Aston Villa v Leicester City Pre-Match Thread

[ozzjim]

3 nil loss. Reality.

Vardy had a groin op ten days ago. If he plays tonight he will be sore at the weekend and Mahrez had been carrying a knock apparently.  I sincerely hope both play and put themselves out of the weekend.

[castlefields_villan]

I'm quite confident after last night - it's now up to RG to get the same out of the players consistently.  I've got a feeling it may be a slightly trickier game than last night though, but the players need to remember that losing to Leicester in September was really when the season all started to go wrong for us.  2-1 Villa.

[Clark W Griswold]

4-4 after being 4-1 up with 15 mins or so to go.

[Nelly]

Come on your Lions! Just go for it! Blood and thunder! Invoke the spirit of our legendary players, have no fear and win!

[preston28]

Amazing what a win can do. I feel like a new man this mrning and am actually thinking about a possible escape from our plight.

I think we will turn in the performamce of the year - 3-1 to the Villa. Ayew, Kozak and Veretout!!

[gpbarr]

Leicester aren't anywhere near as good as they're position suggests.

Hopefully the players will take confidence from last night and give it a real good go.

Let's just not let ourselves down.

I disagree, I think they've been superb and deserve to be were they are. We've got an extra day's rest and a hopefully some confidence instilled in us.

I agree. The table never lies and they fully deserve their position and the credit they are grtting

[berneboy]

4-4 after being 4-1 up with 15 mins or so to go.

I was there. Aston Villa v Leicester City, 22 February 1995
http://www.11v11.com/matches/aston-villa-v-leicester-city-22-february-1995-22015/

[berneboy]

3 nil loss. Reality.

Vardy had a groin op ten days ago. If he plays tonight he will be sore at the weekend and Mahrez had been carrying a knock apparently.  I sincerely hope both play and put themselves out of the weekend.

Yes. I've been thinking about the morality of this. I think it's fine to hope for minor injuries to any decent Leicester player following this evening's match.
Perhaps a strain here, a nasty bruise there.

[TaxDodger]

It's about time this lot imploded like we did 1998/9. 3-2 Villa.

[PaulWinch again]

3 nil loss. Reality.

Vardy had a groin op ten days ago. If he plays tonight he will be sore at the weekend and Mahrez had been carrying a knock apparently.  I sincerely hope both play and put themselves out of the weekend.

Yes. I've been thinking about the morality of this. I think it's fine to hope for minor injuries to any decent Leicester player following this evening's match.
Perhaps a strain here, a nasty bruise there.

I'm hoping they're out for one game and that'd do.

[Deano's Mullet]

No idea but trying to be optimistic so 2-1 Villa.

[Richard E]

4-4 after being 4-1 up with 15 mins or so to go.

I was there. Aston Villa v Leicester City, 22 February 1995
http://www.11v11.com/matches/aston-villa-v-leicester-city-22-february-1995-22015/

It was the next home game after the 7-1 against Wimbledon - 16 goals (11 for Villa!) in two home games!!!

[CT Villan]

If we can ride the wave from the Palace game and get in their faces from the off we have a great chance for win number 3...

Villa to win 2-1 (Kozak and Ayew)

[Deano's Mullet]

4-4 after being 4-1 up with 15 mins or so to go.

I was there. Aston Villa v Leicester City, 22 February 1995
http://www.11v11.com/matches/aston-villa-v-leicester-city-22-february-1995-22015/

It was the next home game after the 7-1 against Wimbledon - 16 goals (11 for Villa!) in two home games!!!

Sandwiched inbetween was a 2-1 win at Hillsborough, Dean Saunders scored twice and I still think his second goal is the best headed goal I've ever seen.

[sirlordbaltimore]

2-0