Villa 1 – 4 Leicester; Beaten by a better side.

I don’t know what to say or think, to be honest.
Were we really that poor or is just that Leicester were very good?
I tend to think that Leicester looked the best, most complete side we’ve faced this season.
They work incredibly hard and close down very quickly.
Certainly many of our players looked frustrated, proving that their hard work was justified.

Somehow, we’re still not in the bottom three and we have some “easier” games coming up, so I’m not quite all doom and gloom, but it is somewhat worrying.

What I noticed more than anything today is how anonymous John McGinn looked again. It seems to me that he’s playing a lot deeper, probably under instruction from Dean Smith. If that is the case, it seems to me it’s taken an edge off his game and we would do well to get him more forward.

I don’t want to continue to slate Wesley, but I find myself continually thinking “How come we very often get the ball in the box, yet he never scores?”
Kienan Davis can’t get back quick enough for me, as while he might not be prolific, he is definitely a decent hold-up player. As soon as he’s match fit, he has to replace Wesley, in my opinion.

Even Jack’s game was off today, as the ball seemed to get stuck under his feet quite often and it summed things up, as I can’t think of a Villa player who merited a 7 out of 10, Tom Heaton apart.

We continue to give the ball away and Mings was guilty of this again, not long before he went off injured. I possibly shouldn’t say this, but even though he’s a bit of a talisman for us, a part of me would be glad if he misses a game or two, as maybe it’ll help him re-focus.

Simply put, our midfield got bossed and I think I was right in saying that this definitely wasn’t a game for Hourihane, as I think things would have been worse.
Their attack, particularly Vardy are a class above us and even their defence has excellent stats this season. I’m sure I heard they’ve only conceded 10 all season.
It’s probably not surprising that we lost, but it’s the scoreline that disappoints me.

Oh well, my hope now is that the players don’t lose heart and belief.
I still expect things to get better over the next few weeks.