Aston Villa v Leicester City Post Match Thread

[Beard82]

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.

Very good! 

[Clampy]

I didn't think we played that bad though, we was maybe the most annoying thing.

[john e]

Achilles described it as pantomime football at the back and that’s exactly what it is

And there’s really no need for it. Why take massive massive risks when you’re one nil up and running the game

Martinez and Kamara normally dependable but today shockers
Konsa, Mings, Digne not normally dependable playing out simply because they are not good enough to do it so why even bother trying

Like asking a fish to try and fly

[PaulWinch again]

I didn't think we played that bad though, we was maybe the most annoying thing.

Doesn’t really matter though if you concede 4 at home it’s a pretty shit effort.

[clash city rocker]

Well let's get to 40 pts. Then we can relax and look forward to next season. It's the way of the villa.

[HolteLower]

Embarrassing case study on how to chuck away three points with kamikaze defending. Fecking stupid.

[PaulWinch again]

The problem is the next two are Citeh and Arsenal - every chance they’ll be defeats, because they’re better teams. Losing today is really poor and if we do lose the next two we’re on a ropey run and our decision to do barely anything in January means we’ve got very few options in terms of changing things up - that’s why January was so poor, we’ve left ourselves exposed.

[clash city rocker]

The problem is the next two are Citeh and Arsenal - every chance they’ll be defeats, because they’re better teams. Losing today is really poor and if we do lose the next two we’re on a ropey run and our decision to do barely anything in January means we’ve got very few options in terms of changing things up - that’s why January was so poor, we’ve left ourselves exposed.

So what's new

[Brazilian Villain]

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.

Very good! 

Yep, I like self-depreciating humour as well.

[SoccerHQ]

No, we won the toss again and decided to kick towards the Holte again. This is something that really needs to stop!!

Why?

We always come out firing when we do that, today, Leeds, Brentford and Man. United all leading within 10 minutes so I actually think it's a really good tactic I assume Emery has insisted on when you think of last decade and so many home games we've started at snail pace and fallen behind.

It's not the reason we lost today anyhow.

[SoccerHQ]

The problem is the next two are Citeh and Arsenal - every chance they’ll be defeats, because they’re better teams. Losing today is really poor and if we do lose the next two we’re on a ropey run and our decision to do barely anything in January means we’ve got very few options in terms of changing things up - that’s why January was so poor, we’ve left ourselves exposed.

Everton away is going to be very hard to win aswell given what they did today.

Seems we go on these great runs to get up to giddy heights of 11th and then are content with our lot and lose focus/ambition.

It would be nice to have a season where we "overachieve" and finish 8th. We certainly spend enough to be capable of it by now.

[ChicagoLion]

The only hope I have is the reason we didn’t invest in January is that zEmery has realized that this team is so far away from a top 6 team that we are better off keeping our powder dry until the summer.
Clutching at straws

[curiousorange]

There were whispers - whispers I don't give much credence to - that Emery isn't that fussed by Martinez based on working with him at Arsenal. If that has any basis at all, it makes me wonder if it's because of incidents like their equaliser.

[Small Rodent]

It’s dead set. When there is the slightest chance of 3 points getting us into a good position. We fuck it up. I reckon I’ve seen 20 years of it.

That’s why at 2-1 I bet on Leicester winning. I might as well get some joy out of it.

I’d have been very happy to lose my stake. Extremely happy.

But it was not to be.

[AlexAlexCropley]

There were whispers - whispers I don't give much credence to - that Emery isn't that fussed by Martinez based on working with him at Arsenal. If that has any basis at all, it makes me wonder if it's because of incidents like their equaliser.

I thought that canard had long been kicked into touch