Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Gregorys Boy]

I was really pleased to hear about the win on emerging from an extended rehearsal session in the community hall last night and just hope that the team might have got some confidence back to do the same against Leicester. About time some of the appalling stats were improved and Benteke has returned with a wonderful goal that shows his quality.

Coincidence that Keano had just gone?

Either way, the next assistant manager needs to be an inspired appointment to keep the momentum going and get players to show how good they really are every week.

Thanks for getting the thread back on track Lou!  Some fine points too.

As for the assistent manager I would like to see it sorted quickly one way or the other.  I guess while the team is playing reasonably well and getting reults it shouldn't matter too much.

You know, GBoy, maybe it's counter intuitive but  to take up your point about it being unimportant, what if there wasn't one at all?  Just a cone of specialist coaches, nobody as Assistant manager.

The team have come back from the disappearance of 'seconds' to PL who apparently weren't that brilliant at inspiring them, twice this year.  Perhaps PL works better alone, but the team seemed to have rediscovered their mojo for the last 2 matches. Better last night, of course.

As for momentum, well, ...LLDDW..and hopefully WWWWand W to infinity would do me! Whatever works.

It is important, but I think for awhile at least if things are going well on the pitch then it shouldn't affect things too much.  Thing is I don't think Keane made that much postitive difference during his time at the club, so like wise him suddenly not being around is not going to shatter us.  It doesn't help either, but with the form being decent right now then it affords us a bit of time to make the right appointment.  I agree with your postive statements though.  Some can't seem to get over their Lambert bias to enjoy last night's win and performance.

[Louzie0]

Just watched The Goal on MOTD and it's still great to see CB get stuck in and then do a Tony Daley run in to score.

[silhillvilla]

Maybe if Weimann wasn't being asked to play in a deep-right-lying midfield role, he'd score more goals. As for Gabby, it's time to start bringing him off the bench on 70.

That's the thing, Weimann is a centre forward being asked to play a wide midfield role. After 18 months of this you'd think lambert would fathom it isn't working.