Aston Villa v Leicester City Match Thread

[Risso]

I thought Leicester had key players out injured-one definitely being that fucker, Vardy.

Looking at their team and subs bench, who do they have out? And there is that fucker Vardy on the bench.

I hate this game. Please win, Villa.

All their new signings are starting.

[paul_e]

Maybe K Young played earlier for the U18

I thought that.

Just too come back to this, if you have any interest https://twitter.com/academyavfc is well worth following, gives updates on the loanees as well.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Interesting Digne is first choice. Win please.

Leicester playing with wingers, I'd fancy Digne to deal with the threat better than Moreno who still looks like he's finding his feet and his strengths are more attacking then defending. For me it's a good call.

[Risso]

Is it though? We had Kadan Young on the bnech for weeks and never saw him play so I'm not sure this is all that different.

If Emery wants to use 1 spot on the bench as a way of rewarding players for training well (or similar) then it's fine by me, even if it looks a bit weird.

It's bollocks. Every player on the pitch should be able to come on and make a difference. There's a reason teams don't put two goalies on the bench, just like there's a reason they don't leave themselves with only one senior striker.

[Percy McCarthy]

So our only bit of transfer business was a left back, and yet we start the old one, then put two keepers on the bench. What a truly shit transfer window January was.

And a centre-forward.

[JUAN PABLO]

Arsenal lost ,still a chance for the title

[PaulWinch again]

Interesting Digne is first choice. Win please.

Leicester playing with wingers, I'd fancy Digne to deal with the threat better than Moreno who still looks like he's finding his feet and his strengths are more attacking then defending. For me it's a good call.

I agree, I’m one who rates Digne.

[Drummond]

Two keepers, FFS, what on earth is the point of that? At least put a youth player on the bench who you might need to call on, or who you can throw on for 30 minutes if we're 3-0 up.

Maybe Sinisalo is that player.

[Rigadon]

Emery knows what's doing of course, but the 2 keeper thing is kind of weird.  I can't be arsed to look, but wonder whether any other coach does it.   

[Drummond]

Maybe it's his way of saying he knows Olsen is shit and needs replacing.

[Beard82]

I really dont like the 2 GK subs, as I see it there are only three reasons why we have 2 keepers on the bench
1) Unai thinks it is more likely we will need to sub the GK twice, then one of our youth players being able to make an impact
2) Unai is trying to prove a point
3) Olsen has something in his contract, but Unai has no intention of using him

3 doesn't make sense, so either it our available youth are really shit, or he's trying to make a point.  Either way its a slight concern

[Risso]

Maybe it's his way of saying he knows Olsen is shit and needs replacing.

Leave him out of the squad then, we've got more than enough evidence of how shit he is.

[Rigadon]

If he is making a point (and he doesn't strike me as the sort to do that kind of thing) then it's a waste of a sub.  Everything you read about him is how meticulous he is to detail.  Maybe were all missing something. 

[PeterWithesShin]

Ancelotti at Everton did it sometimes, no idea how many. This is his reason at the time. West Ham, Leicester and Man Utd have also done it. Too lazy to check for reasons why though.

Ancelotti has now provided some explanation behind that, explaining how three shot-stoppers can be useful.

The boss told Sky Sports: "It's good to give Joao [Virginia] some matchday experience.

"It's also helpful I find to have two goalkeepers for the warm-ups.

[Rigadon]

Ancelotti at Everton did it sometimes, no idea how many. This is his reason at the time. West Ham, Leicester and Man Utd have also done it. Too lazy to check for reasons why though.

Ancelotti has now provided some explanation behind that, explaining how three shot-stoppers can be useful.

The boss told Sky Sports: "It's good to give Joao [Virginia] some matchday experience.

"It's also helpful I find to have two goalkeepers for the warm-ups.

Cheers, that seems more likely than Emery doing politics with the board.