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

[Smithy]

Bailey is dreadful. What an utter waste of money.

He makes Heskey look like a world beater. 

I'm starting to question to quality of Bundesliga defenders.  Sancho looked like a world-beating winger over there, and has been gash in the premier league, same goes for Bailey.  What odds on Haaland signing for City and struggling to get 15 goals?

[LukeJames]

Its 'funny' really that three Bundedliga wingers moved to the Premier League last summer for £80m, £30m and £1.8m and only the latter has looked any good.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Its 'funny' really that three Bundedliga wingers moved to the Premier League last summer for £80m, £30m and £1.8m and only the latter has looked any good.

He was the only one with prior senior experience in England as well though.

Edit. You’d also say that the more expensive signings aren’t playing in a system which suits their style of play, they’ve been or are trying to be shoehorned into unfamiliar roles at at least nothing like what made them successful and attractive to buyers in the first place. Poor recruitment or joined up thinking about how to utilise your assets.

[LeeB]

Bailey is dreadful. What an utter waste of money.

He makes Heskey look like a world beater. 

I'm starting to question to quality of Bundesliga defenders.  Sancho looked like a world-beating winger over there, and has been gash in the premier league, same goes for Bailey.  What odds on Haaland signing for City and struggling to get 15 goals?

I'm utterly convinced Haaland is going to be a massive dud when he moves.

[Clampy]

First half was pretty dull really. Second half was better but I just couldn't see us scoring. It was frustrating really because Leicester were there for the taking, they were really poor.

[Pete3206]

I can only think that Bailey was given 90 minutes to try and prove himself. He should have been hooked at half time. Pleased with the end of the losing run though. Nakamba, Ings and Buendia to start next week for me with Iroegbunam getting a good 25 minute outing.

[Goldenballs]

Bailey is dreadful. What an utter waste of money.

He makes Heskey look like a world beater. 

I'm starting to question to quality of Bundesliga defenders.  Sancho looked like a world-beating winger over there, and has been gash in the premier league, same goes for Bailey.  What odds on Haaland signing for City and struggling to get 15 goals?

I'm utterly convinced Haaland is going to be a massive dud when he moves.

Really? I'm sure he's going to be a beast, especially at City where he'll get 10 chances a game.

[Ads]

I think Bailey went through the gears once yesterday in the second half and actually did a few people. He looks like he's playing within himself. He doesn't look fit enough to press or sprint, maybe a confidence issue or a fear factor.

We can't afford to write off £30m, so we have to hope a pre-season helps. But we need way, way more. Buendia ought to start against Norwich.

[Villatillidie1982]

In the grand scheme of things it’s a good point.  But I’m seriously concerned about giving Gerrard a big transfer budget in the summer. 

can’t waste it much worse than Dean Smith did.

Gerrard hasn't had a transfer budget yet. He's mainly working with Smith's players, although he has done no better with them than Smith did, probably worse.

[mrfuse]

Bailey was woeful. Did no tracking back and nothing on the half dozen times he touched the ball.

He looked way off the pace, really sluggish. Yet Gerrard said hes been our best Trainer the last few weeks and wanted to reward players like that.
Its no good if players cant apply that to match day though.
Buendia is reported to be a good trainer as well but at least he seems to bring that to a match from the little we see of him. I'm not sure what he has to do to get a start.

[kippaxvilla2]

Bailey equals Adama mark 2.  We should persist with him though.

[Risso]

At least with the likes of Bolasie you got some outrageous bit of skill before he invariably gave the ball away. With Bailey you just get nothing. Wonder if he'll be tried against Norwich in a one more chance sort of way. I think Buendia will be pissed off he doesn't start against his old club though. He's three times the player Bailey is as well.

[paul_e]

Bailey has had so many injury problems that I can understand his nerves about really opening up. I reckon the rest of this season will be about getting his confidence back ahead of a big fitness push in the summer and hopefully he'll be the player we wanted next season.

[darren woolley]

Wasn't the best of game but we didn't lose and we got a point and clean sheet and a great day out with friends.

[gpbarr]

The result was ok - away at KP isn’t easy - but it’s the manner of the individual and team performance that continues to concern.

Too many of the individuals look a pale shadow of what we believe they can be (Konsa gets a special mention, but Watkins and McGInn are in that category). And the team look rudderless.

Lots needs to be put right.