Aston Villa Banter Archive January 18 2015

 

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18 Jan 2015 21:18:01
I feel as if Lerner needs reminding that it would be easier to sell a club that is in the premier league. And unfortunately Randy that means you need to spend a bit now in order to keep us up. And if that means also getting rid of Lambert than so be it, the players are feeling s*** and half the time look like they know they're going to lose. Randy, get a new manager quickly, keep us up, and maybe you can sell us in the summer

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18 Jan 2015 15:10:36
Listening to Lambert bathing in the reflected glory of Carles Gil's performance really makes me laugh. Referrring to the short time he has had here and his relationship with his teammates, Lambert says
" he probably doesn't even know all their names"
No Paul, he doesn't: what he does know is that all of them have been coached, bought and given game tactics by you
He must be terrified !

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I thought he looked quality, so one of three things will happen!!
1) he like the other quality attacking, game winning players we have, won't get game time!
2) he will be sold for a profit in summer
3) most likely, his attacking, quick moving, love for game will be coached out of him.
He will pretty soon be another average player playing way below ability

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Sanchez has not changed, Delph has not got worse, in fact he has improved after lengthy absence.
Players on the pitch make decisions on the move, they use their brains. PL may instill a particular system of play but on the day the player makes the moves.
On most of the pitch we look ok, only when attacking do we look poor. it ain't Yankee football where a definitive play is set down, a bit of initiative is demanded by the player not the
manager.
Look at the table, lowest goals in the history of the prem. The manager is in the stands not on the pitch telling a player to shoot to score. That's where the failings are.
PL never criticises the players out loud for the world to hear, he tries to encourage them.
Perhaps he should come right out and say that the forwards are crap and should be dumped but who would that help.
Do you think that PL wants to sit there and get pissed off by the forwards useless play? And the fans abuse? Of course not, but he won't be critical unlike many posters who seem to relish in slagging him off, which is there right, but unless Lerner supplies the funding
For strikers we are we're we are!!!

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Kind of agree!
But one question, who coached them? Who gives the instructions on how they should play?
We never played like this, it's a new style, that's been coached to them.
So who does this then?

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Oldvillain, you've banged the drum about Lerner for some time now and I don't disagree with you mate
But it's not a case of one or the other; it's both of them. Lerner wants rid of us as much as we want rid of him but that will take time
In the meantime, there are better options than Lambert and if we don't act on that we are relegated for certain.
Saying he is in the stands and it has nothing to do with him is naive
If that's the case why have a manager at all
As much as it pains me to say it, we only have to look across the city to see what difference a manager can make
This squad is not top 6 material and that's Lerner's fault. But it's not bottom 6 material either and that't Lambert's fault

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18 Jan 2015 17:55:23
I was asked if I was Gary Gardner because I liked how he played, but I am now convinced Oldvillain is Paul Lambert

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All of the players seem to have the same mind set, which is so so negative.
Nobody wants to take the responsibility of having a pop at goal.
We are overpassing for sure, again coached into them, players seem to be coached into zones, forwards and defenders, and in my opinion will never work.
We need goals and it is up to someone to tell the players to speculate a bit and try a new approach and let them off the leash.
I am working on some figures of villa midfielders and so called strikers, they are shocking.
If anyone wants to see them I will post them !!!

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Villdave you and I both singing from same hym sheet!!
Negative possession football, scared to shoot, scared to try some thing exciting or direct as no one wants to be the one responsible for giving ball away.
If you don't shoot, you don't score, if you don't score you don't win, if you don't win, you go down.
Simple

Possession football works, if you have messie, Ronaldo. Not gabby or n'zogbia.

But, why don't we mix it up from time to time?? Go direct, go long, hit on break, play like we all want. Like I'm guessing the players want??

Answer. Instructed by their coach not to, his way, or don't play

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I wish we could get Lambert to join our choir Flackie.
I agree completely about mixing it up a bit, Football is a very simple game to enjoy, but it has been made difficult with the money and ego`s involved.
Shots from 25 – 30 yards out do take deflections some go wide but some do go β€œIN”
I am sure that a more cavalier approach would produce far better results, the problem is I don`t think, I know P Lambert has not got a plan B.
If we are to go down, go down fighting for gods sake.

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No I am not PL, unfortunately. If I was I would have come out publicly and told the forward line that they were useless. Benteke is stationary, Gabby likes coloured boots but can't shoot (how many attempts has he tried this season), Weimann looks like a misfit.
In answer to fans critical calls the team have become a passing unit and in several games they have made more passes than any other teams. Possession does not transfer to goals. I agree with posters that we don't have enough attempts and therefore cannot expect to score.
Should I ever get to the heights of manager/coach of AVFC I will be calling on Mendax, Dave, JK and several others to guide me to the champions league.
Really enjoy this site and al the posters desires to raise our club by any means possible.
Pa. Sorry oldvillan.

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Old villain. Should you become AVFC manager I would make myself available to you at all times; sounds like you would need the help
The only caveat is that I would need time off for a party to celebrate Lambert's demise before starting my new role

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Mendax you're on!

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We couldn't do much worse mate
My cat Funky is up for a coaching role

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That's the best name I've ever seen for a cat!!

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Thanks Flackie
Whenever she gets on the furniture I still don't get tired of saying :
" Funky, Get down"
(wearing thin with Mrs Mendax though)

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