villa4europe Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Follow this up with a win against Sunderland and we are set up well for xmas thats the main thing, we've looked poor at times and not quite as good as we'd like at others, benteke isnt playing well and can only get better... and yet if we beat a very beatable sunderland on saturday then its been a good start, better than i thought anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Great comeback. Please can we practice passing, the offside rule and how to take a throw in at training this week though? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Doesn't like his tap ins, does he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Good fightback, didn't really see that coming, and didn't expect to see KEA and Westwood get the goals. Beauty by Westwood, too. Fair play to PL for making the big changes, it seemed to put the Baggies on the back heel and allowed us our chances. Still plenty of concerns though. Despite their goals, KEA and Westwood didn't offer much as usual. We need a creative MF in January, otherwise we will struggle to get points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heid3ster Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 A spirited 2-2 draw, just like I said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Pretty poor performance all around until Lambert brought on the non-Lambert players - go figure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Dreadful first to concede (although a good finish), and I really feared for us after that Bacuna blunder. Probably the worst first half performance this season. Second half, not much was changing, Lambert gambled, it paid off, all three subs gave the boys a lift. KEA's goal was a brave team effort, Westwood's was sublime. Benteke was wasteful, not a very good performance. Weimann isnt ready to play regularly yet. Vlaar was immense. I bet after that first half the commemorative DVD was already being recorded for the olbiyun club shop. Well you can stick it up your arse, olbiyun tossers! I disagree he was a big improvement on Tonev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw95 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 We always seem to look that little bit more dangerous with Gabby in the team, I'd like to see the old 451 with Gabby on his own up front at some point this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biskitt Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 We wouldn't have come back from that last season. Progress ( of sorts ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Lambert understandably sticks with team that beat Cardiff, then changes personnel & system when it's not working, rescuing a good point. Nicely done. Good stuff in the end. Hopefully we start against Sunderland with the side that finished this game. But not the team that actually ended the Cardiff game. It does feel Lambert gets slated for the kick and rush hoof ball but as soon as we try and play passing football we get slaughtered. Our central midfield play is still pub quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 A game of two halves. Shocking twenty minutes but West Brom let us back into the game and we showed our class when it mattered. Two very good finishes for the goals. Brave substitution by Lambert. Vlaar was solid all evening. Draw was fair. A frenetic and open-ended derby. Showed our class mmmm. Brave substitution by Lambert. Eh no. He just made the obvious changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Vlaar was great for 90mins. Probably the only player you can say that about. Shows good character to come back and get the result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Well, it wasn't as bad as some thought in the end. Losing to your rivals is sore, and I'm really glad we didn't after Long scored two amazing goals. Props to Westwood and El Ahmadi for the great finishes. Special mention to Sylla and Benteke for being useless. I'm looking forward to seeing Gabby, Weimann and Delph coming back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted November 25, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 25, 2013 I think the important thing about the three changes were that all of those players possess pace. We were so pedestrian before the change, but closing down and breaking is a lot easier if your players get across the pitch more quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted November 25, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) So are we shit or good? Average. Doesn't exist. We're either good or bad. Don't you know this? Why don't you offer your own opinion and discuss the game instead of turning everything in to a point scoring contest. All you've done all game is try to lock horns with other posters. You're right mate. It's not worth the aggro to confront people when they're being pansies. Benteke gets a 0/10 tonight. Inept. No more excuses for him. Offside constantly, couldn't hold the ball up, greedy, stroppy. Getting a tad fed up. Edited November 25, 2013 by StefanAVFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 25, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 25, 2013 Decent recovery from a poor start. Brave substitution and change of tactics paid off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted November 25, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2013 Dreadful first to concede (although a good finish), and I really feared for us after that Bacuna blunder. Probably the worst first half performance this season. Second half, not much was changing, Lambert gambled, it paid off, all three subs gave the boys a lift. KEA's goal was a brave team effort, Westwood's was sublime. Benteke was wasteful, not a very good performance. Weimann isnt ready to play regularly yet. Vlaar was immense. I bet after that first half the commemorative DVD was already being recorded for the olbiyun club shop. Well you can stick it up your arse, olbiyun tossers! I disagree he was a big improvement on Tonev Obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 We've saved quite a few points from losing positions. I think Lambert has instilled a resilience in this time, under previous managers, I think we'd have lost this game. But we were always in with a sniff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APearson Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 The substitutions totally changed the game and showed how Gabby, Weimann and Delph are to our team. I really don't know what made me stick £10 at half time on a draw at 12/1 but im chuffed to bits now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaGoMarching Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Good fightback, didn't really see that coming, and didn't expect to see KEA and Westwood get the goals. Beauty by Westwood, too. Fair play to PL for making the big changes, it seemed to put the Baggies on the back heel and allowed us our chances. Still plenty of concerns though. Despite their goals, KEA and Westwood didn't offer much as usual. We need a creative MF in January, otherwise we will struggle to get points. i still think for the foreseable, We need to play either 3 at the back, or a 3 in the middle of Delph, Westy and Bacuna. I still think the squad needs balancing out before we're trying to get a playmaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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