21 Sep 2013 21:39:48
Hi Lads.
Back home again, hope you are all ok.
Streamed the villa game live today, and to be honest even though we got the win we needed I thought we looked a little jaded and gave the ball away far too cheaply, and thought we were a bit fortunate at times.
Our defending is shocking at times and will get punished before long if not addressed.
We got the points though which is the main thing.
I have to agree with Mendax I was also disappointed with Tonev, he is perhaps trying too hard, and was a bit speculative with his shooting.
Given time I think he will adjust to the prem.
villadave
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Blimey, that was some holiday Dave
Good to have you back
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Welcome back Dave.
I thought the win at Norwich was pretty fortunate for an average performance in all honesty, Norwich look in trouble this season already for me.
finch
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21 Sep 2013 19:42:42
Good win today
Very disappointed with Tonev but delighted with Bacuna and Guzan
Does anyone know the story with Lowton?
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We have only lost 2 out of our last 12 games a Carrow Road, both to Villa. I don't think we will ever beat you all the while Lambert is Manager.
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Mendax - I heard a few rumours while at the Norwich game that Lowton had been dropped solely on the performance he produced at the Newcastle game
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OK JN
I wasn't at the game so obviously didn't
see his whole performance
What I did see was his reaction or more precisely his "non reaction" to what was going on around him for Newcastle's 2nd goal
Shockingly bad
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. Seems to happen when players get told that they have been outstanding. Lanbert praised him to the heavens last season as the only ever present. Has it gone to his head? He would not be the first player to believe the hype that goes with the accolade of outstanding. Seem to remember last season that one of the ED'S stating that he would play for England in near future.
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Lowton seemed to be the only player that wasn't complacent at any point last season, he was basically guarenteed a start and he still worked his socks off. I really think him being dropped will help not only lowton, but villa too! This weekend some players needed to be left out, we were pretty much unchanged this season previously (other than forced changes) so it was time PL showed everybody that they are not guarenteed starters. That was a big problem for us last season, with players like bannan getting picked because it was between him and ireland, and he knew he didn't have to try to play again next week.
While some are moaning about our summer signings, think of the positions we have signed, we've pretty much got somebody to play in every position in some manner which if nothing more will keep every single player on their toes!
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I understand what you are saying ethAVFC and I agree, but with one fundamental difference. The players we bought in, centre forward aside, needed to be good enough to replace what we already had
I didn't want to see us change our bench this year, I wanted the majority of the team from last year to become the bench
We needed better quality not more quantity
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Agree villajk
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21 Sep 2013 09:06:40
Predictions for today then lads?
I know everybody is being negative on here this week, but the way the premier league is now, it massively favours the away teams that counter attack, hence why we looked a lot more threatening against arsenal and chelsea than against liverpool and newcastle. As much as it does annoy me, it looks like we could have a very good season on the road, and a very poor one at home.
With this in mind my prediction for today is a 2-1 villa win, however I do think that if we don't improve at home by the time they visit they can beat us at villa park.
Also while i'm posting i'd just like to do what a few others have and say my favoured line up. 4-4-2 diamond
Guzan
Lowton vlaar baker luna
Sylla
Tonev delph
Weimann
Benteke agbonlahor
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Fantastic 3 points and clean sheet we been wanting, well done the team now totenham and city at home, let's take this in to those games at home!
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