Aston Villa v Crystal Palace post match thread

[Clampy]

Palace playing 1 up front and 10 men behind the ball didn't help, but we were really poor. If any game needed a goal, it was that one. If it was still going on now, it would still be 0-0.

[Des Little]

Total and utter bilge. How much longer can Weimann get a start? He offers absolutely nothing.

[steffo]

Two teams, one who came for a point. one whom had a point and anything else was a bonus.

[SoccerHQ]

We really are rubbish aren't we?

I asked a question elsewhere of how many goals we scored in the McLeish season, 37 in the league apparently. Well we need 27 in 17 games to better that so looks unlikely.

Like many I'm becoming immune to this now, I'm sad to say. When I saw the full time score I just shrugged my shoulders.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Pat Murphy summed it up perfectly on 5 Live, post match. He said Villa stank the place out again, and watching them is as painful as root canal surgery.

We're the most boring team in the league. Looking around during the second half and all you could sense was complete apathy. Nobody was surprised - we all expect this now.

[Legion]

Pat Murphy summed it up perfectly on 5 Live, post match. He said Villa stank the place out again, and watching them is as painful as root canal surgery.

We're the most boring team in the league. Looking around during the second half and all you could sense was complete apathy. Nobody was surprised - we all expect this now.

Can't argue with that.

[Lizz]

Hearing Wenger and Moaniho is probably the only reason for us to watch MOTD tonight. Sad.

[PeterWithesShin]

Stat pack

Carlos Sanchez and Leandro Bacuna were the star men in the draw with Crystal Palace.

Sanchez and Bacuna did well in a number of categories when the stats were analysed on the final whistle.

Special mentions also to Christian Benteke, Jores Okore and Alan Hutton who also stood out with their post-match figures.

Benteke was join No.1 for shots with four in total and one on target alongside Bacuna. Hutton was No.3 with one in total and one on target. Gabby Agbonlahor was No.5 with two in total.

Sanchez was No.1 for passes with 100 successful from 117 in total. Bacuna was No.2 with 79 successful from 94 in total. Okore was No.3 with 62 successful from 66 in total. Tom Cleverley was No.4 with 46 successful from 53 in total. Ciaran Clark was No.5 with 44 successful from 49 in total.

Sanchez was No.1 for attacking third passes with 14 successful from 21 in total. Cleverley was No.2 with 14 successful from 17 in total. Benteke was No.5 with eight successful from 16 in total.

Bacuna was No.1 for chances created with three. Hutton was No.2 with two. Sanchez was No.4 with one.

Sanchez was No.3 for take-ons with two successful from two in total. Aly Cissokho was No.4 with one successful from six in total. Benteke was No.5 with one successful from three in total.

Sanchez was No.1 for ball recoveries with eight, alongside Bacuna.

Sanchez was No.1 for tackles with six successful from eight in total. Bacuna was No.2 with six successful from six in total.

Bacuna was No.1 for interceptions with three, alongside Okore and Hutton.

Sanchez was No.1 for blocks with one. Okore was No.3 for clearances with five successful from five in total.

Benteke was No.2 for aerial duels with five successful from seven in total. Hutton was No.4 with three successful from five in total.

Hutton was No.1 for fouls suffered with three.

Sanchez to Cleverley was No.1 pass combination with 21. Sanchez to Bacuna was No.2 with 19, along with Okore to Bacuna.

Bacuna to Sanchez was No.4 with 18 while No.5 was Sanchez to Cissokho with 14.

[DB]

Oh and any news on 'concrete' Ron...?

[andyh]

Oh and any news on 'concrete' Ron...?

My guess is 7 games out.

[rob_bridge]

Will this football purgatory end?

[DB]

Oh and any news on 'concrete' Ron...?

My guess is 7 games out.

Anyone stupid to buy him, they can have him. He can't be relied on over a number of games.

[steffo]

For some strange reason and the fact that I probably didn't drink enough last night. I went to Villa Park today. I have to say that I am anti Lambert and everything I have been reading and watching was true.

To set up a side today with two right backs to stop Bolasie was staggering in even his defensive mindset. Even more to start without Grealish or Cole sets his stall out.

Lets gets the facts straight from the start. Lambert has never played 433. He has pushed played forward early to gain reward, alas if it fails - retreat. Take today Gabby and Wiemann. These are two 'strikers' playing deep getting the ball and laying it off to who? The midfield who sit in a defensive bank of three waiting for Hutton and Cissoko to provide width.

The ball is played time and time again to Gabby & Wiemann and time and time again they play it back to the midfield stiffs. And on and on we go.

What if for one moment Gabby turns his man and creates a chance. He never does because he cant.

Today Benteke touched the ball 20/30 times. Given that a striker will convert 1/3 of chances.

Buy a winger for fuck sake.

[Steve67]

No more excuses. Lambert has to go. More fool Lerner for keeping him.

[silhillvilla]

No more excuses. Lambert has to go. More fool Lerner for keeping him.

I'm not sure Lerner will sack him even when he eventually relegates us.