Aston Villa vs. Leicester City Post-Match Thread

[onje_villa]

Just me who thinks if Bunn stayed on line Vardy can't attempt the lob for the goal ?

Nope you're spot on.

[VinnieChase84]

Thought they were lucky overall. We showed spirit and desire.
Veretout / his worst 90 for a long time
Gill - would like to see jack Given a go in this role
Kozak - for his second game did well. Maybe should have scored (wish the chance fell to Ayew)
Ayew / much better second half
Westwood - maybe bacuna into his role once debuchy comes in?
Bunn - absolute hero. His save from Vardy deserved for that not to go in....
Gestede - maybe the kick up the ass? Looks more mobile and effort put in.
Aly - a threat, defended well, can't say more than that

Okazaki - I thought was their best player. His work rate is exceptional. Constant thorn.
Mahrez - his early season form gone to his head and is arrogant twat
Vardy - offered not much
Drink water - 2nd best player
Huth - any other game of the week would have given away 2 penalties

[supertom]

In our position  a point not enough.. but stand back and look at the performance and suddenly I see  an improvement..ok to late to avoid the drop but suddenly we seem to have some pride back. Bloody annoying as I will have to go on Tuesday now !  Come on the fkin villa !!!!

I've resigned myself to the drop. I just want us to take the attitude and work ethic of the last two games into the remaining matches and see an improvement in form. We need some momentum going into next season. It would especially be nice to have a good run at Villa park. We've been so horrendously shit here, that two games unbeaten is good. If we make that three against Wycombe, it starts to change the atmos a bit. I'd like to see us avoid home defeats against anyone below the top four for the rest of the season. It'll be tough but if we get slugging away it's possible.

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How the fuck did the referee miss the most blatant elbow, penalty and sending off? Unreal.

Spirited second half, easily the better side, but we are a striker light. Lots more fight, effort, just missing that quality up top.

Fuck knows what TalkShite were on about when I got back in the car. Top of the league just spent 45 minutes defending and lumping it into the channel.

They're showing some fight, it's late, maybe too late, but you can't lay down in the road. That sort of fight and grit is what we need next week against Sandwell.

[rob_bridge]

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.

Tom we'd get slaughtered playing Kozak and Gestede for the full game. Gestede is good against utter crap - Blues - and as a nuisance sub v anyone.

Kozak deserves a run. If not Gill then someone who can at least carve some space. Grealish needs to knuckledown so agree he isn't the answer. Sinclair should be but isn't and Traore isn't quite ready.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

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.

We certainly need somebody to get the crosses in. Bacuna, who used to have a great cross on him has been shocking with his delivery. Today almost had me pining for Alan Hutton. Almost.

Not sure if we could carry a winger with our set up. I'd certainly like to see one as I see us very congested through the middle and creating very few real chances.

[Dave]

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.

We certainly need somebody to get the crosses in. Bacuna, who used to have a great cross on him has been shocking with his delivery. Today almost had me pining for Alan Hutton. Almost.

Not sure if we could carry a winger with our set up. I'd certainly like to see one as I see us very congested through the middle and creating very few real chances.

Sinclair?






*wink*

[CT Villan]

There really needs to be some way to hold the referee (and assistants) accountable, week after week they get away with shockingly bad decisions, with little to no repercussions.

1st half we were poor and gifted them the goal, but what a second half. We were much better and perhaps unlucky not to steal a win. Contrary to popular belief, I have felt that Veretout has been dipping in form over the last few games and too many times tonight turned back instead of driving us forward. In contrast, Gana has really stepped it up and was my motm by a country mile.

[saunders_heroes]

According to that brainless fucking moron Timmy, we need Gabby back asap because he's the one who has saved us from relegation time after time.

Jesus just wept a little.
We are well shot of him. Atrocious.

I don't know, I'd stick him in the team or at least on the bench and use when needed. I don't think this is the time to ostracise any player, especially one who has scored so many goals for us in the past. It would be just like Agbonlahor to deliver just when we need it.

[rob_bridge]

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

Out with tonsillitis.

Hope I'm wrong but the Grealish situation seems a bit dodgy to me. I hope he's not on the way out.

It is all in his hands to be fair. He has had a good family support network and too all intent seems like a nice enough kid who makes a few mistakes - everyone does aged 20.

However if he thinks or wants to be the new current Gabby then he can go. If he wants to start grafting and taking his career seriously - go out on loan if necessary - then it's an option. He has done nothing this season to warrant more first team game time and that is as shit as we have been

[ez]

A 1-1 draw against the title chasers. I'm satisfied with that.

[Toronto Villa]

According to that brainless fucking moron Timmy, we need Gabby back asap because he's the one who has saved us from relegation time after time.

Jesus just wept a little.
We are well shot of him. Atrocious.

I don't know, I'd stick him in the team or at least on the bench and use when needed. I don't think this is the time to ostracise any player, especially one who has scored so many goals for us in the past. It would be just like Agbonlahor to deliver just when we need it.

yep he's not a starter anymore but he can still offer pace of the bench. There was a moment late in the second half when Gestede had the ball and had no chance of outrunning the CB. Instead he tried to play in Kozak and it went long. Had Gabby been there at least you know he'd gone past the CB with his pace. Not saying the outcome would have been any different but it would been more a threat.

[passitsideways]

I think the definite alternative if we can't get a decent wide player in is to upgrade on the Westwood spot in midfield with someone who has more about them in the final third (not necessarily scoring or creating goals, but actually making runs into space to free up others), while still being the steady, sensible passer that Westwood is when need be. I don't think a two man midfield works for us, we're shite enough at the back as it is, let alone with even less protection; and the third midfielder frees up Veretout.

Gana was the CDM we've been begging for for years and the upgrade over the Westwood/Sanchez combo that all of us wanted at the start of the summer (as good defensively as Sanchez, but better on the ball), but we ask him to do far too much, honestly - he seems to be asked to get forward and try and score a few goals, which I think messes with his game and causes him to be out of position more than we need.

[rob_bridge]

According to that brainless fucking moron Timmy, we need Gabby back asap because he's the one who has saved us from relegation time after time.

Jesus just wept a little.
We are well shot of him. Atrocious.

I don't know, I'd stick him in the team or at least on the bench and use when needed. I don't think this is the time to ostracise any player, especially one who has scored so many goals for us in the past. It would be just like Agbonlahor to deliver just when we need it.

Yep if it was 2011, 2013 at a push I'd agree with you. Now - not for me

 

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Okazaki is a little snide cheat. He fell over 15 timesoozing for the free kick, the percentage ball wankers.