Swansea City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[Steve67]

With all due respect to those who support Lambert, we may have a new way of playing, we may have more possession in games, yet we are still losing games and still not scoring goals. The use of the term 'brilliant' might indicate that we got a more positive result today and will wind some people up. It takes time to bed in any new style, hopefully, the next two games will yield a better outcome.

[dave.woodhall]

With all due respect to those who support Lambert, we may have a new way of playing, we may have more possession in games, yet we are still losing games and still not scoring goals. The use of the term 'brilliant' might indicate that we got a more positive result today and will wind some people up. It takes time to bed in any new style, hopefully, the next two games will yield a better outcome.

That's more or less my way of thinking. I think the difference is that whereas after QPR I couldn't see any hope of improvement, I now think that there's not much wrong that a couple of wins and a decent signing or two won't put right.

[Villafirst]

Whatever way you dress it up, 11 goals in 18 games is shocking. Lerner: just get rid of Lambert pronto - wake up!!

[silhillvilla]

Brilliant, fantastic, excellent , all words used by lambert post match. The man is deluded .

[Clampy]

With all due respect to those who support Lambert, we may have a new way of playing, we may have more possession in games, yet we are still losing games and still not scoring goals. The use of the term 'brilliant' might indicate that we got a more positive result today and will wind some people up. It takes time to bed in any new style, hopefully, the next two games will yield a better outcome.

That's more or less my way of thinking. I think the difference is that whereas after QPR I couldn't see any hope of improvement, I now think that there's not much wrong that a couple of wins and a decent signing or two won't put right.

The problem is under Lambert, we have been saying that since he's been here.

[levico]

Whatever way you dress it up, 11 goals in 18 games is shocking. Lerner: just get rid of Lambert pronto - wake up!!

Absolutely. Some of his acolytes seem to be suggesting that the future under Lambert is bright because we are not losing quite so badly as we once did.  Losing is losing to me.

[Tom_Mc9?]

I'm sure when Swansea started playing like Barcelona they didn't start winning every game instantly.

[silhillvilla]

I'm sure when Swansea started playing like Barcelona they didn't start winning every game instantly.

Lambert bangs on about this new way of playing as though we've cracked it, he's cracked it ? An increase in possession stats means little to me when all we do is nervously pass sideways around our own box and ultimately play ourselves into trouble.
We need to be playing football in the opposition half and around their box not ours .

[Tom_Mc9?]

And we did for large periods of the second half. The other option is we could have stayed playing the way we were before which made many of us, quite rightly, question Lambert for sticking to the same unsuccessful formula.

He's now changed it and we've had some promising, if not perfect, results. A set back today is not the end of the world as long as we keep improving.

[Steve67]

With all due respect to those who support Lambert, we may have a new way of playing, we may have more possession in games, yet we are still losing games and still not scoring goals. The use of the term 'brilliant' might indicate that we got a more positive result today and will wind some people up. It takes time to bed in any new style, hopefully, the next two games will yield a better outcome.

That's more or less my way of thinking. I think the difference is that whereas after QPR I couldn't see any hope of improvement, I now think that there's not much wrong that a couple of wins and a decent signing or two won't put right.

I agree. However, I also think that Lambert needs to be honest with himself and realise that Cleverly and Delph, whilst good players, are not creative enough and he needs to find someone who can get beyond the attackers.  The new way of playing is more attractive to the eye but the signings, if there are any, need to be an uplift from said players. I'd love for him to bring in at least one wide player in the window, to get the ball into the box more, but the three central midfielders need to offer something more than they currently offer.

[silhillvilla]

Can't argue with that I suppose. What we really need is creativity and width . I'd play Grealish and hope we have money for a playmaker in Jan window.

[SoccerHQ]

The football I was most happy to watch us playing under Lambert was the last 3 months of 12/13, some great goals scored, lots of goals and exciting games and a good few wins. Even in defeats we played well like Chelsea and Liverpool at home.

That was more counter attacking than possession based but begs the question if we could do all that on the verge of relegation, why is it so difficult to replicate in mid table?

[Tom_Mc9?]

I agree about the width. Surely Benteke would thrive from crosses into the box. We don't seem to do them, ever.

[hilts_coolerking]

It's been 'jam tomorrow' since Houllier.  I've lost count of the number of times I've read 'we're one or two players short of a good side'.

We've been on a downward trajectory since O'Neill left and have a very thin squad.  The last two seasons in particular have been desperate.  It's going to take a lot more than one or two players to turn the club around.  I can't see anything changing significantly until we are sold and / or Lambert moves on.

[paulcomben]

Boxing Day MOTD running order: WBA/ManC, Che/WHU, ManU/New, Ars/QPR, Sun/Hull, Lei/Tot, CP/Sou, Bur/Liv, Eve/Sto, Swa/AV

2015 next week, so as regards hoping for better for the 5th successive year We Go Again. After all, We've Changed The Way We Play.