Crystal Palace 3-2 Utterly inept Aston Villa

[Toronto Villa]

From making the game look easy for most of the first half we were beyond inept in the second. No doubt the manager will blame the players and not himself for the collapse. We could have lost by more in the end. Really poor second half against a shit Palace side.

[LukeJames]

I have no idea what formation or shape we ended that game. A desperate attempt to get as many attackers on the pitch as possible with no plan how too get the ball to them. It was very Lambert Bradford.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Quite shocked by that second half. The danger signs were obvious.Ramsey was lost and should have been subbed at half time. Once Eze had space we were done.

[Bobby Boy]

That second half was a horror show.

It was evident that the tide was turning and Smith sat on his hands. He has got to be able to make adjustments when things are going against us if he wants to make us a top 6 or top 8 team.

There is absolutely no way we should have lost today but there is a softness about us that is concerning.

We've lost more games now than we've won this season in the league. Very disappointing.

[Dave P]

Up there with Burnley away for our worst half of football.

[Ads]

Felt it showed a weakness in the defensive midfield. Palace squeezed us physically and we got bullied. Watkins didn't hold the ball up at all and we stopped working the channel.

We need a stopper in there of high quality who can anchor and stop us leaking possession and consequently territory.

It also points again to the point that when we're without all our best players, we are lacking. No Mings and Cash and we suffered, with 50%, of an excellent defence missing.

No real alchemy to today, they're a big, ugly, physical side that put us under and we wilted. McGinn's booking stymied him, Ramsey was a little boy lost all game with some really poor decisions making. He doesn't look up to this level yet at all when he starts.

It mirrored Burnley away to be honest. A very poor workmanlike side being able to bully us.

[Jonathan]

Once again Smith reacts too late and makes the wrong substitutions. A third goal for Palace with them dominating possession and the midfield was obviously coming. There were too many passengers in our team in the 2nd half. Very poor and sadly very predictable at the moment.

[Nev]

We played so well at times yet so poorly at others. We didn't seem to have leader on the pitch in the second half and I'm afraid to say that Grealish looks way off match fitness.

Selhurst is such a ****** hole for us.

[JUAN PABLO]

I have no idea what formation or shape we ended that game. A desperate attempt to get as many attackers on the pitch as possible with no plan how too get the ball to them. It was very Lambert Bradford.

just texted my mate that ..  3 strikers and no fucking wingers...... typicaal Paul Lambert

[Olof's Beard]

Carbon copy of Burnley away. Well on top and clearly the better side but allowed the opposition to bully their way back into it because we are far too passive and then sloppy under pressure. Utterly infuriating and there's a decent chance we won't even finish top of the bottom half now.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Poor 2nd half by all players on the pitch (and that includes Jack),
Dean and the coaching staff. That was a disgraceful and embarrassing display and is not to be tolerated.
That said any troll (BC Villain yes I'm talking about you) can fuck off!

[Meanwood Villa]

That's really fucked me off. Chucked the points away.

[N'ZMAV]

too soft and lazy - fucking piss poor after a lively first 15 mins. Smith needs a good look in the mirror here - he can lack ideas on how to change it. He's been done today by someone people call a dinosaur.

[jwarry]

Being the youngest team in the league means we lack leaders when Tyrone and Jack are not there and it showed today.  When they needed picking up there was no one to give them all a bollocking

[Goldie.7]

6 wins from our last 22 fixtures is very poor.