Leicester City (0) vs Aston Villa (0) Post-Match Thread

[rob_bridge]

It’s pretty obvious there’s a confidence issue - unsurprisingly - I wouldn’t say it’s all down to tactics. Getting a point away is a step in the right direction.

Broadcasting that they are all shit and will be flogged in the summer might have something to do with it.

Did he say that? Or words to that affect

[wolfman999]

A point away and a clean sheet. It's a start. I s'pose.

[villadelph]

It’s pretty obvious there’s a confidence issue - unsurprisingly - I wouldn’t say it’s all down to tactics. Getting a point away is a step in the right direction.

Broadcasting that they are all shit and will be flogged in the summer might have something to do with it.

Did he say that? Or words to that affect

Wolves Post-match,

“The players who are in the building have to help me fix it now, for the next eight games. If not, we’ll get players that will help me to fix it.”

[jwarry]

Well I for one am happy with that. I was expecting better but they are no mugs and have taken us apart before now.  A point won in my eyes

[Brazilian Villain]

Timmy I. showed more in 20mins than Luiz has all season. Nice to see Marvelous back too.

A good point to build on.

Yup, clean sheet and a good away point for Stevie G and the lads. I expect a more attacking performance and a win next week in the 'Deano Derby'.

[Ads]

Our first away draw of the season. Knew I'd jinxed it asking the question pre-match.

Feel it's probably an opportunity lost to win, as Leicester were very poor.

First half, Bailey has to score that chance that Watkins creates. It was probably the best chance of the game. Beyond that felt we were too easy to play through in midfield in the first half and didn't press particularly well. Frustrated by Bailey, who looked like he'd won a competition. The silver lining of the first half was that Leicester were worse.

Second half was better. Still not enough quality in that final third and as hard as Ollie worked today, he never strikes me as likely to score a half chance. Got himself into a number of good positions and didn't make enough of them.

Defensively Young was excellent and 23 actually defended comfortably all game. Leicester had that dribble of a shot from Barnes and that was about it. Thunder weasel Vardy is long past it.

Negatives: Bailey, not for me. Felt we delayed making a change for too long. I can understand Coutinho going off ad when we don't have enough of the ball, he doesn't get involved in the game.

Mings defended well, but his distribution was poor. Luiz is just not a 6 for me.

Ash was great defensively, but offers seldom and less going forwards. Think it really disrupts our attacking balance.

McGinn, much better second half, but crikey first period he was up to his usual give it away cheap self


Positives: the switch for Big Tim helped us button things up and we enjoyed almost all the territory at the end.

We engaged in that rare truism of if you're not going to win, not losing. Just 4 draws and 17 defeats isn't good enough. More dull and grinding results is what is needed next season.

To do that we have to see a midfield that has more physical presence and guile.

Marv looked buzzing at the end with his new song, felt made up for the bloke!

All in all, happy with a point. I can't remember the last time I walked away from an away game having drawn. I'm guessing it was in 2019 perhaps? In the league at least, as of course our last away draw you could attend, was here.

[TonyD]

It’s pretty obvious there’s a confidence issue - unsurprisingly - I wouldn’t say it’s all down to tactics. Getting a point away is a step in the right direction.

Broadcasting that they are all shit and will be flogged in the summer might have something to do with it.

Did he say that? Or words to that affect

Wolves Post-match,

“The players who are in the building have to help me fix it now, for the next eight games. If not, we’ll get players that will help me to fix it.”

His mates in the press are all also saying he is going to have mass summer clear out.

[levico]

And how are Newcastle six points and six places above us.

Simple they hired an experienced PL manager who could arrange the existing resources more effectively and supplement them with some additional good players.

We didn’t

This

[Risso]

Bailey is dreadful. What an utter waste of money.

[TonyD]

Bailey is dreadful. What an utter waste of money.

He makes Heskey look like a world beater. 

[Goldenballs]

A draw and a clean sheet, happy days! Tim looked OK, Emi looked lively. A point at Leicester is OK, but it was a stinker of a game.

Still don't rate Gerrard and really don't fancy letting him loose with the family silver to rip up the squad and start again. Then we go through the whole 'have to let the new players get used to the pace' phase, while under achieving, writing off another season. I've said before that I can't see him ever making us greater than the sum of our parts, so we can buy more expensive parts, hopefully play a little less shit and finish a bit higher, but can't see him ever getting us into Europe. He'll end up being an expensive experiment. All in my worthless opinion.

[SaddVillan]

Summary of post match comments fir our last 2 games:

Beat the goal down v Spurs, missed our chances then shipped 4 against a side gunning for Europe with 2 strikers on top form = worst Villa side in living memory.

Kept a clean sheet today and got a point  away at Leicester whose last 4 home games were 3 wins and a draw and who are in the Europa Conference semi finals = the worst Villa side since the end of WW2..

[villadelph]

Bailey is dreadful. What an utter waste of money.

He makes Heskey look like a world beater.

I think he will come good. He just needs a run of games and clear instruction - something that SG isn’t exactly offering atm. We know he’s got pace & trickery and a finishing touch, we need to facilitate that. He got the ball on the outside in a good position like 2 or 3 times today. He’s an out and out winger.. and we’ve got him in as some quasi-counter attacking forward outlet and expect him to get back in the midfield. It doesn’t make any sense.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We've played worse and lost.

MOTM: The Ref. Compared to the rubbish we get almost every week I thought he was more than decent.

Highlight of the game: Seeing Marv back.

[Beard82]

A draw and a clean sheet, happy days! Tim looked OK, Emi looked lively. A point at Leicester is OK, but it was a stinker of a game.

Still don't rate Gerrard and really don't fancy letting him loose with the family silver to rip up the squad and start again. Then we go through the whole 'have to let the new players get used to the pace' phase, while under achieving, writing off another season. I've said before that I can't see him ever making us greater than the sum of our parts, so we can buy more expensive parts, hopefully play a little less shit and finish a bit higher, but can't see him ever getting us into Europe. He'll end up being an expensive experiment. All in my worthless opinion.

Yeah - I think I agree with this, cant help but feel next season will be a replay of this one.