

Problem is that in Lambert mind Weimann is undroppable

Banned for Sunday though I believe (5 bookings).
So we'll see how an enforced change, changes things.

[SteveN]

At last I have some lucky pants and socks.

[Tony Erdington]

hey there was a NIL  involved AND IT WASNT AGAINST OUR NAME.

[JD]

I'd forgotten what it was like to win, it's been so long. Quite bizarrely we are only 1 point worse from being 6th place than we are from the relegation zone. It is a strange league this year.

Hopefully a win a having The Beast back will give the team a lift. 

[adrenachrome]

Benteke's goal on Dailymotion