Jonathan Kodjia

[NurembergVillan 19,900]

1 minute ago, zab6359 said:

I'd struggle mentally to on 35k a week too!! Quarter decent striker, free agent in June.....damn that is so mentally draining!!

Because mental illness can be cured by looking at a bank statement.

[BG_Villa_Fan 390]

8 minutes ago, zab6359 said:

I'd struggle mentally to on 35k a week too!! Quarter decent striker, free agent in June.....damn that is so mentally draining!!

Don’t tell me you’re one of those people who think you can’t have depression if you’re rich?

Kodj has been through a lot with bad injuries derailing what looked like a promissing Maupay-type career. He’s got a lot reasons to be in a bad state of mind. It’s no joke.

[Vive_La_Villa 9,032]

Who knows what the situation is. It may will be depression and if so hope he recovers soon. End of the day he is not good enough and needs to be moved on for everybody concerned. Hopefully for him at championship or Ligue 1 level where he can make an impact. 

[Tom13 742]

34 minutes ago, BG_Villa_Fan said:

what looked like a promissing Maupay-type career.

On that subject, does anyone think we should have gone for him in the summer?

[Dr_Pangloss 14,007]

3 hours ago, Tom13 said:

I wonder if he's struggling mentally? I never had him down as the type to shy away from anything but there was a rumour he refused to take a penalty in the playoff semi VS WBA. Maybe he's struggling to handle the pressure now he's our only striker in a relegation battle?

Could be a load of rubbish and may genuinely be ill.

Wish him the very best if he does leave, can definitely still offer something.

Absolutely no indication of that. It's a quality issue, Kodjia isn't good enough for this level and Smith has never rated him.

[avfcDJ 10,159]

1 hour ago, zab6359 said:

I'd struggle mentally to on 35k a week too!! Quarter decent striker, free agent in June.....damn that is so mentally draining!!

Which is weird as I'm on less than 35k per year and really happy with life. I thought I'd be poor and depressed.

[Tom13 742]

22 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said:

Absolutely no indication of that. It's a quality issue, Kodjia isn't good enough for this level and Smith has never rated him.

Yeah know fullwell it's likely I'm chatting b******s on this one

[Tom13 742]

He's also given us one of my fav ever GIFs

[HalfTimePost 716]

Any idea what's going on here yet? Unless it's a serious illness (and there's no reason to think that's the case?) surely we have to assume he's in the line up on Saturday now? Doesn't look like anybody else will be in on time. And other than an off-the-cuff remark I've seen nothing on mental health issues?

Edited January 14 by HalfTimePost

[TRO 12,518]

28 minutes ago, HalfTimePost said:

Any idea what's going on here yet? Unless it's a serious illness (and there's no reason to think that's the case?) surely we have to assume he's in the line up on Saturday now? Doesn't look like anybody else will be in on time. And other than an off-the-cuff remark I've seen nothing on mental health issues?

seems like funny goings on at the minute at B6

[TRO 12,518]

On 09/01/2020 at 14:41, Tom13 said:

On that subject, does anyone think we should have gone for him in the summer?

Not when you can buy Danny Ings for 18 mill

[HanoiVillan 15,342]

10 hours ago, HalfTimePost said:

Any idea what's going on here yet? Unless it's a serious illness (and there's no reason to think that's the case?) surely we have to assume he's in the line up on Saturday now? Doesn't look like anybody else will be in on time. And other than an off-the-cuff remark I've seen nothing on mental health issues?

He absolutely must start. I will be livid if we go into the biggest game of the season without a striker, and we won't have one in place for Saturday now. 

[KevinRichardsonsMoustache 984]

I think these remarks about 'illness' were a smokescreen so he didn't play and injure himself, thereby scuppering a move out. I reckon all of this was predicated on us getting someone else in and then letting Kodj go, there are clearly suitors for him in the Champ. Longer we don't get someone in, the stupider we look with the 'Kodj is ill' line. 

 

Or he could just be ill.

[Wainy316 7,823]

Well if he’s still ill on Saturday then he must have super aids.  This excuse isn’t going to wash anymore.

[Kiwivillan 2,775]

He should be pulling up trees to prove himself. It's a luxury many would give their left testicle for. I can't understand it unless he's depressed or something

[Vive_La_Villa 9,032]

I’d rather have El Ghazi up front than Kodija on the pitch. 

[Farlz 3,529]

Yeah he's never playing for us again 

[KevinRichardsonsMoustache 984]

No pretence of Kodj being ill then, now? 

[HanoiVillan 15,342]

This situation is a nonsense. Nothing about him being out of contract in June prevents him from playing on Saturday. Instead we're going to play a nonsense formation that absolutely doesn't work for a team that regularly has less than 50% possession. 

An absolute farce. Good job it's not important or anything. 

[praisedmambo 1,496]

4 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said:

This situation is a nonsense. Nothing about him being out of contract in June prevents him from playing on Saturday. Instead we're going to play a nonsense formation that absolutely doesn't work for a team that regularly has less than 50% possession. 

An absolute farce. Good job it's not important or anything. 

It worked ok against Leicester. Kodjia was awful last time he played.