DCJonah Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Overall played well. Sloppy a few times but was good. Wouldn't mind seeing him upfront, abraham has looked poor last few games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Up top or not at all for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 He offers nothing wide left. Delivery not good enough. Concentration is brutal . Yeah it's up top or nothing for me. Wouldn't mind trying Tammy wide left and Hogan up top for derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted November 2, 2018 Moderator Share Posted November 2, 2018 Not at the level he should be, but he's becoming more and more of a team player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 He was awful first half but a different player second. I was amazed to see him defending too. I think he is a player Smith can work with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: Not at the level he should be, but he's becoming more and more of a team player. Is he really ? I think his awareness of what's going on around him is terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NurembergVillan Posted November 2, 2018 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted November 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Johnnyp said: Is he really ? I think his awareness of what's going on around him is terrible He was covering his full back, making challenges, and on occasion tried to pick a pass. He rarely did any of those things when we signed him. And even more recently than that. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Johnnyp said: Is he really ? I think his awareness of what's going on around him is terrible First half yes. Second half was like a different player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 1 hour ago, NurembergVillan said: He was covering his full back, making challenges, and on occasion tried to pick a pass. He rarely did any of those things when we signed him. And even more recently than that. I've noticed an improvement in him recently with regards to trying to play more with others and being more involved in team play. He doesn't always do the right thing but a couple more weeks of coaching and I expect to see more improvement. p.s. Just put the ball in the net and worry about the spectacular when we're 3-0 up or so. Good lad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Johnnyp said: He offers nothing wide left. Delivery not good enough. Concentration is brutal . Yeah it's up top or nothing for me. Wouldn't mind trying Tammy wide left and Hogan up top for derby. That sounds awful. Move abraham from where he is effective and start a striker who has been aysmal for us. Madness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Think there are signs of improvement in Kodjia's game but needs to work on that final pass. Once he gets a goal I expect him to kick on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 21 minutes ago, DCJonah said: That sounds awful. Move abraham from where he is effective and start a striker who has been aysmal for us. Madness. As opposed to starting a striker wide left who is not doing much really ? Hey, just a suggestion. Abraham said himself he prefers to play wide left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 He's not used to being such a team player and so the final ball was sloppy. But he's technically gifted and I think with time he'll become a real weapon for us, out wide or down the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 I think he is a little unlucky to be pushed out wide to make way for Abraham, I don't think there is much between them in terms of quality and they are similar in many ways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 4 hours ago, rodders0223 said: Up top or not at all for me. Said it in match thread. He is all over the shop anywhere but up front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 I’m not a fan of him wide left but what are our other options? El Ghazi is awful, Adomah isn’t great and El Mohamady can probably only play on the right. I actually think he’s better than Abraham but for now, we may need him out on the left. Any suggestion that he should be dropped for Super Scott is ludicrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 He's a wild card player. When it comes off it looks magic but when it doesn't (and more often than not it won't) then it can be very frustrating. There is a place for this kind of player in a side that is performing but in a side that is finding its feet he can be a liability. I think we need to be patient but he can be an asset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 10 hours ago, NurembergVillan said: Not at the level he should be, but he's becoming more and more of a team player. This. I'm surprised at the negativity towards him from yesterdays display. First time in his Villa career I thought he came across as a team player. Real shame about his pass to Hutton cause that was quite beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 7 hours ago, poitier said: I think he is a little unlucky to be pushed out wide to make way for Abraham, I don't think there is much between them in terms of quality and they are similar in many ways. Abraham is a better version of Davis good player dont get me wrong, Kodja can pick the ball up at the half way line repatedly beat players has a insane first touch he tried to play a team game last night I think on a few ocassions he should have cut inside and smash it in instead of passing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Thought Kodjia was really good last night, linked up well with Grealish and took on the full backs well. Final delivery isn't always the best but it's improving and at least he is trying it. Abraham should really have scored the chance Kodjia served him. Should really have been given the chance up top with half hour to go as Abraham was struggling. Looked like the Kodjia of old again last night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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