ciggiesnbeer Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) Good striker at this level. I agree I do wish he worked harder but he maybe carrying something or needing to get back up to pace? Its quite unlike him. Maybe my memory is wrong but I recall last season he was very sharp. I would like to see him play in a two upfront at some point. But I dont think the playoffs is the time to be making big formation changes. Edited May 8, 2019 by ciggiesnbeer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 14 hours ago, Stevo985 said: In January when it looked like Tammy might be leaving and everyone thought we were doomed I said I had a feeling that people were forgetting how good Kodjia was for us. I’m not saying he would have Ben as good as Tammy, but I bet if we’d lost Tammy in January then Kodjia would have surprised a few with how many goals he got. And totally echo echo what you say about lack of support from the fans. It’s been talked about in other threads. It's not just goals Stevo and it's not a "lack of support" either, it's people calling it as they see it. For me, he was really really lazy against Leeds, he failed to hold the ball up or even put in a genuine challenge for 90% of the balls played up to him. And yet people came on afterwards saying how well he'd played - so it's not a "lack of support" (insinuating that there's an agenda), it's a difference of opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 9, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2019 48 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: It's not just goals Stevo and it's not a "lack of support" either, it's people calling it as they see it. For me, he was really really lazy against Leeds, he failed to hold the ball up or even put in a genuine challenge for 90% of the balls played up to him. And yet people came on afterwards saying how well he'd played - so it's not a "lack of support" (insinuating that there's an agenda), it's a difference of opinion. I’m not saying he doesn’t deserve any criticism. My point was a few weeks ago people were writing him off as if he’d never play for us again and was total rubbish because he’s had a bad few games. Whereas some other players never seem To get written off despite never having performed anywhere near the level Kodjia has in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I believe it's Kodjia's choice to not put it in on the pitch. Nothing injury related. You can pinpoint it sometimes; he won't get a foul he probably deserves and the shoulders go, head down and he spends 10 mins or the rest of the match until he's taken off walking around. I've watched a 21 year old on loan from another club sprinting round next to him trying to gee him up to press with him. If Kodj had Tammy's attitude on the pitch he'd be three times the player. Hope the penny drops one day and he goes for 90 mins every week. In fact, I hope it drops this week and he fires us to the Premier League! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I’ve said a few times but I just don’t think he has that yard of pace anymore. He is still ok for this level and has contributed to goals so fair play to him. But I think he should be sold regardless of what league we are in next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) He is not consistent enough at scoring. Consistency is a commodity that determines how good you are.....If you are not consistent, its because you are not that good. Edited May 9, 2019 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Is not just his consistency, his work rate is really low, he is lazy and won't run back for the ball. Kodjia played good against Norwich, but you could still see where he goes wrong in his game by a mile because he does it every time he plays now. He scored the Goal at Norwich but that won't stop your critics when your being compared to your best striker who completely destroys you on everything else. That's just it isn't it, kodjia has shown how bad he's become which is a shame, yet Tammy comes in and raises the roof on what we really need for a striker. Even Davis will attempt to do what Tammy does, you can see it in his game that it's all there, hopefully it just all needs refining and we could have a player near Tammys quality or somewhere towards Tammys talent. As it stands I would rather give Davis games over kodjia and build him up because I can't see kodjia changing his game up and being more like the kodjia we knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 13 hours ago, TRO said: He is not consistent enough at scoring. Consistency is a commodity that determines how good you are.....If you are not consistent, its because you are not that good. How can he be consistent if he doesn't get regular game time? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 49 minutes ago, lexicon said: How can he be consistent if he doesn't get regular game time? He's been pretty consistent in the games he has started... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigyAVFC1987 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 15 hours ago, TRO said: He is not consistent enough at scoring. Consistency is a commodity that determines how good you are.....If you are not consistent, its because you are not that good. 3 goals in his last four starts is pretty consistent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) Overall I wouldn’t say goals are his problem and if that’s all you need from your striker he’s probably good enough. Problem for me is we play a high press so we need our striker to lead this. Tammy does it superbly, Kodija and Davis not so much. Edit: Smith is working with the players he has inherited. I doubt Kodija would be one that he would go out sign if he had the chance. I also think he will be allowed to leave in the summer. Edited May 10, 2019 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 22 hours ago, Stevo985 said: I’m not saying he doesn’t deserve any criticism. My point was a few weeks ago people were writing him off as if he’d never play for us again and was total rubbish because he’s had a bad few games. Whereas some other players never seem To get written off despite never having performed anywhere near the level Kodjia has in the past. ... Like Olive Branch McCormack and Scot Hogan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Overall I wouldn’t say goals are his problem and if that’s all you need from your striker he’s probably good enough. Problem for me is we play a high press so we need our striker to lead this. Tammy does it superbly, Kodija and Davis not so much. I have always rated Kodja and we know there is a good striker in there. Maybe he is more suited to a different style of attacking play then what we are currently seeing.. Suits Tammy.. but not Jimmy. But he is still putting the effort in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 52 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: I have always rated Kodja and we know there is a good striker in there. Maybe he is more suited to a different style of attacking play then what we are currently seeing.. Suits Tammy.. but not Jimmy. But he is still putting the effort in. He just doesn’t have the legs for it in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay.P.A Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 One thing that is confusing me is - he has never chased the ball down in his career - why is it pissing people off now? He's just not that type of striker. He has never been that type of work-horse striker. He has that 'X-Factor' about him where he can create a goal all by himself, something that Davis has shown tiny glimpses of but Tammy doesn't show enough of either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Jay.P.A said: One thing that is confusing me is - he has never chased the ball down in his career - why is it pissing people off now? He's just not that type of striker. He has never been that type of work-horse striker. He has that 'X-Factor' about him where he can create a goal all by himself, something that Davis has shown tiny glimpses of but Tammy doesn't show enough of either. Not sure I'm pissed off about it but the pressing and chasing down the ball is a vital part of the way we are trying to play now under Smith. Unless everyone is on board with pressing as a team then it all falls apart and is pointless and easy to bypass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 7 hours ago, lexicon said: How can he be consistent if he doesn't get regular game time? What comes first the chicken or the egg? Even if you don't score, when you get a chance, you need to give the impression you are close. He has had chances....but the guy keeping him out has scored 25 goals.....He has to have a plan of how to shift him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 On 10/05/2019 at 08:54, AvfcRigo82 said: ... Like Olive Branch McCormack and Scot Hogan Well-deserved like for 'Olive Branch McCormack' here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest av1 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Why did he bottle taking a pen? That aside, we are playing without a right winger at the moment because Green and Adomah are truly awful, he must play at Wembley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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