Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City post match thread

[PhilVill]

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

All on Ollie.

Which has been my point all along - the defensive issues are not just about who’s in the defence there is just a lack of aptitude and focus on it across the team.

I agree. It was an unnecessary lazy arsed lay off (which he has done on a number of occasions in games) and put us in the shit immediately, no blame to the defence for that one.

Much more focus and drive needed from top to bottom. We desperately need a captain who will kick a few arses.

[FrankyH]

Not a great display , but 3 points is most welcome.

It's been said before but Leicester fans are a strange breed . They seem to have a school boy hard on about all things Villa. They sing  " We forgot that you were here " , really , you sang about us for 90 minutes and know when we last won a trophy. Farty little upstarts. 

[LeeB]

Not a great display , but 3 points is most welcome.

It's been said before but Leicester fans are a strange breed . They seem to have a school boy hard on about all things Villa. They sing  " We forgot that you were here " , really , you sang about us for 90 minutes and know when we last won a trophy. Farty little upstarts. 

Their entire fan base is 14 year old bellends, harmless families that would be just as happy in DFS, and weird middle age blokes that still live with their parents.

[London Villan]

Another set of fans that see us as the big club and a threat to them. No idea why after the 25 years they have had.

[pauliewalnuts]

Not a great display , but 3 points is most welcome.

It's been said before but Leicester fans are a strange breed . They seem to have a school boy hard on about all things Villa. They sing  " We forgot that you were here " , really , you sang about us for 90 minutes and know when we last won a trophy. Farty little upstarts. 

Their entire fan base is 14 year old bellends, harmless families that would be just as happy in DFS, and weird middle age blokes that still live with their parents.

The East Midlands really is the land that time forgot.

And that whiney camp accent they all have, Jesus, no wonder they kept their gobs shut most of the 90 minutes.

[Dave]

Very glad with the win, but can't for the life of me work out that given they came with the frankly mental tactics of playing two immobile statues in central defence and decided to play a high line around the centre circle, why we didn't attempt a single through ball through the middle of them to Watkins over the course of the match.

[Rudy65]

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.

Buendia was poor today but deserves more time and the rest of the season imo

[Rudy65]

A win that felt almost like a loss. Thankfully, we were up against Leicester as anyone vaguely capable would have given us a stuffing. So many poor performances all over the team. I thank you for the goal Leon but the rest of your game was awful which pretty much sums up his season thus far. He can dispense with the fingers in the ears routine as he’s well aware he’s way below par. Mings, Barkley, Kamara and Matteson’s part in the goal were the pick, all in the 2nd half…the first half, the less said the better.

Agree with your player picks Bren, Barkley our best player today I thought and took his goal really well.
I think that goal will do Bailey wonders, for me he doesn’t take the shot that hit the bar on, unless he’s scored a few mins earlier.

Other observations.

First half was so dull, doing dry January is not conducive to watching that.
Mings did well, but we miss Torres’ passing
Despite Dignes class defending, we miss the overlapping attacking threat that Moreno gave us down the left. Presuming Mastsen starts against West Ham and does well, I think he should start some league games now.

It was fooking freezing

I’d play Maatsen in front of Digne particularly if Ramsay isn’t 100%. Better option than playing McGinn there

[Skerra]

Never seen 2 teams play backwards and sideways so much as today.

[Rudy65]

Not a great display , but 3 points is most welcome.

It's been said before but Leicester fans are a strange breed . They seem to have a school boy hard on about all things Villa. They sing  " We forgot that you were here " , really , you sang about us for 90 minutes and know when we last won a trophy. Farty little upstarts.

I thought they were fairly noisy given their teams performance. The 30 year chant is harsh but fair

[dave.woodhall]

Not a great display , but 3 points is most welcome.

It's been said before but Leicester fans are a strange breed . They seem to have a school boy hard on about all things Villa. They sing  " We forgot that you were here " , really , you sang about us for 90 minutes and know when we last won a trophy. Farty little upstarts.

I thought they were fairly noisy given their teams performance. The 30 year chant is harsh but fair

They're from Leicester. 'Normal' isn't in their vocabulary.

[Monty]

Thing about Leicester though is that they really did pull off the greatest feat in world football this century. I just find it hard to begrudge them the odd chant.

[Rigadon]

Your city is blue?

[UK Redsox]

With no Jhon acting as his caddy, I wonder if Ollie is under instructions not to run around so much and be more selective with his exertions

[Monty]

Your city is blue?

I just take the 'if you can't take it don't dish it out' maxim as seriously as I can I guess. It's the song they've got, good for them, I don't care.