Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City post match thread

[Pat McMahon]

Not sure if Bailey was bits and bobs or Watkins woeful or Cash casual or Buendia bleak or Konsa kookie but what I am sure about is that Sundays are wonderful after we win on Saturday😊

Shouldn't "wonderful" be subbed for something that begins with "s" ?

Yes I should have been more consistent. Sundays are superb.

You’ll never get a job in marketing at Sky

[caster troy]

I thought Mings was fouled before the big Leicester miss. It looked to me like the cross was slightly behind him and Vardy gave him a tug at the crucial moment meaning he couldn't reach it and lost his balance. He certainly appealed to the ref immediately.

For their goal yes we had players back but the point of the way we play is if we keep the ball the opposition can't hurt us, lose it cheaply when we have players in our 'in possession' shape is dangerous. It was such a poor giveaway I can understand the defenders frustrations. Every team in the league has players who can hurt you in those situations.

On a more positive note watching it back I saw how well Ramsey did for the second goal. I really hope he can stay fit now.

[paul_e]

I thought Mings was fouled before the big Leicester miss. It looked to me like the cross was slightly behind him and Vardy gave him a tug at the crucial moment meaning he couldn't reach it and lost his balance. He certainly appealed to the ref immediately.

For their goal yes we had players back but the point of the way we play is if we keep the ball the opposition can't hurt us, lose it cheaply when we have players in our 'in possession' shape is dangerous. It was such a poor giveaway I can understand the defenders frustrations. Every team in the league has players who can hurt you in those situations.

On a more positive note watching it back I saw how well Ramsey did for the second goal. I really hope he can stay fit now.

Yep, it was a very similar foul to the non-penalty for Rogers at Forest, Vardy grabbed his wrist and pulled so Mings couldn't get back to make the block. It was so obvious that I think even that ref/VAR would've disallowed it if they'd scored.

[VillaTim]

I thought Mings was fouled before the big Leicester miss. It looked to me like the cross was slightly behind him and Vardy gave him a tug at the crucial moment meaning he couldn't reach it and lost his balance. He certainly appealed to the ref immediately.

For their goal yes we had players back but the point of the way we play is if we keep the ball the opposition can't hurt us, lose it cheaply when we have players in our 'in possession' shape is dangerous. It was such a poor giveaway I can understand the defenders frustrations. Every team in the league has players who can hurt you in those situations.

On a more positive note watching it back I saw how well Ramsey did for the second goal. I really hope he can stay fit now.

Digne had gone bombing off down the wing expecting to be set free . It was such a poor lay off from Watkins no wonder Ayew was away down the wing and all the defence out of position .

[Dr_Fegg]

Just a small post in defence of Digne. When Cash has the ball he looks up and can usually see bailey. When Digne had it McGinn was showing but as soon as he went off Ramsey took up position inside. He didn’t move much and was easily marked so Digne ended up running up and down for nothing. As another poster pointed out he was often in space and ignored.

[ChicagoLion]

Just a small post in defence of Digne. When Cash has the ball he looks up and can usually see bailey. When Digne had it McGinn was showing but as soon as he went off Ramsey took up position inside. He didn’t move much and was easily marked so Digne ended up running up and down for nothing. As another poster pointed out he was often in space and ignored.

Exactly how I saw it , Ramsey movement and positioning was poor.

[RichardBatchelor]

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.

Sorry but our striker losing the ball in their half of the pitch shouldn't be the reason for them scoring, when Watkins lost the ball we had enough players between the ball and our goal to have been able to deal with it.  I'm not a huge fan of Watkins but to blame him for their goal is ridiculous the blame for their goal was once again our defence.  It really is unbelievable  that some people see our striker losing the ball in their half then watching Leicester run through us and then score and they put the finger at the striker not the defence.

It was brilliantly executed too. Two teams play football. Atypical of Leicester, who were largely toothless, but that move was pretty ruthless.

[Drummond]

Vardy made a very clever run, weaving between the two defenders to get his shot off. One of them should have attacked the ball though rather than waiting.

[olaftab]

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.

Exactly that. We have grown two quick. Champions League is a different sort of big cat to Conference. You have play your best team and we do not yet have the experience  and strength to deal with that at a trot. But hey we are in the mix despite the heavy duty.

[Hookeysmith]

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.

Exactly that. We have grown two quick. Champions League is a different sort of big cat to Conference. You have play your best team and we do not yet have the experience  and strength to deal with that at a trot. But hey we are in the mix despite the heavy duty.

Unfairly handicapped b y a stupid rule that protects certain teams whilst negatively affect anyone genuinely trying to crash the party

[Percy McCarthy]

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.

Exactly that. We have grown two quick. Champions League is a different sort of big cat to Conference. You have play your best team and we do not yet have the experience  and strength to deal with that at a trot. But hey we are in the mix despite the heavy duty.

Unfairly handicapped b y a stupid rule that protects certain teams whilst negatively affect anyone genuinely trying to crash the party

Any ideas on how to crash a party where Saudi & Abu Dhabi can spend what they like?

[kipeye]

Not sure if Bailey was bits and bobs or Watkins woeful or Cash casual or Buendia bleak or Konsa kookie but what I am sure about is that Sundays are wonderful after we win on Saturday😊

Shouldn't "wonderful" be subbed for something that begins with "s" ?

Yes I should have been more consistent. Sundays are superb.

You’ll never get a job in marketing at Sky

Alliterate or illiterate?

[dave.woodhall]

Going back to what someone said, is there another club in the country - and I include Manchester United in this - who have so many clubs that see them as rivals?

[cdbearsfan]

Dirty Leeds, perhaps. All of Yorkshire plus most of the East Midlands, Man U and Chelsea. Maybe a few Lancashire teams, too.

[jon collett]

We are the Club of the midlands and all the other Clubs dislike us because we have support bases in areas they think of as their own!

In terms of genuine local catchment area (as opposed to glory hunters) I think ours is the largest.