Aston Villa v Leicester City Pre-Match Thread

[kippaxvilla2]

We need to sit back and do these on the counter attack.  They have pace and love counter attacking so I think we should turn it back on them.

[PeterWithesShin]

Poll added.

[ozzjim]

How the fuck have Leicester gone from basically where we are to top of the fucking league a year later! Seriously, they work like dogs etc etc, but with everything equal they are living off Mahrez being genuinely brilliant and Rob Huth being the signing of the season last January.

God knows how we will beat them this weekend.

[tomd2103]

Balls, that was a good result for Leicester.  I was thinking they would lose tonight and it would be the start of a bad run of form.  Hoping the extra day of rest might work in our favour,

[Witton Warrior]

That goal by Huth is ridiculous - just stands there and nuts it in!
At least our marking won't be that bad...

[oldtimernow]

.....are you so sure?

[Olof's Beard]

Remi has talked a lot about 'efficiency'. Well, Leicester are without doubt the most efficient team in the league. They built their form on outscoring the opposition and everyone thought they would plummet when Vardy and Mahrez either got injured or lost a bit of form, but that's happened and they are still going. They have been able to tighten up at the back to compensate.

[postal]

That goal by Huth is ridiculous - just stands there and nuts it in!
At least our marking won't be that bad...

Just shows how easy it is to score a goal - Huth didnt over think it, but knew enough of where to put it.

Its not going to be easy.

They play, without any "superstars", as a unit, that have an understanding of each other. Thats something that Nigel drilled into them.

[Goldie.7]

Don't fuck up the pattern Villa.

[Breezeblock]

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/

As was I. Me and me mate sitting at the front of the Doug Ellis and my mate starts taking the piss out of Garry Parker calling him "bignose" a la Monty Python when he took a throw-in.  We were 4-1 up and I laughed. That Karma's a right bitch!

[PaulTheVillan]

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/

As was I. Me and me mate sitting at the front of the Doug Ellis and my mate starts taking the piss out of Garry Parker calling him "bignose" a la Monty Python when he took a throw-in.  We were 4-1 up and I laughed. That Karma's a right bitch!

Draper ran the show that day

[PaulTheVillan]

1-1

[Chipsticks]

1-1

Same here, I see them being the better side but us working our arses off for the draw.

Vardy to score in front of the Holte End first half, Libor to do the same in the second.

[OzVilla]

Why do I have this ridiculously confident feeling that we'll win?

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Balls, that was a good result for Leicester.  I was thinking they would lose tonight and it would be the start of a bad run of form.  Hoping the extra day of rest might work in our favour,

Exactly my thinking too.
Bustards!