West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[eamonn]

We are a team who seemingly take any excuse to sit and invite pressure - a lead to defend, having a man sent off. That's a horrible approach to a game, a little understandable if we're prolific on the break, inexcusable if not. Lambert and this team constantly set up like this and I'm fucking sick of it.

[phantom limb]

People will blame Lambert, but today's real culprit is Richardson. I don't care how shite Lambert has been the last few months, if Richardson hadn't been so ball-achingly stupid, we wouldn't have lost this. At least our next match is easy.

This. Lambert has plenty of faults but I'm not going to blame him for Richardson's fuckwittery, he cost us the game.

[PeterWithesShin]

We are the Kings of Flattering to Deceive. Today is indicative of the Lambert era. Never any real progress. Yes we lost a player early but there was no need to go into that defensive a shell.

No doubt we'll fucking go again

I disagree, for the rest of the first half and the first 5 minutes of the second we were still the better side. I don't believe for one second Lambert said "right lads, on the 50 minute mark just give up and defend". Midfield and attacking players need to take a lot of blame today.

[JUAN PABLO]

Kieran Richardson's stupidity has cost us big time. With 11 men we'd have strolled that. Having said that Beneteke had 2 chances to rescue a point near the end - possibly his worst game for us so far?

hes got to put them a way if he wants to go to a top top club and not spurs

[curiousorange]

Benteke's usually the difference in these games. Off it today, meaning no threat whatsoever.

I won't bang on about Richardson, he knows the effect his impulse control (or lack thereof) had on today's result. Frustrating that the Bitters are obviously so limited it took a comedy of errors to get them a win against ten men.

I'd avoid Smethwick on Monday - the Express and Star have just tweeted the route of the victory parade.

[Proposition Joe]

Before the match all the reporters were banging on about Albion's form and the last time Foster kept a clean sheet.  And of course, with Villa up next what else could possibly happen?  We could have had 12, and them 9 men, but we're Villa and this is what we do: end other teams' shit streaks.

So the unbeaten run was fun while it lasted.  See you all in February for our next win.

[David_Nab]

Why did it take til the last 10 minutes to decide, oh we better actually attack. Benteke was woeful.

It was more that they decided to sit on the 1-0 lead and sat back which gave us some space to attack.

Benteke and Gabby where very poor second half the problem is they don't like at all well together.In Jan we could really do with a winger who can run and players and cross.

[brackley]

.....and Pat Murphy has never sounded so happy. Why has he got such a bug up his arse about our club?

[hilts_coolerking]

Saw about 60 minutes of that, which was 60 minutes too many.  One side of absolute garbage, playing as you would expect.  And then us, a side of greater talent let down by stupidity and timidity.

Albion were ready to be ripped a new one today and, yet again, we conspire to fuck things up for ourselves.

[LTA]

So predictable.  No matter how poor Albions form was, they were always going to beat us.

We WILL go down this season

[Ron Manager]

We are the Kings of Flattering to Deceive. Today is indicative of the Lambert era. Never any real progress. Yes we lost a player early but there was no need to go into that defensive a shell.

No doubt we'll fucking go again

I disagree, for the rest of the first half and the first 5 minutes of the second we were still the better side. I don't believe for one second Lambert said "right lads, on the 50 minute mark just give up and defend". Midfield and attacking players need to take a lot of blame today.

Gabby dropped back a bit  Benteke should have put his second chance away. With ten men I thought we played well especially Sanchez Clark and Okore.

Richardson and Guzan cost us the points

[Colhint]

70 minutes with 10 men. I think you only get a point 1 in ten times doing that.

[ez]

I'm beginning to wonder if Gabby would get as many games at any other Premier League club except ourselves. A move might be best for all parties at the end of the season.

This is villa. He got a new contract.

[JUAN PABLO]

I blame Lambert
I blame Richarson
and I thought CB and Gabby were useless too
cleverly is a poor player too


Id never had started with richardson and Nzogbia anyway to be fair.

Lamberts team talks dont improve.


And if people think we would have strolled it with 11 men which we might have or not , at least then give it a go with ten men as we have so much more quality than Albion,

Thats why a different and better manager could actually do alright with the players we have

He played for the draw , dropping deeper and deeper which is typical Villa and we all saw it but Lambert and then we gave it a little go in the last five/ten minutes , why not give it a go the whole second half instead of losing possesion , passing awful and not controlling the ball , they are all paid enough..

[eamonn]

People will blame Lambert, but today's real culprit is Richardson. I don't care how shite Lambert has been the last few months, if Richardson hadn't been so ball-achingly stupid, we wouldn't have lost this. At least our next match is easy.

Richardson is a bonehead but it doesn't give Lambert carte blanche to get his team to defend for 70 minutes. Good managers are able to adapt to bad situations.