Quote from: pauliewalnuts on April 12, 2015, 03:27:56 PMQuote from: LTA on April 12, 2015, 03:18:18 PMThe thing I've noticed so far is that his backroom staff also share Sherwoods enthusiasm. I barely noticed Lambert communicating with the few staff he had left in the end.I think the last few weeks, Lambert looked like he was broken, to be honest.No animation, like you said, not much communication, just sat there on the bench looking like he was enjoying it about as much as we were.In fairness, Lambert was very animated in the early part of his reign, but that all stopped in the end, apart from occasionally shuffling to the touchline and clapping his hands that is.Tony Parks in particular really gets involved. K-Mac seems quite reserved, but I think that's his style.
Quote from: LTA on April 12, 2015, 03:18:18 PMThe thing I've noticed so far is that his backroom staff also share Sherwoods enthusiasm. I barely noticed Lambert communicating with the few staff he had left in the end.I think the last few weeks, Lambert looked like he was broken, to be honest.No animation, like you said, not much communication, just sat there on the bench looking like he was enjoying it about as much as we were.
The thing I've noticed so far is that his backroom staff also share Sherwoods enthusiasm. I barely noticed Lambert communicating with the few staff he had left in the end.
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on April 12, 2015, 03:27:56 PMQuote from: LTA on April 12, 2015, 03:18:18 PMThe thing I've noticed so far is that his backroom staff also share Sherwoods enthusiasm. I barely noticed Lambert communicating with the few staff he had left in the end.I think the last few weeks, Lambert looked like he was broken, to be honest.No animation, like you said, not much communication, just sat there on the bench looking like he was enjoying it about as much as we were.In fairness, Lambert was very animated in the early part of his reign, but that all stopped in the end, apart from occasionally shuffling to the touchline and clapping his hands that is. His reaction when the Hull's second goal went in in his last game said it all. You could tell he was at his wits end and he didn't know what else to do.Tony Parks in particular really gets involved. K-Mac seems quite reserved, but I think that's his style.
Sherwood has the situation by the scruff of the neck and not allowed the miserable position in which he inherited the club to be an anchor. He has very quickly changed entirely how we play, how we approach games and put in place a coaching staff to share the duties. Something Lambert never did after his mates were fired.
Someone else said yesterday, I used to dread or sigh when Villa were playing now I genuinely relish it, we are not world beaters but at least we are fun to watch again.
Quote from: ciggiesnbeer on April 12, 2015, 06:26:24 PMSomeone else said yesterday, I used to dread or sigh when Villa were playing now I genuinely relish it, we are not world beaters but at least we are fun to watch again.Again, not trying to denigrate Sherwood at all, but that is pretty much exactly what we said when Lambert started.He has done OKish so far. I hope he'll do much better and am happy to give him a couple of seasons at least, but experience suggests we should probably not get too carried away too quickly.
Thing is, Lambert sometimes had good tactical ideas as well - why not say 'only a good tactician could have served up such a comfortable win away at Liverpool'? The biggest difference I can see is one of attitude, and if the tactics aren't awful then that attitude will be able to come through. Lambert could have been training the players like Guardiola and it probably wouldn't have made a difference.