omariqy Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Another baffling Lambert decision not to play him before this game. Oozes class. That crossfield ball... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I like how him playing well is proof he was ready all along, as opposed to proof he was kept out of the team until he was fully ready. I guess Lambert really can't do anything right. It's unfortunate. That's what happens when you turn so many people against you by doing such a bad job, they will look for more things to undeservedly blame you for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 He definitely made me feel a lot better about the impending departure of Vlaar. If he and Clark can play together like that they have the ability to be our longterm CB pairing IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Very encouraging performance - pleased for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG_Villa_Fan Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Great game for Okore. Hopefully will get plenty of time next to Senderos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdabush Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 It's interesting that Lambert is taking a bashing for not selecting Okore after this game, but no one is criticising him for not playing Clark much this season. The most baffling part of this season has been that actually all our centre backs have played really well. Okore's performance was good last night, but I've actually seen Baker, Senderos and Vlaar have better games than that this season so why would have been selected before today if, as people have suggested in this thread, we reward players who are in form with a continued run in the team? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 good to see he got his bottle back but that showed what the hype was about, one defensive mistake which led to a free kick but very very solid. Very impressed with his work on the ball as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I like how him playing well is proof he was ready all along, as opposed to proof he was kept out of the team until he was fully ready. I guess Lambert really can't do anything right. It must be a very big coincidence that the moment he's ready to play is the exact moment he's forced to play. Lambert has made many terrible and poor decisions as manager as villa. I don't think it's far fetched to think he got this wrong as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hit some brilliant cross field balls last night from what I remember as well as his defensive contribution, looks a real class act on the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Lambert has made many terrible and poor decisions as manager as villa. I don't think it's far fetched to think he got this wrong as well. Just because you don't understand a decision doesn't mean there isn't a reason for it. I invite you to list the "terrible and poor" decisions on the Lambert thread, but there's a catch: You can't use hindsight, because that's cheating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanO Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Last night put to bed my concerns about Okore, he is good enough. So that's another one who will soon be moving on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelboyVilla Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Glad to see him finally get his chance this season and he looked very good next to Clark who also had an excellent game. Our best defensive display this season for me with our so called 4th and 5th choice CB's, funny that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Glad to see him finally get his chance this season and he looked very good next to Clark who also had an excellent game. Our best defensive display this season for me with our so called 4th and 5th choice CB's, funny that? So if he'd been picking Clark ahead of Seneros and Vlaar presumably you'd have been praising him for finally seeing sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Last night put to bed my concerns about Okore, he is good enough. So that's another one who will soon be moving on. Scenario 1. Okore is shit, FML. Scenario 2. Okore is good, FML. This place man. This place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I like how him playing well is proof he was ready all along, as opposed to proof he was kept out of the team until he was fully ready. I guess Lambert really can't do anything right. It must be a very big coincidence that the moment he's ready to play is the exact moment he's forced to play. Lambert has made many terrible and poor decisions as manager as villa. I don't think it's far fetched to think he got this wrong as well. If Okore plays against West Ham and is poor/gets injured - Lambert's fault. If Okore plays against West Ham and has a good game - Lambert's fault for not picking him sooner. If Okore plays against Southampton and is poor/gets injured - Lambert's fault. If Okore plays against Southampton and has a good game - Lambert's fault for not picking him sooner. Great stuff man, great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Exactly, maybe Okore came in and done well because, shock, Lambert did the right thing by the player, henever rushed him back,he never put pressure on him to come straight in and perform, he kept him out the firing line, he allowed him to get his fitness back, his sharpness back, his confidence in his body back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) I like how him playing well is proof he was ready all along, as opposed to proof he was kept out of the team until he was fully ready. I guess Lambert really can't do anything right. It must be a very big coincidence that the moment he's ready to play is the exact moment he's forced to play. Lambert has made many terrible and poor decisions as manager as villa. I don't think it's far fetched to think he got this wrong as well. Another example of blaming Lambert for the sake of blaming Lambert. Edited November 25, 2014 by sexbelowsound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevo985 Posted November 25, 2014 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2014 I like how him playing well is proof he was ready all along, as opposed to proof he was kept out of the team until he was fully ready. I guess Lambert really can't do anything right. It must be a very big coincidence that the moment he's ready to play is the exact moment he's forced to play. Lambert has made many terrible and poor decisions as manager as villa. I don't think it's far fetched to think he got this wrong as well. He's probably been ready for a few weeks, but the other CBs haven't been doing too badly so they've kept their place. Injuries have meant Okore had a chance and Lambert started him. What's the issue? If we'd been playing Lowton or Herd or someone instead of him for the past couple of weeks then you may have a point. But we haven't. We've been playing much more experienced centrebacks. They're out so Okore is in. And Lambert has said he'll keep his place now. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) Agree with Stevo - can't see how this can possibly be used as a stick to beat Lambo with. After a year out, he probably was slightly behind the others at the start of the season and a little way down the pecking order. Those ahead of him have done well (surprisingly so in some cases). Now he's got his chance and it's up to the others when they return to get the shirt back. It's the one area of the pitch I think we actually have decent competition for places and this is exactly how it should be. Edited November 25, 2014 by wazzap24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I like how him playing well is proof he was ready all along, as opposed to proof he was kept out of the team until he was fully ready. I guess Lambert really can't do anything right. It must be a very big coincidence that the moment he's ready to play is the exact moment he's forced to play. Lambert has made many terrible and poor decisions as manager as villa. I don't think it's far fetched to think he got this wrong as well. If Okore plays against West Ham and is poor/gets injured - Lambert's fault. If Okore plays against West Ham and has a good game - Lambert's fault for not picking him sooner. If Okore plays against Southampton and is poor/gets injured - Lambert's fault. If Okore plays against Southampton and has a good game - Lambert's fault for not picking him sooner. Great stuff man, great stuff. Nice assumption. I actually predicted okore would struggle playing last night so clearly wouldn't have blamed Lambert if he'd played him and he'd struggled. So great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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