The Villa look to be doing all they can trying to scrape a team together at the moment! Wesley being sidelined, Kodjia was apparently sick and unable to play, and Davis is still not ready to return it would seem. So, when the team was announced it immediately seemed that it would be all hands to the pumps!
But, lo and behold, in the first half - especially after we scored - Leicester looked out-Foxed and wondering how to beat the remarkable 5-man defence in front of the equally remarkable keeper Nyland.
Second half it was nearly a different story, but the Villa defence stood resolute apart from the silly give-away that led to their goal. And that was our trouble - and one that Dean Smith saw - that we were too easily giving the ball away at times with Nakamba being particularly guilty. But he was not the only one.
Nevertheless, to my mind, this match has to be classified as a great strategic triumph for Villa, and particularly the manager and his coaches. It nearly produced what might have been a great win, and with ever-decreasing resources gives us a chance to re-group and win the second leg at Villa Park.
Drinkwater is cup-tied so will not be available for that match, so how we sort out the midfield problem for that match remains to be seen, while we may have a new signing available for the striker post, with perhaps Kodjia and Davis also both available.
So, we only have Man City to worry about in the next match! Should be a piece of cake to obtain at least a draw - won't it?
UTV!
But, lo and behold, in the first half - especially after we scored - Leicester looked out-Foxed and wondering how to beat the remarkable 5-man defence in front of the equally remarkable keeper Nyland.
Second half it was nearly a different story, but the Villa defence stood resolute apart from the silly give-away that led to their goal. And that was our trouble - and one that Dean Smith saw - that we were too easily giving the ball away at times with Nakamba being particularly guilty. But he was not the only one.
Nevertheless, to my mind, this match has to be classified as a great strategic triumph for Villa, and particularly the manager and his coaches. It nearly produced what might have been a great win, and with ever-decreasing resources gives us a chance to re-group and win the second leg at Villa Park.
Drinkwater is cup-tied so will not be available for that match, so how we sort out the midfield problem for that match remains to be seen, while we may have a new signing available for the striker post, with perhaps Kodjia and Davis also both available.
So, we only have Man City to worry about in the next match! Should be a piece of cake to obtain at least a draw - won't it?
UTV!
2 comments:
Miracles do happen, John.
That's we've been supporting this club for so many years! :-)
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