So it’s late Saturday night and it seems results went our way today.
All the opposition that counts, lost except for Brighton who drew.
It’s interesting to note there, that they’ve drawn 4 and lost 1 in their last five games.
Is that form good enough to keep you up?
I doubt it, given that all the teams at the bottom have won 1, drawn 1 and lost three.
Basically there’s nothing in it and wins are vital, as Newcastle have shown. A win at Southampton has helped them massively in the short term.
Indeed, a win at Leicester would propel us to 16th I think and we’d still have a game in hand albeit against Sheffield Utd at home.
To be honest, I doubt we’ll get a win at the King Power.
But we’ve proven that we can get a draw, as in the league cup.
I’d like to think we can get a draw again, as a best bet.
Nick a win and that would be a massive bonus.
I think it boils down to which team turns up.
We were abysmal against Southampton, but showed great effort in the cup final, where we’d have seriously threatened a lot of teams for a win if it was a normal Prem game.
The weather seems to be warming up a touch and that might suit some of our players better, which is a point that has been made in some of the replies.
I personally think that if you can’t play in the cold, you ain’t running fast and hard enough.
But then I’d also accept that the cold just doesn’t suit some players.
I’ll take any positive I can.
I’m not bothering with squad news, because nothing has changed and I frankly don’t care about Leicester.
Cut to the prediction then and that’s easy.
If we get really lucky, we win by a sneaky goal, say 2-1
If we get a bit less lucky, we snatch a draw, 1-1, which I’d happily take.
Go with the form and I’d expect us to lose.
And that’s what I’m going with.
A 1-2 loss.
Which will not be the end of the world, as we should expect to lose this one.
It’s more the manner of the defeat that I’m interested in.
If we’ve worked our guts out and really tried, I’ll live with it.
But if it’s another capitulation, I’ll be seriously worried.
I now think it’s beyond Dean Smith’s tactics and more about how much bottle the players have.
Hmm.
Reina, Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Targett, Elmohamady, Luiz, Nakamba, Hourihane, Grealish (c), Samatta.
subs: Konsa, Taylor, Drinkwater, El Ghazi, Trezeguet, Davis, Nyland
Our defending (or should I say non defending) from corners is … comical
Agreed, it’s horrendous.
Mings has hopefully got his mistake of the game out of the way too.
Minns is not positioning himself on corners, they will score if Guilbert, Taggartt keep knocking balls out.
Sorry I don’t see where we can score, we’re not able to command the ball to get forward, we are clueless in going forwards.
Only a matter of time ….
Our defence is … well useless
Our defending from corners and crosses in general is a joke.
Only a matter of time before we concede
Absolutely terrible defending, ,I don’t see the want to win in the game, they look like little boys on a parks pitch. Something gone on in the club there’s no fight.
Sorry guys – but this is embarrassing
Even Grealish has given up, still he knows where his bread and butter going to be in time goal Leicester
Why the Fu** do we watch this absolute shit.
How fu**ing useless are we.
Championship here we come and
Fu** off Reina – might as well play Nyland
Nyland needs to be back in goal next match.
OMG!
Reina!!!
He should never play for Villa again – send him back to Italy.
Not watching anymore sod it. We’re down…
Bill you told me not to switch off 🙂
I’ve gone behind the settee Hitch., what a shower of shite we are, please lets not make excuses for players that are terrible, Guilbert useless, Targget useless, Minns makes me nervous, as for our midfielders fuck them off, Grealish has given up has no desire, its telling me that Smith and Terry are not managers they haven’t a clue how to play a game of football at Villa Park.get rid now.
Another night of embarrassing moments. Shocking performance although Smith will probably comment about the first 10 minutes before Leicester woke up. One team only wants to win this.
Prediction how many nil to Leicester?
Samatta wins the ball high up the pitch and no one to pass to. 😡
We just are not good enough, I’m afraid and what chance have you got when a player of Reina’s experience does something as stupid as that?
If Smith has any balls he should substitute Reina with Nyland NOW. He’s just given Leicester a goal – NOT acceptable. Nyland ahead of Reina from now to the end of the season.