Aston Villa v Crystal Palace post match thread

[Phil from the upper holte]

That looks like a team that does not give a shit and that has to be down to the manager.
I have no idea how Lerner can watch this garbage and think it is acceptable.

I seriously doubt he was watching

[TonyD]

I blame Hodge. 

[Steve kirk]

I predicted 0-0 and as I followed the game I was never in doubt about that being the final scoreline, 11 goals in 20 games now which is atrocious,  but no matter what happens Lambert will remain in charge, the Lambert years have been a complete bag of shite, I feel so sorry for season ticket holders suffering dross like this, we fuckin go again.

[manic-road]

And the worst thing is, he's untouchable.

I'm afraid that's the truth, Lerner has a manager that he feels will keep Villa in the league without having to spend very much cash to achieve it.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's coming to something when the fans of Crystal Palace sing;

 "your grounds too big for you"

They can go fuck themselves. It's probably been 20 years since they last had an attendance of 29K, wankers.

[FatSam]

Weimann and Gabby were hopeless all match how they both stay on so long is beyond me when we are playing like this.Benteke is the focal point of attack yet the other 2 give his zero support, there is no chemistry between the front 3.The attacking coaching is severely lacking

I agree. It seems as if Scott Marshall is our only coach ATM, and he is obviously looking more after defense than anything else. Surely we need a dedicated forwards coach to help a relatively young player like Benteke learn the tools of his trade. None of our strikers have good movement or take up good enough positions. They don't operate like a coordinated unit at all.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I was watching soccer Thursday earlier, they were saying we're drifting along and the only place were goin is down, hard to disagree

[pauliewalnuts]

Gabby and Weimann, despite clearly contributing very nearly nothing in almost every match, continue to get picked just about every time.

What does Lambert think is going to change there? They are poor players playing in positions not suited to them. That isn't going to just magically change.

[LTA]

Burnley, Albion, Sunderland, Leicester and hull showing some real fight to get out trouble.  We on the other hand cant be bothered.  Lambert is poison and he has to be gone to give us any chance ofgetting out of trouble.

[supertom]

Weimann and Gabby were hopeless all match how they both stay on so long is beyond me when we are playing like this.Benteke is the focal point of attack yet the other 2 give his zero support, there is no chemistry between the front 3.The attacking coaching is severely lacking

I agree. It seems as if Scott Marshall is our only coach ATM, and he is obviously looking more after defense than anything else. Surely we need a dedicated forwards coach to help a relatively young player like Benteke learn the tools of his trade. None of our strikers have good movement or take up good enough positions. They don't operate like a coordinated unit at all.

How much of a difference it genuinely made I don't know, but Sheringham seems to have had a positive impact at West Ham. I wonder if we couldn't get a former forward (not even necessarily one of our former players) with a little nous in to coach the attackers.

[Matt Collins]

This was our run of winnable games

We could be in trouble I think

[KevinGage]

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2771920,00.html

The club has been disappointed with this season's results, performances and the general message these have sent to our fans.

The board wishes to assure supporters that we are conscious in every sense that Villa expects and deserves more and we will strive to deliver this.

Villa chairman Randy Lerner said: "We need to be clear and candid with ourselves and with supporters about what we have lacked in recent years.

"Compelling play and results that instil a sense of confidence that Villa is on the right track have been plainly absent.

"The most immediate action that we can take is to look carefully at our options in terms of bringing in a new manager who sees the club's potential and embraces our collective expectations."

Bastard! For half a second I almost believed.

Sorry, I should edit that.

Wasn't intended as a wind up.  More to highlight that using the criteria outlined by Lerner himself in 2012, the guy has been a complete failure. 

[Goldie.7]

Another Villa clown on the radio singling out Sanchez out for being poor, no mention of anyone else.

[martin o`who??]

It's coming to something when the fans of Crystal Palace sing;

 "your grounds too big for you"

they`re quite right, we`re small time now and it isn`t going to change anytime soon.

[supertom]

Burnley, Albion, Sunderland, Leicester and hull showing some real fight to get out trouble.  We on the other hand cant be bothered.  Lambert is poison and he has to be gone to give us any chance ofgetting out of trouble.

Leicester on something like a run of form for them. That'll be a tough game. Then we have Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea after that. You'd think we're nailed on to lose all of them. Liverpool should be a game we look for points in, but generally we're shit against them at VP. Well...we're just shit at VP full stop.

We're nowhere near safe yet. I think we'll get dragged back into it. There's also a danger of the new manager effect at both West Brom and Palace.