Vive_La_Villa

I think our problem is lack of patience. Better teams move the ball around until they can see an opening. If the opening is not a good one and start again. Our problem is the players feel they have to attempt the killer ball whenever we get chance too. 9 times outa 10 there was no ball on the quality isn't there. If they can move it around quicker in the middle spaces will eventually open. If Swansea can do why can't we? Unfortunately I think the quality of our players is maybe poorer than we realise.

Seriously though what is Lamberts philosophy? What style is he trying to create? Do we have a style? I know we playing the champions but does it really need to look like men against boys. Is he not drilling it home to the players that we do not have to attack as soon as we get the ball. For their goal we had the ball and aimlessly ran in to their defender to give it back. Pass he bloody ball around. Kill some minutes. Get some confidence. You're Premier League players earning mega bucks. I refuse to believe you're not capable of stringing 5 passes together regardless of opponent.

Until the players can learn how to pass and start to understand that when we get the ball we don't have to instantly attack we will be battling relegation.

Didn't hear a peep until 80 mins sitting in Holte lower, L1. Normally I can hear the away fans quite well from here. Fair enough mate but I was sitting opposite then and couldn't hear a peep from the holte. No point saying the away fans are only sing when they winning when our ground is silent. As for the game. Yes they have players worth more than our squad but it doesn't excuse the fact we can't hold on to the ball for more than 5 passes. It's embarrassing.

All I heard in the first half was their fans.

I don't care about the results. I just expect Premier League players to be able to keep the ball for long longer than 1 minute.

I counted the passes today to see how long we could hold the ball before losing possesion. It was rarely even 5 passes. Pathetic.

Not judging us by last two games but I really wish we could hold the ball for longer. Want to just get the next game out the way and then start looking forward to games again.

An Arsenal fan in one of the box's celebrated a bit too much and a villa fan climbed and punched him. Stupid really because that fan can probably never go to Villa Park again. Do you have to be a Villa fan in a box as well? Do they have boxes available for away fans if say a group of Arsenal fans wanted to get a box? i have no idea having never been in or near a box. Boxes are for anyone who pays for it.

I don't expect us to have a go at Chelsea but I expect us to be able to put more than 5 passss together before losing the ball or trying an attacking pass. It was interesting to see the difference between us and Chelsea. While they would pass it around patiently until they saw an opening we would fling it aimlessly in to the box as soon as possible. I just don't get it. Surely Lambert and Keane must be trying to put this accross to the players but why doesn't it happen? Is the quality of team really that poor?

It is worrying that we could get a poor owner at this price but 100M is still a lot of money. As for ruining us at least we'd be protected by FFP. Ironic the thing we hate could end up being crucial for us.

If Delph leaves can you really blame him? If he has the chance to play at a better club with better players he will have to take it. If we lose him on a free it's club fault letting his contract run down.

Good job we only need one.

Biggest difference for me is our lack of patience. If Chelsea have nothing on they pass and pass until they see an opening. We get so far forward then feel the need to swing the ball aimlessly in to the box. Just keep the bloody ball!

We did. Was just a crazy 4 minutes. Edit: sorry misunderstood your point. I agree it was right to avoid further damage. Should have done same against Chelsea 2 seasons back. To continue to try and score was a joke.

Anyone who says football is better than it's ever been, right now, is talking shite. Ability wise it is, but for enjoyment, passion, entertainment and just about everything else it's definitely not. The quality is pretty poor to be honest. Ohhhh. Got ya.

Straight headed?

He really is injury prone. I'm not sure how anybody can think otherwise.

Why can't you just respond respectfully?

Cash in how? As far as we are aware no bid was ever made for him.

I met Mark Kinsella yesterday. Really nice guy but didn't feature much did he? Can't remember him ever playing. Also remember Lampety.

So you rate Fabregras as the best Spanish midfielder there is? Well if he used anyone form barca he couldn't use Messi. If he used anyone from Real he couldn't use ROnaldo. If he used anyone from City he couldn't use Kompany etc etc SO no, he probably doesn't. Oh yeh. Sorry, forgot the club part of the rules. I'm worse than Con.

An Arsenal fan in one of the box's celebrated a bit too much and a villa fan climbed and punched him. Stupid really because that fan can probably never go to Villa Park again. Mind you, you do get complete cocks in the boxes on occasion. Not condoning violence but pretty stupid from both for me. Very much so. It was all quite embarrassing from both sides.

So you rate Fabregras as the best Spanish midfielder there is?

I don't believe you. I can believe that. If you were Barry Bannan you would struggle to believe in the positives right now. Perhaps he should not make any effort at all to improve? He'll never be as fast, athletic and powerful as the naturally fast, athletic and powerful players. Crystal Palace have discovered the formula for staying in the Premier League and he's not in it. I really think both Bannan and Williams if they can't join Swansea in January, and they have some ambition, should move to another league: Seria A, Ligue One or La Liga. Championship would still be too physical. I think you are Bannan.