Leicester v Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[Risso]

What a shit night.  Apart from the first 7 minutes, another abject display to add to all the other abject displays under Smith.  It then took the best part of 90 minutes to get out of the cesspool that is Leicester City centre at the end of the game.

We're done, absolutely.  No organisation, no settled team, no plan, no fight, an entirely shit team led by an absolute clown of a manager and two useless assistants.  Fuck them all, absolute bollocks.

[brontebilly]

Because he, like the rest of us can see that this manager and this set up is not working.
It’s been pretty apparent for some time now.

If Jack wants to be a top (top) player...he should be riding above it. Like he did for weeks when we were arguably as bad at times. Last three games, when the pressure is at its highest, he has been invisible. It's not like he is trying things that aren't coming off, he is making no impression bar the odd foul against him.

Try and compare it to Roy Keane for example when Forest went down. They were playing for a manager who was a fully blown alcoholic by then and a load of players simply turned it in. Not Keane who was like Grealish a player with a lot of potential then. Keane tried his heart out to the end, wasn't enough anyway but he had the two best teams in England after him that summer.

[TonyD]

What a shit night.  Apart from the first 7 minutes, another abject display to add to all the other abject displays under Smith.  It then took the best part of 90 minutes to get out of the cesspool that is Leicester City centre at the end of the game.

We're done, absolutely.  No organisation, no settled team, no plan, no fight, an entirely shit team led by an absolute clown of a manager and two useless assistants.  Fuck them all, absolute bollocks.

Yep Risso.   So what should we do mate?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

What a shit night.  Apart from the first 7 minutes, another abject display to add to all the other abject displays under Smith.  It then took the best part of 90 minutes to get out of the cesspool that is Leicester City centre at the end of the game.

We're done, absolutely.  No organisation, no settled team, no plan, no fight, an entirely shit team led by an absolute clown of a manager and two useless assistants.  Fuck them all, absolute bollocks.

Yep Risso.   So what should we do mate?

Stock up on toilet paper.

[Risso]

I hate to say it but I would get Allardyce in for the last ten matches.  We need some defensive organisation, and there's just nothing there at all from Smith.  I'd accept shit football if it gave us a few 1-0 wins, instead of the shit football that Smith serves up and getting trounced every week.

[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.

[brontebilly]

I think there is more than enough talent in this squad to stay up.
Sadly we’do not have the management organization and leadership to achieve that.

I believed that for a lot of the season but not for some time. We don't have the players for a relegation fight and I'd strongly question the talent in a number of them. We lack a solid core to the team and have done all season.

[Flin5tone]

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

[ChicagoLion]

I think there is more than enough talent in this squad to stay up.
Sadly we’do not have the management organization and leadership to achieve that.

I believed that for a lot of the season but not for some time. We don't have the players for a relegation fight and I'd strongly question the talent in a number of them. We lack a solid core to the team and have done all season.

The big problem has been defensive midfield and he has not tried Konsa or any one else to try and anchor that position.
I thought Drinky was brought into help but he is now on the bench.
There is no system of play and continued changes to selections and system.
Any one any idea how we are trying to play?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Albrighton looked embarrassed every time Slabhead came near him. Far too easy. On the other side, Barnes is a great, young player, a real, proper, old school winger. Obviously he looked better tonight with the instructions given to Freddy and Elmo but still a player to enjoy watching.

[Risso]

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

90% had gone when the 4th went in, most of them shouting all sorts of expletives at the team on the way out.

[Flin5tone]

Jack is far from world class

[Pete3206]

Pathetic

[LeonW]

I think the club have a massive decision to make now. It’s achingly sad to say, but if they keep Dean Smith, the club is going to get relegated. They’ll definitely lose Grealish. Bring someone else in who could keep the club up, bring in better players and he might stay. We need to build around a player of that quality.

I don’t think this currently a ‘one step back, two steps forward’ scenario with the current step up.

DS has had to build two new sides in a short period of time whilst losing key players (along with the idiocy of VAR) but it is alarming to see the same issues repeating themselves again and again and again without resolution over a long period of time E.g facing the most shots, conceding most goals from set pieces, etc. Continuing themes that make you question what is going on every week at training and tactically. What was Guilbert doing marking Rodri in the cup final (a player who is apparently the only aerial threat for Man City at set pieces), El Mo continuing to mark J.Evans tonight when it was clearly not working.

Sure, question the squad the club has put together but teams with less resources than Villa in this league are doing more and fighting more.

[Des Little]

Well, at least we find new ways of being utterly hopeless. We really are a clueless, stumbling outfit who don’t belong in the top division. I’m tired of seeing our players completely outplayed by teams who’s players are better coached, have more technical ability, more desire, and they don’t even have to work hard to beat us. We are an embarrassment.