Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City post match thread

[DB]

I thought those late missed chances were gonna cost us. Ok, we got the win but looked flat. Really need to upgrade the right side.

[pauliewalnuts]

As the cross comes in for their goal, there are FIVE Villa players to beat and off course they pick out their man no problem.

[PaulWinch again]

I thought those late missed chances were gonna cost us. Ok, we got the win but looked flat. Really need to upgrade the right side.

Well in fairness when it really mattered Bailey made a great run and won us the game.

[kippaxvilla2]

As the cross comes in for their goal, there are FIVE Villa players to beat and off course they pick out their man no problem.

I bet Martinez gets tired of working with these defensive defensive clowns.  He makes a great save and they’re all gawping like guppy fish.

[Stu]

Not a classic, first half mind numbing, thought we would put them away after scoring first but no, we needed a second goal to really kick on. Subs changed the game, we had too much for Leicester by the end and it really could/should have been 4-1.

[VillaTim]

I thought those late missed chances were gonna cost us. Ok, we got the win but looked flat. Really need to upgrade the right side.

The Watkins miss from 5 yards is ridiculous, that combined with his balls up for their goal and it's a 2/10 performance.

[PaulWinch again]

Maatsen is class, and Barkley has been a very astute signing.

[olaftab]

Apparently that's the first double over Leicester in twenty-one years.

Yes children born in that year are now fully grown adults, unbelievable Jeff!

[N'ZMAV]

I thought too many players were poor today. Watkins, as mentioned above. Cash & Bailey were too sloppy down the right hand side.
Defense fast asleep for their goal - for Ayew to get the cross to Vardy was difficult, but our defends were snoozing.
Maatsen and Buendia looked lively once they came on, and you can see the belief Bailey got from that goal.
A wins a win, can't complain too much.
We need strengthening down that right hand side in January.

[olaftab]

Maatsen is class, and Barkley has been a very astute signing.

Yes Maatsen is good but up against a LB who has the best stats for that position in the League. Barkley has now scored 4 crucial goals. Immense contribution.

[AV82EC]

It was a bit of a dull game, the crisp munchers came for a point and with a bit more ambition may have got one but we had enough to beat them. 3 points and onto the next one.

[Nev]

Every win can't be a showstopper.

I know we can, and should play better but this is one of those seasons and if you haven't worked that out yet well, you are going to be proper frustrated between now and May.

[Bobby Boy]

We got the win which I guess in the end is all that matters....but jeez, that match was a shocker. The first half was so uneventful it was absurd.

So much safe, slow, backwards and sidewards play against a truly appalling team in Leicester who had zero ambition. It just needed someone to grab the game by the throat and no-one seemed prepared to do so.

Glad that Barclay stepped up when we needed him and good to see Bailey finally off the mark this season.

As for Ollie Watkins...that miss at the end was Ronnie Rosenthal-esque. No wonder he has had the most big misses by any player in the league. There's another to his collection.

A really tough watch today.

[AV82EC]

Every win can't be a showstopper.

I know we can, and should play better but this is one of those seasons and if you haven't worked that out yet well, you are going to be proper frustrated between now and May.

I agree with Nev.

[Smithy]

Maatsen is class, and Barkley has been a very astute signing.

Yes Maatsen is good but up against a LB who has the best stats for that position in the League. Barkley has now scored 4 crucial goals. Immense contribution.

Yep, he's got three in the league, even though his minutes add up to less than 6 games.  1 in 2 would be good for a forward, for a midfielder it's exceptional.