Lambert's tactics were: knock it high to Benteke every chance you get. It's obvious that he has seen how vulnerable we are to high balls and balls over the top.
We started ok yesterday, but there is always an error that leads to a goal before we go to pieces. Yesterday its started with Rose making a clumsy challenge that gifted N'Zogbia, Vertonghen backing off and Capoue jogging alongside Weimann into the box and leaving him.
We are the architects of out own downfall.
We have to sort it out defensively, stop gifting teams goals. We also have to start taking our chances.
Any team that would have played Villa with Benteke in it would have found it hard to cope with him aerially. I really feel that if he would not have been playing they would not have troubled us as much.
I believe that it will come to us. Maybe not this season but we have to have patience. Knee-jerk sackings are not the answer.
Newcastle, Spam, Liverpool have all endured instead of sacking. Let's save the compo for signings.
Let MP weed out the chaff from the wheat and next season bring in his players.
I think we can play some very nice stuff. It's just that more than not there is no end product. There are glimpses, but it will take time.
I said before the game that it was essential we get a result. I was shot down for saying that. It was obvious from the reactions/interviews of the players and staff that they thought so to. It was imperative that we got the 3 points. I hope this can be the turning point.
We have to learn from the mistakes we keep making. It cannot continue.......hopefully