Villa 1-2 LCFC - Post Match Thread

[foxes_rule1978]

It was defensive towards the end there but they still didn’t create anything so got to be pleased with that. 

[Jonezy]

Utter joy first half. Then utter grind second half. I will take it though.

 

Team is growing and maturing and I love it.

 

Also, we have another gem in Thomas don't we? 

[Jattdogg]

That was a bloody grind job even the NYC mobsters would be  proud of.

 

Take the 3 points and move forward. Well done business transaction.

Edited 21 February 2021 by Jattdogg

[ARM1968]

3 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

We've shown today the depth of our attack, we had 4 players play the number 10 role.  Big Dan challenging Madders for that spot.

You, sir, are just the sort of sarcastic barsteward I like. 

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

We were clearly knackered by the end. That Thursday trip and game took its toll. Disappointing to see a few on here slag Mendy off before he came on. The guy did OK and gave his best as he does. Thomas MOTM for me. Was excellent. 

Edited 21 February 2021 by Cadno'r Cymoedd

[Clever Fox]

To be fair, I wasn't expecting a performance like the first half from us today. I was expecting a bit of a leggy performance.

If we could start with the same drive in more games we'll win more than we lose.

 

The Lads deserve great credit after a tough Week.

[TJB-fox]

1 minute ago, ALC Fox said:

Great week for Luke Thomas 

Looks a different player in a 4 rather than a 5

[trabuch]

1 minute ago, Spudulike said:

3 City fans on the pitch. Most of us could only dream of that. 

Yes - I love the local Leicester players. 

[Ric Flair]

2 minutes ago, Royston. said:

Great win and sorry for being negative but 2-0 at half time yet we shit the bed 2nd half and its torture to watch.

 

Oh yeah.......SH11111T ON THE VILLA!!!! 

It's so difficult to keep the juggernaut going when we have so many games and so many injuries. I'm just so proud of their mental resilience and bottle, that has improved no end since last seasons capitulation. 

 

 

[wokinghamfox]

Very nice but had we been 4 0 up at half time which, we should've been then we could've rested more players from early 2nd half. 

[TJB-fox]

Him and Barnes could be an unbelievable left side partnership. Really unbelievable 

[fox_favourite]

Hard fought game in the end. An excellent 1st half is what we needed as it was obvious that we tired in the second half. Plan to hit them hard and quick paid off. 

 

Good win!

Edited 21 February 2021 by fox_favourite

[Chester Dontlie]

Great first 30 minutes or so. Second half was rubbish especially after Madders was injured and BR decided to shut up the shop, we stopped playing football and invited Villa to do what they want. Luckily they weren't good enought to capitalize on that.
A game to forget, the most important thing is 3 points are in the bag. Hopefullyt Madders will be all right. Barnesinho was pure class, terrorised them until last 20 mins, MOTM for me

 

[dylanlegend]

1 minute ago, adam said:

Redknapp thinks it will be tough for barnes to get in the England squad because of the likes of Rashford greenwood and saka.  Get ****ed. 

It’s true though with Southgate in charge. It’s funny how much the commentators bang on about Maddison but I think Barnes is more important to us. Barnes has 13 goals this season, Grealish has 7.

[Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot]

Pray madisson isn't too bad and Vardy finds a bit of desire from somewhere.

[South Shire Fox]

Thought Barnes and especially Luke Thomas were class. Thomas is turning into a solid Lb and has massively improved his defensive game in recent months, also his link up with Barnes is class. 👏🏻 To think we had to put up with Ben Chilwell there for 3 years when weve been spoiled with Justin and Thomas in 6 months 😂

[katieakita]

Bit more nervy than it should have been and now the players have a couple of days to get ready for Prague another 3 points though and a nice gap between us and 5th place. 

[HighPeakFox]

4 minutes ago, dylanlegend said:

Great win but WTF was Brendan up to with his subs? Just inviting pressure in the 2nd half. Tense last 20 mins. If that was CR in the 15-16 season we’d have gone for it and won 1-4

That is proveably nonsense.

[NaijaFox]

1 minute ago, Pliskin said:

I think he’s seen enough to know that they weren’t going to break us down easily, so in the end his decision was vindicated. No need to chase a game you’ve already won. Their goal was mainly us switching off provided we didn’t to that again the game was won. So thinking about it, it was actually a great bit of management from Brendan. 

We didn’t need to “chase the game”

Simply thought we needed to hold the ball more, but there was no outlet upfront as Vardy became isolated.

 

But it’s 3 points in the bag, so all well ends well. 

[Nod.E]

You love to see Amartey, N'didi, Mendy and Choudhury all on the pitch at once

 

Shiithoused the second half.

 

Really impressive how well we're doing without Vardy chipping in. Imagine how good we'll be if he can find some form.

[Foxin_Mad]

As frustrating as the 2nd half was, overall a great performance and result, Villa no mugs these days. Long may it continue!

[Carl the Llama]

Not sure who the broadcaster of my stream is but they've got the superb Manish presenting.  Sadly they also have Tactics Tim on studio pundit duty.  Can't win em all. 

[car1os]

Professional performance from the lads, looked tired by the end but we started fast and well, got a couple of early goals and then managed the game well.
 

Didn’t mind us parking the bus in the last 20 mins as we seem more solid from defending corners/crosses with Soyuncu back in the team.  Thomas played really well, another potential star if he keeps progressing the way he is.  Vardy hasn’t regained match sharpness yet and it shows.

Barnes is becoming our main outlet, we keep talking about the search for Vardy’s successor but maybe he’s been here all along...

Edited 21 February 2021 by car1os

[MANFACE]

3 points.

That's it.

Next....

[StanSP]

7 minutes ago, NaijaFox said:

In Brendan we trust...

But ending up with 3CBs, 3DMs against a Grealish-less Villa?

Context is a big thing here though.

 

Yeah it might not have been pretty but the 3 points is the most important thing. 

 

We're in the midst of a very tiring season, with a thinning squad due to injuries and Brendan has to manage that. He's done that, and in the process, has helped us bag another 3 points. Obviously it's not all about Rodgers but the fact he's made these calls and the players who he chooses to bring on have done their jobs, then they deserve credit.

 

Yes, they didn't have Grealish, but they were still getting forward and we were camped in our own half - we could have brought on Under/Iheanacho, but you wouldn't want to concede 3 points because a player of theirs finds some space on the edge of the box where a DM might have been occupying.

 

The game management has improved and that's down to the managers and players. It's got us 3 points today and will see us get more in future so that we can prevent what happened last season happening again.