Leicester v Aston Villa Post Match Thread

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We're bottom of the form table by 3 goals, as we are on 4 points from 6.

Watford, Brighton, West Ham and Norwich are all also on 4 points and equally as bad as us points wise; 4.

The league is crap. We are crap and surrounded by crap peers.

[clash city rocker]

We're bottom of the form table by 3 goals, as we are on 4 points from 6.

Watford, Brighton, West Ham and Norwich are all also on 4 points and equally as bad as us points wise; 4.

The league is crap. We are crap and surrounded by crap peers.

Totally agree however we are Aston Villa so fuck the rest of the twats. We will come good one day....just I hope I am around to see it.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Just a feeble bunch of bottle jobs. Not just the players, the manager and his staff as well.

Completely sleepwalking our merry way back into the Championship with no sign of a battle plan.

The only people I absolve of any blame right now are the two owners who have put their money in and handed someone who's supposed to know how to run things in Purslow the reigns to do his job.

He's failing as much as the players and management/staff.

[wittonwarrior]

It's the recruitment that's done us in. Secretly I think Smith knows we're championship level. Quite obvious that the likes of luiz are being selected to ensure they keep their work visas

[Footy-Vill]

I know we were dreadful but I’m still annoyed about the pen. The shoulder is not the arm, end of story. Absolutely no grey areas whatsoever, no penalty. And at 1-0 however bad we are, we’re still in it.

I can’t agree with that. We were only in the game for the first 8 minutes, we had one, tame shot from distance on target. They missed loads of chances, that’s not our fault, but I can’t see how anyone thinks we were in that game or had a chance. It is really clutching at straws.

That’s all true but just putting the Villa aside, what kind of decision was that? Has there been a rule change I’m not aware of? That kind of decision could just as easily have taken place in an even game and ruined it.

I wrote on the mings thread after the match that I dispute the penalty and it was shoulder ball .
I agree with you and Dean Smith who said the ref gambles and

Carragher also saw it as a ref error
https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/11954179/mnf-mings-pen-was-ref-mistake

[DrGonzo]

Whatever.  We were whooped.  I don't know if I ever want to watch football again.

[remy]

At one point does DS get his Mcleish-Bolton moment?

When Chelsea's 4th goes in at the 70th minute?

Unless he has the brass balls to make massive changes - last throw of the dice, shake up formation, press and get a 0-0 (how low have we become ?!) something to build on going into the other games.

Urgghhhhhh its like 2016 all over again :-(

[LeeB]

Being able to retain possession and/or pass to our own players would have improved our chances of getting something out of the game.

Indeed, just a little spell here and there where we knock the ball around at the back would have helped massively to take a bit of pressure off.

Unfortunately, at the feet of our defenders (and midfielders) the ball took on the appearance of a lava-hot hand grenade.

[Drummond]

Being able to retain possession and/or pass to our own players would have improved our chances of getting something out of the game.

Indeed, just a little spell here and there where we knock the ball around at the back would have helped massively to take a bit of pressure off.

Unfortunately, at the feet of our defenders (and midfielders) the ball took on the appearance of a lava-hot hand grenade.

With a coating of Teflon.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Completely sleepwalking our merry way back into the Championship with no sign of a battle plan.

Pretty much sums up our season to date. We all dreamed of it changing but last night was a bucket of cold water to end those dreams. Forget a battle plan, when you get into March and you're still failing to get the basics right, you know you've failed.

[Flin5tone]

Not sure when McGinn is back and I dont know where to start with the defence but could we please see
                     Nyland
                ??   ??   ?? ??
Trez McGinn Grealish El Ghazi
            Samatta Davis

?

[rougegorge]

Got back and I'm still soaking wet as if to emphasise how appalling that was.

Mings and Jack came over sheepishly at the end but didn't venture too near which is understandable.

There was no shape when we had the ball and even less without. Ndidi showed what a defensive midfielder should do although we gave him precious little to worry about.

Playing narrow again meant there was time and space for their wide players., but then our pressing is half- hearted in comparison.

No marking of any description at corners or set pieces, kamikaze goalkeeping, defenders not defending...the list seems endless.

Each time I think it can't get worse away from home but it continually does.

Leicester must be wondering how we beat them over 2 legs.

How was the reaction from the Travelling fans at the end?

Feel for all that had to stand there in wet clothing watching that on a Monday Evening

Sorry belated reply...I would say the reaction was resigned. About half left before the end then at the end some booed and other diehards applauded. No 'Smith out' chanting and certainly any antipathy and vitriol would've been far worse under previous managers.

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Most of the away end had gone when the 4th went in. Those of us left gave it a Villa Till I Die and shuffled off out into the pissing rain.

There were boos at half time.

[N'ZMAV]

We made Barnes look like Messi.
A shit show.
No positives. Again.

[clash city rocker]

Just watched the highlights and I am now more disgusted than I was last night. Fuckin pathetic.