Palace v Villa Post Match Hiding Place

[Demitri_C]

The only word I can come up with is embarrassing.

We lost to another team in our division, away from home. What's embarrassing?

There is valid criticism, but some of you lot are beginning to sound like the kind of wanker Sky 6 fans that we always complain about.

I disagree with you here mate

I thought it was a embarrassing performance.  The way we defended for most of the game was amateur stuff. There is losing and losing like that. Lets not forget palace have been struggling to win at home. To lose 4-1 is embarrassing  in my view

Our away form as a whole is a complete  embarrassment this season

[PaulWinch again]

Losing isn’t embarrassing - the second half performance was. We gave up and could easily have conceded 6 in that half.

[Demitri_C]

Losing isn’t embarrassing - the second half performance was. We gave up and could easily have conceded 6 in that half.

Losing in that fashion is though. No excuse for collapsing like that. We had enough quality to at least get a point not lose 4-1. Lets not forget we were piss poor vs wolves in our last away performance  too

[Dante Lavelli]

Our primary tactic is to ‘out football’ the opposition, we are rarely more physical or clinical.  This unbalanced set-up/tactics are magnified away from home.

We need at least two more players on the pitch that love a battle, typically one at CB and one in the double pivot position.

[Rigadon]

Our primary tactic is to ‘out football’ the opposition, we are rarely more physical or clinical.  This unbalanced set-up/tactics are magnified away from home.

We need at least two more players on the pitch that love a battle, typically one at CB and one in the double pivot position.

Quite right.  Kamara is the only one we have and when he’s out we look crap against physical teams.  If he’s not back for the Newcastle and Forest games we will struggle a lot. 

[Pete3206]

The only word I can come up with is embarrassing.

We lost to another team in our division, away from home. What's embarrassing?

There is valid criticism, but some of you lot are beginning to sound like the kind of wanker Sky 6 fans that we always complain about.

Do you think that performance was in any way acceptable?

Embarrassing is just one of the numerous words I can think of to describe that absolute turd of an evening.

[Witton Warrior]

OK. A cup double will just have to do then

[Baldy]

"Villa have conceded from their opponent's first shot on target in 17 fixtures this season, as well as from the rebound in three games when the first attempt was saved."@AVFCStatto

I think its become a tactic.

[Demitri_C]

"Villa have conceded from their opponent's first shot on target in 17 fixtures this season, as well as from the rebound in three games when the first attempt was saved."@AVFCStatto

That stat alone is embarrassing

Wow unbelievable

[The Edge]

Our primary tactic is to ‘out football’ the opposition, we are rarely more physical or clinical.  This unbalanced set-up/tactics are magnified away from home.

We need at least two more players on the pitch that love a battle, typically one at CB and one in the double pivot position.

I agree with this. When we bought in three attacking players in January I said we were going for the Kevin Keegan approach and I was half joking but now it's not funny. Do we even have a defensive coach? Our -5 goal difference stat is defining our season in the league. It's bottom six.

[Beard82]

That result feels like a bit of a body blow - when we really needed to build on a good result at the weekend.   

I think it just killed any momentum.  We have had two periods this season in the league where we just can’t string results together.

The midfield and defence distruption is part of the problem - along with us not creating enough - it’s a bad reciepe but I think it’s more about the way we’re playing.

You can see how much it’s hurting unai - but we just don’t seem to be able to play well for more than 15 mins at a time

[ChicagoLion]

"Villa have conceded from their opponent's first shot on target in 17 fixtures this season, @AVFCStatto

That stat alone is embarrassing

Wow unbelievable

That is both a shocking and damning stat.
It reflects a lack of preparation and organisation.
The stat that we have gained more points from losing positions is because we have had to.

It is probably too late for this season to change the approach but our ability to concede so easily will denie us any success in any competition.

[Dave P]

The substitutions we baffling too.  Bailey for Garcia at RWB? Playing Rogers as a centre forward when Malen was on the Bench?  Rashbord and Asensio getting just 20 mins?  All very bizarre. 

[Meanwood Villa]

Is it not a bit unlucky to concede from the opposition's first shot on target so many times?

[Clampy]

Yeah, the subs were a bit weird last night. I kind of got the starting line up. He wanted bodies and runners in the midfield against a team like that and we did catch them twice with the disallowed goals but the subs didn't help as much as they can do.