Aston Villa vs. Leicester City Post-Match Thread

[Dave]

Bunn looks like a really decent keeper.

...that ridiculous charge out of his area after 15 minutes notwithstanding presumably?

[saunders_heroes]

Needed a win. A draw is of no use. Were down.

no were not

True. Good point. Hopefully beat Wycombe and bring on those Baggie bastards.

Well done, Villa!

Indeed. We need help though. Next week should be about getting a player or two in to help out the squad. One of them has to be a striker.

[aj2k77]

Leicester have been vaunted for their graft this season, we outworked them in the second half. Fitness is improving and so is work rate. I can't see us staying up, but lets get a bit of a run going, let's end the season with everyone united and everyone being profession. It will make a world of difference to the atmosphere around the place next season.

Up the Villa.

[bertlambshank]

You can't be offside from a goal kick

Was it a goal kick?

[kippaxvilla2]

If anyone would have said after the Wycombe game we'd get four points from games with palace and Leicester you'd have snapped their hands off.  As it is it doesn't look like enough.

[Villafirst]

Grealish should at least be an option to come off the bench - where was he tonight?

[django]

From 1-0 down, facing a penalty and drawing 1-1 it feels like a decent point but obviously it's not so great when we're gone a point further from safety.

Pleased for Rudy and Bunn, and thought Cissokho grew into the game well in the second half. Hopefully they can gain some confidence personally from their performances and the team can gain some confidence from another game without defeat.

[saunders_heroes]

If anyone would have said after the Wycombe game we'd get four points from games with palace and Leicester you'd have snapped their hands off.  As it is it doesn't look like enough.

Let's not give up so soon. We're mid January not mid April.

[pauliewalnuts]

The difference a mobile striker would make to this team is immense.

We really weren't that bad today - Leicester have just gone top of the league, let's not forget - but the major differences were their speed and movement up front and their confidence.

Buy a striker of the right type and we might have a slim chance.

If they don't do that, or at least pull out all the stops and try, then they've given up.

[supertom]

We were out fought completely in the first half. We upped our game in the second and once again we showed with a bit more effort and desire we can at least compete.
A draw was probably fair but we certainly had the shit end of the decisions. Kozak should have had a stone wall penalty.

MOTM was a toss up between Okore and Gana for me. Gana was imperious in the second half.
Gil couldn't cope with the pace of the game or Leicesters closing down.
Ayew was marked out the first half but found more and more space in the second. He works so hard. Another good display.

And who was this Gestede fella who came on? He looks useful.

To be honest, if we've got any hope, whatsoever of staying up I think we have to ditch the attempts at playing football. We're all fart and no shit. Gil isn't good enough to keep us up. Neither is Grealish. Beyond that we don't have playmakers. So I vote we go Pulis Stoke mode and play Kozak and Gestede up front with Ayew in a free role and three in midfield. Pelt in crosses and try a long game. To be fair Kozak and Gestede actually linked quite well. Kozak can actually read a flick on.
It's our only hope.
I hope we buy a decent winger in the window too. Failing that, it would be nice if Traore was fit for more than 10 minutes.

We're not good enough to play football. Get ugly. Lets fuck some fuckers. I think we looked more menacing playing two big bastards up front than we had done in the rest of the game. And whilst it's not pretty it actually registered more excitement than just watching us pass it along our backline. In this position you have to scrap your way out.

[four fornicholl]

a goalscorer any goalscorer may well be the difference
but who?

[CT]

Good second half effort against a side who've only lost twice.

If ONLY we'd shown the fight more often, who knows?

Jamie Vardy really is an odious little twat isn't he?

[Nelly]

Credit to Garde too, he's turning it around slowly but he's been left the slippiest, steepest slope to climb.

[garyshawsknee]

We rallied well in the 2nd half. He's played well recently but Veretouts crossing was awful today. Shame Traore is out as id be tempted to play the big two up front if he was fit for the next game.

[Dave]

Grealish should at least be an option to come off the bench - where was he tonight?

Out with tonsillitis.