Aston Villa v Crystal Palace post match thread

[supertom]

I'd be interested to know if the fans were calling for Lambert to go at all today.  It's way beyond time.

Booing at HT and FT and patches during the game.

That said Randy won't pay a blind bit of notice.

[Lastfootstamper]

I'd be interested to know if the fans were calling for Lambert to go at all today.  It's way beyond time.

Not that I noticed. Well, nothing loud enough to wake me, anyway.

[olaftab]

Both Sunderland the other day and Palace today are both absolutely shite football teams. The fact the we are unable to beat them both, at home, speaks absolute volumes about where we are.

This.

Coupled with the fact that Sanchez a defensive midfielder was MotM against both these teams. My eyes are bleeding after watching these two games. All of you who could not make it to VP....  you lucky bastards!

[DB]

His talk with Pep is working well then? No idea how to get around their defence...no wingers and hence no crosses. He needs to change formation and a few players. Drop Andi, Gabby and Cleverley.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Glad I slept off my hangover instead of watching.

Shocking we can't put teams like this shite to the sword, still if I am honest I thought we might lose this. Happy to hear we are sticking with the possession game though.

This transfer window is vital. Then again I said that last year.

[silhillvilla]

Just back from game, cold , wet angry and bored.
That was absolute dog shit. Lambert has to go, the tactics are just shocking, there is no plan , no urgency. Tom fucking Cleverley.
We go again.

[olaftab]

I'd be interested to know if the fans were calling for Lambert to go at all today.  It's way beyond time.

Yes even a mild mannered man like me was seen on his feet 10 minutes into the second half telling him to go forth and multiply!

[danno]

His talk with Pep is working well then? No idea how to het around their defence...no wingers and hence no crosses. He nees to change formation and a few players. Drop Andi, Gabby and Cleverley.

Grealish fills one of those spots, who are the other two?

Genuine question, I have no faith in N'zogbia and I thought Bacuna had a poor game today too.

[RussellC]

Just heard a reporter on the radio say that is 39 out of 96 games we have failed to score in under this clueless idiot .Despite our failure to score,he has refused to give the young kid Robinson a single minute of action since he came back from Preston .He could'nt be any worse than Gabby or Wiemann thats for sure. Just like with young Jack i think he just has'nt got the balls to play them

27 games out of the 57 league games from the start of last season have involved the phrase Aston Villa 0
11 games out of the 57 league games from the start of last season we have scored more than 1.
6 games out of the 57 league games from the start of last season we have scored more than 2.

Not meaning to be pedantic, but isn't the last stat actually '2 or more' so effectively 'more than 1'?!

[wolfman999]

According to Tom Toss, he interviewed Tom Fox recently who said they are delighted with the manager, how the team plays, what he says, how things are progressing at the club  and are rock solid behind him and his running of the club. If true, and I've no reason to doubt it, things are much worse than even we could imagine in the depths of our despair. This truly is a ship of fools.

[sirlordbaltimore]

His talk with Pep is working well then? No idea how to het around their defence...no wingers and hence no crosses. He nees to change formation and a few players. Drop Andi, Gabby and Cleverley.

Grealish fills one of those spots, who are the other two?

Genuine question, I have no faith in N'zogbia and I thought Bacuna had a poor game today too.

Before todays match i suggested a 4-4-1-1 formation

Grealish and Bacuna as the wide midfielders, Cole in the hole just off Benteke to link things

[Fin Feds Dad]

His talk with Pep is working well then? No idea how to het around their defence...no wingers and hence no crosses. He nees to change formation and a few players. Drop Andi, Gabby and Cleverley.

Grealish fills one of those spots, who are the other two?

Genuine question, I have no faith in N'zogbia and I thought Bacuna had a poor game today too.

How about Richardson and Robinson ? That said I would have Hodge starting before Gabby at the moment .

[pauliewalnuts]

According to Tom Toss, he interviewed Tom Fox recently who said they are delighted with the manager, how the team plays, what he says, how things are progressing at the club  and are rock solid behind him and his running of the club. If true, and I've no reason to doubt it, things are much worse than even we could imagine in the depths of our despair. This truly is a ship of fools.

The most depressing post I've read on here in a long time.

[silhillvilla]

Attendance today : 29,046

Corresponding fixture last season : 37,752

[walsall villain]

The stats would lead you to believe we did ok but the reality is that was awful in an attacking sense. Two breakaways for them first half, should have scored with one but generally Palace created nothing. Again we kept the ball but the tempo was so slow so it was easy for Palace players to defend. Why we start with Gabby at home I just don't know, his only moment was late on when we broke quickly. When he is faced with a team defending in numbers he is invisible. Weimann never finds space with his runs. Sick of saying it but we need to play with greater urgency, be prepared to take players on in the last third and get better forwards in to support Benteke. Got to say as a lasped season ticket holder that that was only my third visit to a league game this year, seeing two 0-0 games in a week isn't making me think I am missing much, looks like another 7000-8000 fans must think the same.