Leicester City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Olof's Beard]

Seriously why the fuck is anyone slagging off Westwood above other players after that? Easy target? He was a huge part of our excellent first half performance and it's not really his fault he was in a midfield that got massively overrun in the second half while Sanchez was totally fucked.

[saunders_heroes]

Guzan, Westwood, Bacuna. Not good enough for a club trying to move forward. Very poor last 20 minutes from pretty much all of them.

I was gutted to see them stay at the club this summer when I thought we'd be finally rid of them. They should not be part of our club's future.

[aj2k77]

Seriously why the fuck is anyone slagging off Westwood above other players after that? Easy target? He was a huge part of our excellent first half performance and it's not really his fault he was in a midfield that got massively overrun in the second half while Sanchez was totally fucked.

Part of the reason might be that he's one of the familiar faces now, been part of some real shambolic performances for years now and when you see his face again, after you've just fucked up again, you vent and rage and pick him as a target. If he was a new signing we would probably be looking for positives from some of his play, like those nice 5 yard sideways balls he excels in.

[nick harper]

Special mention to Guzan, what a pathetic incident at the end which cost us a point. How he convinced so many he's a top keeper remains one of life's great mysteries. The sooner we're rid of him the better.

He is very much part of the losing culture that has become ingrained at the club. He makes me nervous every time the ball goes near him.

[brian green]

You can go out and bet your mortgage that we will beat Small Heath.   It's what we now do.   We win games with no points at stake, everybody says whoopee, we beat the noses and our relentless pursuit of relegation goes on apace. We have completely lost the ability to play league football.   Every game is a cup tie.   Shit or bust. Wow, we are in the draw for the next round.  Yes and we are falling through the Premiership trapdoor so fast we will not touch the sides.   Assemble points, achieve security, build for the future.  This is a make or break season for Villa and the signs are not good.

[saunders_heroes]

I'd bring Hutton back in for Bacuna.

[hipkiss92]

Just got completely overrun in midfield in the second half, we were lucky to even go 2 up as Leocester had more energy and wer putting us on the back foot more and more. Should have bought Veretout on for Gil and Hutton for Bacuna to give us more solidty through the middle and at the back. What not to do is leave two midfielders with 4 forwards on the pitch.

[Ger Regan]

The manager to me still looks like the chancer I thought he was when he came here.

Exactly how I described him as well. My only question was whether he'd be a lucky chancer or not. It would appear that his luck is fading.

[curiousorange]

Brian Clough bought Peter Shilton on the basis that a decent keeper gets you ten points a season. I make it four Guzan has had a hand in costing us so far, in five games.

[villadelph]

Special mention to Guzan, what a pathetic incident at the end which cost us a point. How he convinced so many he's a top keeper remains one of life's great mysteries. The sooner we're rid of him the better.

He is very much part of the losing culture that has become ingrained at the club. He makes me nervous every time the ball goes near him.

That's what I'm most nervous about. The losing mentality. I thought we had gotten enough fresh faces to put that to bed but it seems like we just can't do ourselves a favor.

Soon enough the pressure is going to mount on these new young players.

[themossman]

Positives? I think we have the kernel of a good squad for an emergency manager to make use of in the run in.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Guzan, Westwood, Bacuna. Not good enough for a club trying to move forward. Very poor last 20 minutes from pretty much all of them.

I was gutted to see them stay at the club this summer when I thought we'd be finally rid of them. They should not be part of our club's future.

agree with this

barring benteke you only have to look where our players end up

weimann at derby
herd at chesterfield
lowton at burnley
bannan at bolton
tonev wherever
luna wherever

bacuna, guzan, baker, bennett, westwood all mediocre and we cant keep struggling year in year out

[Olof's Beard]

Special mention to Guzan, what a pathetic incident at the end which cost us a point. How he convinced so many he's a top keeper remains one of life's great mysteries. The sooner we're rid of him the better.

Only three new players started today, and only one of those can be described as 'young'.

Of course Ayew will get a lot of the blame, Gestede too to a lesser extent. That's the manager's fault. Richardson and Hutton would have been much better substitutions.

He is very much part of the losing culture that has become ingrained at the club. He makes me nervous every time the ball goes near him.

That's what I'm most nervous about. The losing mentality. I thought we had gotten enough fresh faces to put that to bed but it seems like we just can't do ourselves a favor.

Soon enough the pressure is going to mount on these new young players.

Only three new players started today, two are former League winners and the other one is the only one who can be classed as young.

Ayew and Gestede coming on will get a lot of criticism but it's the manager's fault, not theirs.

That game could define Ayew's Villa career, he needs a lot of character to bounce back from that. Sherwood has to take complete responsibility for shoving him into that situation.

[olaftab]

What was Guzan doing there when there were two defenders around to deal with Dyer?
Jeez I am depressed. Was hoping for a good send off as I disappear to India for couple of weeks but there we are.....

[brontebilly]

Thought we are struggling even before our second goal. Both full backs hopeless, seriously when will Amavi learn that repeatedly taking on a player inside our half or kicking his opponent down next to the corner flag is a good idea. If Bacuna went to clear the second goal with his left foot he would have cleared it, gutless.

We were calling out for a third player to come into midfield. Sanchez was out on his feet after 70, playing him and Westwood together in a two man midfield is asking for trouble but manager somehow was watching another game.
Two brilliant goals but no gumption or leadership throughout the side. We are a soft touch and other teams know it. Special mention to Ayew who must be adopted as he doesn't look related to a footballer