Aston Villa v Leicester City Post Match Thread

[Ian.]

We are £200m away from a top 4 place

I admire your optimism

Chelsea have spent a billion and are 9th and Brighton have spent fuck all and 6th.

Hopefully with this manager we’re heading the right way. He’s not been here that long, shifted much of the deadwood, he’s changing the way we play, actually having a plan for a start.

We’ve had three managers now, all with their different approaches and many of these players have played for all three so we’re certainly going to have a few bumps along the way.

I’m sure we’ll be ok this season and somewhere in the top half which after the disaster with Gerrard, which relegation looked possible, I’m very happy with that.

[tomd2103]

We are trying to play it out from the back, and I never want us to go back to lump it football. If we make mistakes on that journey and get players in ultimately then I’m all for it.

There surely has to be a modicum of sense applied though.  It cost us a place in the next round of the FA Cup against a League Two side the other week and has cost us again today. 

I was in the North Stand lower today and Kamara received the ball just past the penalty spot in our own box with a player right on him.   Completely unnecessary risk when we had started well and it went flat from there. 

[PaulWinch again]

Maybe giving up in the January transfer window wasn’t such a good idea.

[achilles]

We are trying to play it out from the back, and I never want us to go back to lump it football. If we make mistakes on that journey and get players in ultimately then I’m all for it.

When you are actually there watching them trying to play pantomime football at the back, you just want to tear your hair out as they are incapable of it!
All for it when we have the players able to actually do it! 

[CT Villan]

Uncharacteristically bad performance from Kamara, only beaten by the absolute garbage served up by the defence.

Thought Coutinho did well and Jhon is a big unit that doesn't mind a bit of physicality.

We go again.

[clash city rocker]

Maybe giving up in the January transfer window wasn’t such a good idea.

It all depends on your ambitions I suppose.

[pauliewalnuts]

Our defenders are not technically good enough to play it about quite so dangerously at the back.

That first goal had been coming for a long time now. I’d say in that case it was 70% Martinez’s fault.

Kamara had three Leicester players bearing down on him, he should not have been given the ball.

[Brazilian Villain]

There surely has to be a modicum of sense applied though.  It cost us a place in the next round of the FA Cup against a League Two side the other week and has cost us again today. 

I was in the North Stand slower today and Kamara received the ball just past the penalty spot in our own box with a player right on him.   Completely unnecessary risk when we had started well and it went flat from there. 

Agree with this, I'm happy for us to play out from the back but sometimes you just get rid of it.

[CT Villan]

I was in the North Stand slower today and Kamara received the ball just past the penalty spot in our own box with a player right on him.

True, but all he had to do was pass it straight back to Emi and he would hoof it up the field. Bad decision-making all round.

[Beard82]

We need to spend big in the summer - because history repeats itself time and time again.  We miss too many’s chances and gift too many goals. 

To fundamentally change that we can’t have the same core of a team as we did 2 seasons ago.  Watkins will always miss chances - he’s a useful player but will never be consistently clinical- similar with Phil, Emi and Bailey - they will blow hot and cold.  Hopefully Unai can get them to have more good days and fewer bad games but while they’re still the core of the team we’ll have days like today.

Today is really frustrating - because somehow despite having an inept manager for half the season so far - we’re still in with a small shout for Europe - but too many days like today and that will be a pipe dream and another lost season.

I can’t see we’ll keep Emi in the summer if finish say 12th he’s just to good

[Bad English]

Oh, and when the Villa Social Media bod does think pieces with players about how Unai is changing their perception of the game and improving their understanding and tactics, could those players not then come out playing like they have spent seven hours in the pub and curry house the night before? Ta!

[Dave]

Maybe giving up in the January transfer window wasn’t such a good idea.

Dunno about you, but I didn't even really bother with the result today - was too busy celebrating the amortisation win on Ings' contract.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Disappointing! Expected the win today. Maybe this has been coming at home following the wolves and Leeds performances. We seem to be a better away team at the moment! Unai will sort it! UTV!

[Paul.S]

I’m sure Emery has seen all he needs to now and I hope he’s decided that defensively we need 2 new central defenders, 2 wide men and depending on Durans development at least 1 forward.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen defending like that, unprofessional and slapdash. Up front is as people worried, we won’t be free scoring because both Bailey and Watkins just cannot take the chances we create. It’s going to be a long run in and if we finish 11th with this squad I’d be happy.

[olaftab]

I enjoyed the game. I thought we were very good in how we attacked and opened up Leicester time and again. Laid siege on their goal until the 4th goal and could have and should have scored more. It’s disappointing that we made errors for their 3 goals and that needs sorting by Unai however we look very inventive when attacking and Unai needs to continue with that. Better players needed to replace Coutinho and Bailey.