You should go support Villa, many of them seem depressed too

"Lambert Out
If you had turned on for the last 20mins of the Arsenal game last night you may have been misled in thinking that Villa made a good game of it. Lambert can go into a press conference and talk about the 'positives' to take from the game. In truth, we started the match as if we had already lost, conceded two goals in quick succession and waited for Arsenal to sit on their lead before trying to do anything. Arsenal should have been out of sight by half-time but they let us back in.

For the Wilshere first goal, please see the Welbeck opener for Utd in our defeat to them a couple of months ago. An untracked midfielder (this time Januzaj) breaks to the edge of the box and meets a cross unmarked, leading to a goal. What does Lambert do all week? Surely if I can spot that our midfielders do not follow runs from deep he can? Yet I see no attempt act rectifying this weakness.

Couple this with a Plan A involving 'lump it up to the big man, everyone run to catch up with him and look for a knock down' and a Plan B which reads 'Plan A, but with a different big man' that have led to 8 goals in 11 home games and you can see that perhaps Paul Lambert has no tactical acumen. If this is his 'project' and this is his idea of 'playing football the right way' then this needs to be nipped in the bud as it is utterly joyless. We resemble the Stoke of old more and more every day, but what is worse, we aren't remotely as effective. A damning indictment.

Not to worry though, our glorious leader has decided the squad needs some experience in it, a simple enough conclusion that many have been drawing for the past 18 months, but that is by the by. Paul Lambert has cast his eye far and wide, and has, in true David Moyes fashion, gone for someone he recognises. Grant '2 goals in the Championship this season' Holt. A man who had a good season in the Premier League two and a half season's ago. I would rather we signed another Ligue 2 player than Grant Holt. Bring back Mark Draper.

Nic AVFC"

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Posted By: Ralf Scrampton, Jan 14, 13:36:30