Leicester City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Ouch!

https://twitter.com/gishuvski/status/643089226817519616

[chrisw1]

Some on here touched on this yesterday but you would have though either Wilkins  or Parkes might have said to Sherwood 'a midfielder might be a better idea that Ayew'. He really was the last player that should have come on. A game is never won at 2-0 with 30 minutes to go.

Richardson and Veretout were hardly stand out options though.

I agree with the general sentiment that the subs were questionable, but the bench options were very limited.  John E is quite right, if he had gone for shutting up shop (Richardson & Hutton) we may still have lost and Sherwood would have been castigated for that - as has happened countless times with previous managers.

I thought Gil was starting to struggle (notwithstanding the goal). Ayew turned out to be a poor choice, but Veretout could just have easily have had the game pass him by.  Was Richardson the dream answer to the problem?  Hardly.

Personally I would have put Hutton on and moved Bacuna forward.  But the truth is the options were extremely limited, Leicester were always going to pile forward and in my view the palyers on the pitch lost the game not Sherwood, who would probably have been damned whatever decision he made.

[fbriai]

Been mulling the game over in my mind since yesterday; trying to look at it as rationally as possible.

First 60 minutes, I was really pleased. We didn't look like losing, particularly the first half. Plenty of good movement up front, Sanchez breaking up play well in the middle. The defence looked comfortable too; thought Amavi didn't put a foot wrong in that period, while Lescott and Richards looked tidy.

Like everyone else, I was surprised we didn't shut up shop after the second and also thought Ayew had a nightmare, but I'm not overly concerned. I thought we played some really good stuff and the game should probably have been out of sight. There was a period from about then 10th to the 25th minutes of the first half, when we looked capable of scoring every time we attacked and were really taking the game to them. It's a big difference to sitting back, soaking up the pressure and hitting on the break. Ranieri was forced to change how they were set-up to compensate for it and they had to slow the game down a bit.

As for the substitutions, plenty has been said about them already and I would have tightened things up, too. But I imagine he was looking for Gestede to hold the ball up as an out-ball and for Ayew to use his pace to try and force Leicester to have to sit a few yards deeper, opening up the field a bit and relieving some of the pressure. Obviously didn't work out like that, of course. He played his hand and it didn't work. To be honest, the only thing that I didn't really understand about the substitutions was his bringing on Hutton when they had a set-piece; what was it a corner or a free-kick or am I just imagining it? I was taught, since playing as a kid, that you never made a substitution when defending a corner or a free-kick as it can make a mess of the defensive organisation. Hutton came on and didn't seem to know who to pick up, with various players shouting at him telling him he was out of position. It didn't contribute to a sense of organisation.

All that said, I think we'll be alright. We can score goals and I think the team has plenty of promise. We threw it away yesterday, but they'll learn from it.

[passport1]

TT: "Gor blimey Ray would you Adam & Eve it we're 2 up wadya recon?"

Ray: "Well boss those two very nice young men we have playing at full back are getting overrun. I would politely suggest you get two of our equally nice young men off the bench to give them some cover"

TT: "Are you ' avin a giraffe, they worry abaat us not the other way raand. Gestede and Ayew get stripped off you're on for Gabby and Gil. We'll show em who the Kings of the F#$@King Power Stadium are"

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Watching Vardy's equaliser, I'm shocked just how poor Lescott and especially Richards were.

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[aj2k77]

Some on here touched on this yesterday but you would have though either Wilkins  or Parkes might have said to Sherwood 'a midfielder might be a better idea that Ayew'. He really was the last player that should have come on. A game is never won at 2-0 with 30 minutes to go.

Richardson and Veretout were hardly stand out options though.

I agree with the general sentiment that the subs were questionable, but the bench options were very limited.  John E is quite right, if he had gone for shutting up shop (Richardson & Hutton) we may still have lost and Sherwood would have been castigated for that - as has happened countless times with previous managers.

I thought Gil was starting to struggle (notwithstanding the goal). Ayew turned out to be a poor choice, but Veretout could just have easily have had the game pass him by.  Was Richardson the dream answer to the problem?  Hardly.

Personally I would have put Hutton on and moved Bacuna forward.  But the truth is the options were extremely limited, Leicester were always going to pile forward and in my view the palyers on the pitch lost the game not Sherwood, who would probably have been damned whatever decision he made.

At least

Watching Vardy's equaliser, I'm shocked just how poor Lescott and especially Richards were.

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See that goal, it was all about desire. Vardy bust a fucking gut to get to that ball whilst our two centre backs were fannying around.

[supertom]

Ouch!

https://twitter.com/gishuvski/status/643089226817519616

Bacunas was particularly oafish looking and not at all surprising.

Must say though, that Mahrez player looks the mutts nuts. Very impressive so far this season. 

[KRS]

Vardy Goal Fuck Up 1:
Lescott got caught out of position but I was more concerned by that Mayrez was allowed to run so far unchallenged with the ball and take Ayew, Jack, Amavi and Sanchez out of the game, and then lay off the ball to be crossed with their man having also moved in to space with none of them tracking his run.

Vardy Goal Fuck Up 2:
Both Richards and Bacuna failing to get a foot on the low cross allowing Vardy to tap in past Guzan glued to his goal line.

[cheltenhamlion]

Late to the thread so haven't read through it but the Griffin view was:

We played really well for an hour. First half we pulverised them and played some great attacking stuff. Should have been further ahead. Whilst they were always going to come at us second half, we handled the pressure well initially and looked a danger on the counter which was where the second goal came from. So to capitulate as we did was shocking.

I don't know how many occasions we sloppily gave the ball away and invited pressure on ourselves. Nor do I know why Guzan didn't clean the pygmy that scored out for their winner.

Mahrez dragged them back in to the game but is a cheating little shit with his efforts to get Westwood I think sent off. Rolling round, holding his face when he got clipped on the ankle the cock.

Whilst I have pointed out some individual errors though, the manager has to take a fair chunk of the blame yesterday. He always sets us up well but has no plan B and is too slow to react to the opposition changing up on us. It has happened 3 games in a row now.

The subs were fucking crazy. Gil off? Fine. For Ayew? Utterly bonkers. That we conceded the midfield and allowed them to pour through at will when he had Clark, Richardson and Veretout on the bench could confound the world's greatest minds. Tim needs to wise up and quickly. We should have shut up shop.

What also concerned me was how we couldn't stand up to the rough stuff. Leicester tried to kick themselves into the games last year and it surfaced again yesterday. With us next up against a Pulis side there is no doubt how they will approach the game.

I really hope Gueye is back for the next one.

[Comrade Blitz]

Mahrez dragged them back in to the game but is a cheating little shit with his efforts to get Westwood I think sent off. Rolling round, holding his face when he got clipped on the ankle the cock.

Indeed. Ref and assistant on their right wing were conned a good bit in the 2nd half. Vardy was itching for a fight too and probably would've nutted someone if Villa had gone up 3-0

[cheltenhamlion]

I can't stand Vardy.  He works but is a niggly,  dirty little shit, who every time I see him seems to spend a fair chunk of the game trying to goad the opposition into clocking him. Frankly, I am fed up of hearing about this marvellous football from Leicester. Under the attacking veneer they are still Stoke-lite.

[Marton]

I can't see them holding onto Mahrez (sp?) for too long, he was magnificent.

yes hes good

the top four wont go for him but looks typical spurs signing

Why not make him a target for us? He might not even have to relocate if he is living in Midlands and Villa is still considered a step up from Leicester, isnt it?
He is kinda in Traores spot  but as we saw yesterday Mahrez got fucking unplayable after he was moved in centre as an attacking central midfielder...

[cheltenhamlion]

He wasn't unplayable, he had far too much room and should have got a proper boot after his efforts to get Westwood sent off. Give the twat something to complain about.

[darren woolley]

First half good second half capitulation terrible disappointed with the way we let them win the game we really need to do better.

[nii_lamptey]

Anyone watching MNF on Sky would just have seen Carragher give us a proper schooling on tactical naivety at 2-1 up... Westwood so recklessly attack-minded it's illogical, gap to Sanchez huge and meant our individual errors in giving balls away for 2nd and 3rd goals were compounded. That's where Wilkins on board should be our strength, recognising and preventing that