Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City post match thread

[kippaxvilla2]

Overall I don’t care and fuck those crisp munching inbred twats.

[caster troy]

We need to see more of Maatsen, Digne has been great but he’s not as threatening in the final third. Fair play to Barkley for the goal.

Was it Watkins with the hospital pass back to Mings for the goal? Dreadful play, those cheap turnovers are costing us time and time again. Terrible finish at the end too, the old Ollie would have taken a touch and side footed it in the corner.

Another injury picked up - not good.

[Somniloquism]

It was a crap goal to concede too, another gift really.

All on Ollie.

100% it's on Watkins . Loses it at a critical phase of play . Really really poor

So no blame at all on Konsa and Boubacar for allowing Vardy in?

[Baldy]

3 points is 3 points is 3 points.

The only positive from an abject performance.

[Astnor]

It was a crap goal to concede too, another gift really.

All on Ollie.

100% it's on Watkins . Loses it at a critical phase of play . Really really poor

Mings also could done better IMO, hesitate to challenge and backs off looking a bit slow letting Ayew strolling down the flank

[Somniloquism]

Another injury picked up - not good.

McGinn one will be interesting. He called for medical help straight away, but then went on sat on the bench for most of the first half, before limping to the tunnel just before halftime.

[VillaTim]

It was a crap goal to concede too, another gift really.

All on Ollie.

100% it's on Watkins . Loses it at a critical phase of play . Really really poor

So no blame at all on Konsa and Boubacar for allowing Vardy in?

My point was the root cause of the goal is watkins . Could they have followed Vardy better yes , Martinez makes a WC save , Cash maybe should have reacted better , but it all stems from the ridiculous give away earlier

[brontebilly]

Poor performance against relegation fodder but we needed a dirty win. Two moments of quality for our goals in fairness. I'm not a fan of Barkley but that was a cracking finish. Brilliant play from Maatsen for Bailey's winner. Their goal was scandalous defending yet again. Their only attack in the game possibly. 4 defenders v Vardy and he still gets to the cross first is ridiculous.

Martinez 7 - spectator but fine save from Vardy
Cash 8 - much maligned but my motm today. Defended well throughout and used the ball well
Konsa 3 - awful, let balls bounce regularly and let Vardy run off him for their goal. Blaming everyone but himself again
Mings 7 - use of ball average enough at times but solid defending was called for today and he delivered that
Digne 4 - ok defensively but if he's playing high on that side he has to provide a threat. So predictable.
Kamara 7 - poor enough for their goal but solid display
Barkley 6 - awful first half but much improved after the break. Great goal
McGinn/Ramsey 4 - let's hope McGinn's injury isn't too serious, Ramsey was poor I thought.
Bailey 5 - long overdue goal finally came and great shot late on smacked the bar. What came before was nearly a new low.
Tielemans 5 - a bit meh in all honesty. Would have hooked him before Barkley.
Watkins 5 - thought he should have been much sharper for the chance in first half, effort at end was unbelievable. Thought he could have worked two very average centre backs a bit more.

Maatsen 7 - quality with the ball told immediately. Carrying a bit of timber possibly? Buendia 6 could have scored a couple and was caught in possession too often. Took up good positions, mind.

Emery 6 - subs could have been made a lot earlier I felt. Faith in Bailey was rewarded with the winner. Spending ~50m on a midfielder to leave him on bench late on seems odd.

[PaulWinch again]

It was a crap goal to concede too, another gift really.

All on Ollie.

100% it's on Watkins . Loses it at a critical phase of play . Really really poor

So no blame at all on Konsa and Boubacar for allowing Vardy in?

My point was the root cause of the goal is watkins . Could they have followed Vardy better yes , Martinez makes a WC save , Cash maybe should have reacted better , but it all stems from the ridiculous give away earlier

Yeah but that’s not all on Ollie is it - he created the issue, but others failed too.

[steamer]

Horrible Game
Should have buried it in the second half, but we did not.
Lots of mistakes across the pitch and jangling nerves. Hopefully we exorcised some of the demons and move on.
3 points is 3 points.

[brontebilly]

It was a crap goal to concede too, another gift really.

All on Ollie.

100% it's on Watkins . Loses it at a critical phase of play . Really really poor

Mings also could done better IMO, hesitate to challenge and backs off looking a bit slow letting Ayew strolling down the flank

Possibly but he had Barkley, Kamara, Cash, Konsa behind him. I'm sure they were saying just hold him up. Konsa at fault for me, he simply cannot let Vardy run across to beat him at front post. Of course he goes off blaming someone else, Watkins maybe. Maybe Cash could have gone flying out a bit quicker to second ball but forward did well to keep the shot low.

Id have Watkins terrible touch a long way down the list of what went wrong there

[Somniloquism]

[supertom]

A win is a win.
We controlled the game for the most part but we really did miss the spark of Rogers at times. I'm glad Bailey got the goal. He started poorly today but got better as it went on.

Generally, we looked solid but again, it just takes one ridiculous moment for the opponents to score. Teams seem to have a good conversion rate against us, so we're getting punished when we make mistakes.
Conversely, we wasted so many good opportunities to make it more comfortable in the last half hour. Ollie's miss was poor, added to him fluffing his lines in the previous game.

I also feel like the difference between Buendia staying and going might have just been settled by him wasting some good chances. He should have buried that chance which rebounded to Ollie. Should have done a lot better with the first shot he created for himself and then for the chance Ollie created for him. If he scores, it does him a world of good because he does try hard but he just looks like he's done at this level now sadly. Had he tucked one away, and had that boost of confidence and composure it may have showed off what he could offer. But the few times we see him it's all a bit Unlucky Alf. I'd be amazed if he's still here in Feb.

The injuries are a worry but Mings coming in, and Konsa playing beside him just looks more convincing (still far from rock solid). And in truth, at this stage I think Barkley probably offers more than McGinn (as does JJ at his best). He's more composed and cultured with the ball. If there's a way we can keep on fitting Ross, Bouba and Youri in the team we might get a bit more control in midfield again.

[Toronto Villa]

What’s a bit shit about this season is that almost every football pundit said we would struggle to combine a CL and PL campaign. Between the club not being able to properly invest due to FFP, form and injuries. And it’s proving to be the case. We didn’t suddenly become shit. We are stretched to breaking point again.

[PaulWinch again]

Just watched their goal back - “100%” on Ollie is absolutely laughable. He cocked up but we should have dealt with it after that.