Gainer the Gopher 0 Posted November 29, 2015 Who has/had the better squad of players to work with in their first Prem season? AN is getting a lot of grief on here and constantly being compared to Lambert, but whose squad do you think was tge better one? Not having a Grant Holt type leader with such an impressive skill set is one major disadvantage for AN, that''s for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pabs 0 Posted November 29, 2015 In my mind, there is no doubt Neil has the better squad. Compare bassong and Olsson to Leon Barnett and Drury, for example. Or Howson / Mulumbu to crofts and fox...However, in comparison to the other teams in the division, they are on a par. Teams have got so much better, could you imagine teams like Stoke, Palace etc spending £11/12m on players 4 years ago? So, overall, our players are better quality but all teams are moving on and up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's Character Forming 1,201 Posted November 29, 2015 For me there''s no doubt Lambert took a squad of mainly Champ level players and on the back of the self belief and team ethic from the previous 2 seasons got them to over-perform for the first season in the Prem, also using a counter-attacking style of play that was effective in the short term to compensate for their relative weaknesses as individuals. It was pretty much a one-off and he struggled to do any better with a stronger squad at Villa.Those trying to compare AN to Lambert are often just trying to find a stick to beat the club with (or are Waveney). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites