Leicester City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[knowsleyvillain]

 Warning signs were there in the first 2 minutes of the 2nd half carried on through the rest of the half, making the subs he did were shockers.
Time & time again were still making the same silly mistakes,looks like another long season unless players & management can sort this out.

[themossman]

I was hoping this would be offset by results that came from his motivational abilities. Seems the scales are not as balanced as I hoped on this.

[Matt Collins]

I think he's picked some good teams, been far more than a 442 merchant which is what I feared

But his game management has been generally really bad. We change our plan a from game to game but stick with it throughout the game.

We keep three defensive midfielders on the pitch when we're all over Sunderland. We refuse to put a third one in there when defending a lead away from home

Explain that one

[silhillvilla]

I do worry Ray Wilkins is probably not helping the situation but merely adding to the confusion.

[Matt Collins]

It's still early on. And let's remember we played bloody well first half in a game we were 4-1 to win

Almost any other team and stadium than today and we win today

We've got problems but we've got lots of opportunities too.

Need to win the next two.

[aj2k77]

I don't want to get too downhearted just yet but fuck me, we have been shit for what is it, 10 games now ?

More like 200. Almost non stop bullshit football with tiny patches of competency in the last 5 years.

[silhillvilla]

Almost any other team and stadium than today and we win today

Eh ? Really don't see that

[andyh]

I don't want to get too downhearted just yet but fuck me, we have been shit for what is it, 10 games now ?

More like 200. Almost non stop bullshit football with tiny patches of competency in the last 5 years.

I know how long it's been over the years, I suppose I meant how long we have been shit since the new (false?) dawn of Sherwoods arrival.

[pauliewalnuts]

Almost any other team and stadium than today and we win today

Eh ? Really don't see that

I don't, either.

We were all over them in the first half. The degree to which we fucked it up in the second suggests it wouldn't really require a crack side - and this was Leicester, FFS - to beat us.

[silhillvilla]

We must have conceded more last minute goals than any other PL club ever.

[silhillvilla]

Almost any other team and stadium than today and we win today

Eh ? Really don't see that

I don't, either.

We were all over them in the first half. The degree to which we fucked it up in the second suggests it wouldn't really require a crack side - and this was Leicester, FFS - to beat us.

Agree it was such a dire last 30 mins we'd have struggled against any side

[black pearl of inchicore]

Dear Father Christmas

All i want for Christmas is a Decent Right Back and a Goalie with a Brain.

Yours Sincerely

[andyh]

When does the 'winning mentality' bit start?
I'm getting a bit fed up with waiting.

[A Northern Soul]

I will defend Sherwood, who I think is still in the infancy of his management career (40 games so far maybe?), but what we seem to have is an imbalance between too many attacking midfielders when all are fit and holding players. His changes today were puzzling but what did he have to steady the ship on the bench - maybe Richardson or Clark. His error to me hasn't been about not trying to transform Villa from the dormant state he inherited - 4 goals in our last 2 games for 1 point shows we have tons more about us - it has been about not identifying the weaknesses of Sanchez and Westwood and having AN Other ready to drop in alongside them. I know it is old hat but we have lacked real bite in midfield since (depending on your age) Taylor, McMahon or Mortimer. We need a striker but I would argue we need a man who bleeds Villa when he pulls the team together when under the cosh like today even more

[Matt Collins]

My point was that Leicester are almost unique in the way the crowd just roars on a relentless and very direct style. I think that from a 2-0 position against other sides we'd have been fine. Maybe