Leicester City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

That was a comically shit collapse. All started by us fannying around in defence with Villa fans singing "we're taking the piss". Sometimes you just have too hoof it. Instead we never cleared it, they made it 2-1 and we fell apart.

Seems a lot longer driving back than it did going!

[Mister E]

In Westwood and Sanchez we should have had enough midfield cover, they were both poor second half.

hasn't Sanchez just returned from the U.S.? - first half, Richards, Lescott and Sanchez were tight as a duck's arse. Leicester were going nowhere.
Second half, Veretout should have come in to stiffen the CMF; and Bacuna was pasted so Hutton should have come on earlier, with Bacuna moving upfield.

[PeterWithe]

Really do think we need to have Hutton back in, perverse as it sounds after five years of miserable football but we need a bit more solidity.

[Jockey Randall]

It's even more frustrating because we actually have the basis of an outfit to be proud of. Today we'd done the hard work with 2 fantastic goals and then we (yet again) concede bog standard Sunday league goals. You'd be hard pressed to find another team in the league that would do that from the position we were in.

[ktvillan]

The game was entertaining and played with heart and skill, but we fuc*ed it up from the 0-2, and it is all fault of Sherwood and the always more pathetic Guzan.

It is incredible how Sherwood is tactically inept. Ranieri, that is not Pep Guardiola, but knows the ABC of football, destroyed him.
With his crazy  substitutions TS gave the key of the midfield to Leicester.
Ayew for Gil was abysmal. Ayew is useful like an ass without hole or a third tit for a woman. He got the wrong sport, he can not even keep the ball.
It is quite clear that the 16 millions spent for him and Gestede have been thrown away.
And we needed a decent keeper.

Anyhow, with Gil, Grealish and Adama (plus Guana and Veretout) we have a lot of talent in the midfield, and if only Sherwood improved we can still do something good. At least we play an entertaining, passing football, much better than under Lambert.....

Agree with everything Archie except am I alone in being somewhat intrigued at the thought of a third tit?

[Clampy]

I just didn't understand the sub just after we went 2-0 up. For a midfielder to see the game out then fine, but for another striker? I think today was a learning curve for Timbo.

[saint13]

I'm afraid that we have seen it all before. As soon as the first goal went in I feared the worst. As daft as it sounds I thought Richards had a very good game and I like Lescott and Amavi. He can't play Grealish & Gill in the same side as we are not strong enough to carry both.

In view of all the players that we have bought I am amazed Sanchez & Bacuna are in the side. I keep hearing that Sanchez is a good player but every time I see him he gives the ball away time and time again. Bacuna was a liability today and is simply not good enough again giving cheap possession away throughout the game.

However, the biggest worry for me is the fact that we have spent the best part of 20 million quid on 2 strikers and they cannot get in the team ahead of Gabby. I know he set up the second goal but he is not good enough. He didn't hold the ball up and when he did get into a great position early on to put Sinclair in for a tap-in, but his final ball was poor as is so often the case.

Gestede looks like an impact player to bring on late in the game when you want to go route one. Ayew looks terrible...I'm not sure what he does. He lacks pace & physical presence.  I can't believe Swansea got his brother for free!

Another relegation battle for us again I'm afraid.

 

[Brend'Watkins]

That was a comically shit collapse. All started by us fannying around in defence with Villa fans singing "we're taking the piss". Sometimes you just have too hoof it. Instead we never cleared it, they made it 2-1 and we fell apart.

My anger was such and is still as such that I fail to see any comedy from the way it happened.

[villadelph]

The midfield two did lose it. But they needed help. They were knackered.

Felt sorry for Westwood and Sanchez in the last 25 minutes. Ayew, Grealish and Sinclair gave them zero support and were the worst culprits at giving the ball away. A change of shape to 4-5-1 and better cover for the full backs and it was won. It looked more like 4-2-4 the amount of space they had in our half.

You only missed out Amavi who seems to have a habit of having one brilliant first half followed by a second where he looks like a headless chicken. And people wonder why Sanchez and Westwood looked knackered.

There were a couple times Amavi had me like 

Everyone out there was hit and miss today. I really hope we're not in trouble, I can't handle another uncontrollable downward spiral.

[CT]

Wanted Veretout on for Gabby , not Gestede.

Poor subs, yes - but those wanting Sherwood out already need to just hold on a minute.

A lot of players really let us down in that last 20 minutes, especially Bacuna and Guzan. Neither should be near the first team - Hutton MUST play against Albion next week.

Gutted, absolutely gutted.

[PeterWithe]

Maybe shows that, early as it is, how important our missing number 8 was. Not sure we'd have given up the midfield with him there.

[Ads]

Players have to take responsibility for letting their opposition run off them. Westwood and Sanchez cost us the game by consistently failing to pick runners up, while being sat as deep as they were.

That said if Lescott and Bacuna just play a percentage ball, then the first goal doesn't come about. You're 20 minutes from the end, slow it down, break it up, especially against a team whose style is all about momentum.

They're are lots of positives, genuinely, but it's frustrating that individual mistakes and our own dippyness is costing us.

I'm not sure I agreed with the subs, Gabby being the main one. With him off, you had no pace up there.

[Brend'Watkins]

I thought our two center backs performed well.  Gil too until he tired.  Gabby the pass for the Gil goal apart did nothing of note.

[Stu]

I think we're in for more relegation fight drama this season based on what we've seen so far. Throw games like that away and we'll deserve to be in the shit, too.

[Archie]

Agree with everything Archie except am I alone in being somewhat intrigued at the thought of a third tit?

Nice touch, mate!