Aston Villa vs. Leicester City Post-Match Thread

[russon]

Ah isn't it lovely to read these kind words about our boys breaking sweat for us today. I'm touched. Sadly we couldn't match our hard running with incisive passing and shots at goal, nevertheless I'm grateful the players tried their little best. That's two games running now aswell, we should be honoured. I'll sleep well tonight knowing they've had this in their locker all along but just waited for the new year to come around before they shared it with us.

[villan from luton]

Gestede goal

what's the shove in his face about?

To remind him he's still crap

To be fair, he did well when he came on today, could have done with someone with a bit more pace instead of a clearly struggling Kozak alongside him

[aj2k77]

What script is that?

the one where even when we do something good some will always look to point out the negatives or simply that everything is shit.

Close - it's the script where if somebody misplaces a pass, we miss a chance or we concede a goal, that means we're worse than Rotherham, Bolton, Huddersfield, MK Dons et al and about to plummet through the leagues.

It's a script usually being read by somebody who hasn't watched a second division match in about twenty years, if ever.

Sounds like you're exaggerating.

[Chris Jameson]

I hope struggling to get a point at the worst club in the league is the start of Leicester's downward spiral. I like the thought of a new club up at the top but not the thought of it being Leicester. I've been to Leicester a few times, Kasabian, Vardy and them doing something dodgy a few years ago to avoid a points deduction are good enough reasons not to like them for now.

Maybe it's because we've been so poor for so long that some are quite happy with the performance tonight but I didn't see anything to suggest we'll finish anywhere other than bottom of the league although I didn't see how bad Sunderland were today.

[mr-villa]

Vardy offside for their goal,never a penalty.The ref was piss poor and we are showing signs of improving.

Sorry if i'm late to the party but I believe you can't be offside from a goal kick

[Loxton01]

So from the game it wasn't obvious there was 32 points between the teams.

First half up to there goal there wasn't much in it but we weren't looking like we were going to score. For me can I have confirmation you cant be offside from there goal kick - as Vardy was yards offside yet no one has mentioned it - can someone clarify the rules anyone? The penalty save was crucial

Second half we upped the tempo and upped the workrate were denied a clear penalty and got a bit of luck with the deserved equaliser. What disappointed me was the final ball veretout corners on the whole were poor and his free kicks were not much better. Something that must be worked on.

Player Ratings

Bunn - 6 - good penalty save and didn't have a whole lot to do

Bacuna - 6.5 - worked hard and got up and down well second half - delivery often lets him down

Cissokho - 7 - did well clean and tidy defensively and actually had a few shots one that threatened second half.

Okore - 6.5 - marshalled vardy well on the whole but switched off for the first goal

Lescott - 6.5. - looked one paced at time and often drops deep to compensate when the rest of the defence don't but okore and lescott look the most assured pair

Gueye - 8 - MOTM - worked tirelessly breaking up play did well

Veretout - 6 - cant fault his workrate but delivery was poor and also we need a midfielder to try and get in the box more

Westwood - 6 - see veretout

Gil - 5 - disappointing tidy and neat but gets run off the ball too often

Ayew - 5.5 - too often out of the game but again worked very hard

Kozak - 7 - led the line well he is an intelligent gestede for me - he jumps well and flicks on makes himself an outlet  - has to start out of the options we have atm

Gestede - 6 - scored and put himself about

There is hope I think its too late but we must maintain this standard from now until the end of the season

[claret and blue blood]

They gave their all and matched Leicester's pressing and work rate in the second half.
Proud of them, special mention for Jores Okore who was my man of the match.
Westwood played well to, has Remi got him playing ?

[N'Rexy]

We need positive momentum. We are probably going down but if we go down with no progress then we could freefall. There is a small change here. Remi is fighting. It's too little for this season I reckon but he looks like a man who can build from this. I like him and what's happened in the last few weeks a lot.

[rougegorge]

If we'd put in the second half shift in the first half we could and probably would have won that.

Leicester showed how sheer hard work and running has helped get them to where they are and playing the long goal kicks and diagonals pays off for a team that is doing much better than its play probably deserves.

The big 2 up front unsettled their defence and if anyone could cross a half decent ball in we surely would've capitalised. Veretout was especially poor with delivery.

[FailsworthVillan]

They gave their all and matched Leicester's pressing and work rate in the second half.
Proud of them, special mention for Jores Okore who was my man of the match.
Westwood played well to, has Remi got him playing ?

[QuintonVilla]

Leicester reminded me of us under O'Neill when we were 3rd/4th. Sit deep, play on the break/hoof, very direct, work hard, get the best out of average players. Effective but boring and will get found out eventually.

[ozzjim]

Veretout has got 4-5 assists with his crossing this season from set plays so I can forgive him tonight. No one got it past the first man.

[saunders_heroes]

Leicester reminded me of us under O'Neill when we were 3rd/4th. Sit deep, play on the break/hoof, very direct, work hard, get the best out of average players. Effective but boring and will get found out eventually.

You think that's boring?
I'll have some of that then.

[villan from luton]

That goal they scored was a disgrace, the defence just switched off. Thought Westwood and Veretout were too far away from Gana in the first half, felt sorry for the bloke with them running through him. I cannot see how Bacuna is a better right back than Micah Richards, not in a million years. Kozak battled well, but was shot after an hour and should have been replaced. Would rather have even had inclair alongside Gestede, who was winning the flick ons. Gana my MOTM,

[villan from luton]

Leicester reminded me of us under O'Neill when we were 3rd/4th. Sit deep, play on the break/hoof, very direct, work hard, get the best out of average players. Effective but boring and will get found out eventually.

I don't think Young, Milner, Barry, Petrov, Carew were average players