Jonathan Kodjia

[PieFacE]

13 hours ago, Junxs said:

Kodjia is without doubt the most skillful player at club, that run in the 2nd half past 3 players was sublime. I'm just delighted we seem to have the best version of him back.

It also saddens me when our own fans don't appreciate him, seen it mentioned by a few people they'd rather have Davis starting - well that would have been 0-0 yesterday then.

Or maybe Davis' ability to bring others into the game would have seen it be 3-0. It's all ifs and buts, but I'd trust Davis to put in a solid performance more than I'd trust Kodjia. 

Though, I'm happy that Kodjia looks like he's getting his mojo back again.

[dont_do_it_doug.]

On 22/04/2019 at 20:12, Delphinho123 said:

The people in that stand aren’t paid 30k a week either.

It was a poor effort. 

Completely irrelevant. He's a footballer, in that moment his touch let him down, the amount of money he is being paid had no bearing on the situation. 

[dont_do_it_doug.]

14 hours ago, KenjiOgiwara said:

I agree, but Bent actually scores a lot of goals. Which is my point. They have one trait that sets them apart, but it's not enough. 

Kodjia has a goal every 206 minutes for the club. 

Bents strike rate for Aston Villa? A goal every 197 minutes. I don't recall him having to work his way back from a double leg fracture either. 

Kodjia has been a key difference in at least two of the games in this winning streak. Arguably a third with the impact he had against Sheffield Wednesday. I'm aware he has his faults, but his impact may well be felt for decades should we go up at the end of this.

If there's one player I could choose the score the winner at Wembley it would be Jimmy. 

Edited April 23, 2019 by dont_do_it_doug.

[deeps]

Kodjia is a good player. End of. Get behind him. 

[KenjiOgiwara]

7 hours ago, dont_do_it_doug. said:

If there's one player I could choose the score the winner at Wembley it would be Jimmy. 

Really? I'd argue about 5 others are more likely even if Kodjia started. Anyway, lets hope it works out. 

[Vive_La_Villa]

I think he played well but he has still lost that yard of pace for me. Even when he was taking people on it seemed like slow motion. 

He is definitely more comfortable as a lone striker than on the wing though. 

[VillaAlex]

I think the most frustrating thing about Kodjia is his need for the spectacular over simple. A few times in the past few games he's had a simple header and he'd try something acrobatic to score that wonder goal. I guess the eccentricity is always going to be part of his game though.

He's a decent player though for sure.

[Dave J]

8 hours ago, deeps said:

Kodjia is a good player. End of. Get behind him. 

I totally agree and right now we need him firing on all cylinders for us - starts ahead of Davis everytime for me.

lets get behind him I say 

[dont_do_it_doug.]

1 hour ago, KenjiOgiwara said:

Really? I'd argue about 5 others are more likely even if Kodjia started. Anyway, lets hope it works out. 

I didn't say he was most likely, but that he's the one I pick in my fantasy. Amongst all these shiny new toys, Grealish included, he's the player who at least made our first go at the Championship bearable, who we were crying out for to be on his game towards the end of last season and who is getting almost no recognition for what he has given us in 18/19.

To be blunt, he deserves better support than this. I want him to be remembered.

Edited April 24, 2019 by dont_do_it_doug.

[KenjiOgiwara]

That's fair enough. I think he just strolls around with zero effort and 9 times out of 10 he makes the wrong choice or runs like a headless chicken. Anyway, he scored again, so good on him. 

[Jay.P.A]

He has that 'X-Factor'. Can do something out of nothing. It's not something you can teach. 

Another thing - Heard he played through the pain barrier for us on Monday - the rib injury he had he had to take pain killing injections a few days ago, but was fit enough to play. Hope we see more of King Kodj. 

He'll probably bang in the goal that takes us up!

[tom_avfc]

4 hours ago, VillaAlex said:

I think the most frustrating thing about Kodjia is his need for the spectacular over simple. A few times in the past few games he's had a simple header and he'd try something acrobatic to score that wonder goal. I guess the eccentricity is always going to be part of his game though.

He's a decent player though for sure.

I think there's an element of truth in this but it is a bit exaggerated. He does like to try the spectacular quite a lot but when he was at his best this sometimes paid off (see Fulham at home in his first season). 

However, I don't think he's very often turned down simple headers to try the spectacular - a lot of the time he simply wouldn't be able to generate the power with a header so has gone for an acrobatic effort.

I also think that you have to accept that this is the kind of player he is. He's at his best when he's playing off the cuff rather than being told to play in a strict system. In that regard he's the polar opposite of Davis who will offer the typical big man up front performance but rarely look like scoring. 

He's not in his best form at the moment but to be fair he's coming back from a serious injury and isn't really getting the game time to play himself back to full fitness. He's still one of our more dangerous players and looks more likely to score than any of our other options other than Tammy.

I'd also suggest that had Kodjia been fully fit all season and starting in this squad he'd have hit over 20 goals already.

[Delphinho123]

13 hours ago, deeps said:

Kodjia is a good player. End of. Get behind him. 

Might as well close this thread then. 

DEEPS HAS SPOKEN. 

[dont_do_it_doug.]

6 hours ago, KenjiOgiwara said:

That's fair enough. I think he just strolls around with zero effort and 9 times out of 10 he makes the wrong choice or runs like a headless chicken. Anyway, he scored again, so good on him. 

Without going down the 'Kodjia is lazy' rabbit hole again, I will add that it was said Kodjia would be binned off by Smith at the first opportunity. Instead he has been an integral part of his squad. So if his work rate is good enough for the gaffer, it's good enough for me. 

[Keyblade]

16/17 Kodjia was a gift. Kind of sad that fans have forgotten that and have gotten on his back while he's been in and out of side trying to fully bounce back from a horrific injury.

[TRO]

23 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said:

Without going down the 'Kodjia is lazy' rabbit hole again, I will add that it was said Kodjia would be binned off by Smith at the first opportunity. Instead he has been an integral part of his squad. So if his work rate is good enough for the gaffer, it's good enough for me. 

I agree.

He doesn't have a pressing style in his game like Tammy, he likes to play the "aloof" role and spin off an opponent, but can be effective doing that....The guy has talent, no doubt.

He can be deceivingly elusive....we just have to play to his strengths.

I do prefer Tammy, because I think pressing is important and creates errors in an opponent.....but they are different "animals"......I still think they could play together in a 4-4-2....but we would possibly lose the DM or a winger....and after 10 wins, i am not going to try to advise the manager.

Edited April 24, 2019 by TRO

[thunderball]

Whats the news on his injury at Leeds? Was it serious?

Seems to have been overlooked in all the hullabaloo, but we at leat need him on the bench...

[bannedfromHandV]

Lazy yesterday, his closing down is a token effort at best.

Abraham is a cut above in almost all departments for me.

[Dale]

56 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said:

Lazy yesterday, his closing down is a token effort at best.

Abraham is a cut above in almost all departments for me.

I didn't think so, thought he worked admirably, chose when to close down and when not to sensibly. By and large. Needed the energy for breaks etc. 

[bannedfromHandV]

3 minutes ago, Dale said:

I didn't think so, thought he worked admirably, chose when to close down and when not to sensibly. By and large. Needed the energy for breaks etc. 

We watched a different game then, as did all the people around me as everyone at the game was losing patience with him yesterday.