Stevo985 Posted February 11, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 11, 2017 4 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: I thought he was pretty poor today to be honest. Can't say I can remember thinking he'd done anything particularly well. He wasn't great, but about 60 minutes in my mate and I questioned whether Hogan had had a single decent pass played to him the whole game. I couldn't think of one, and I can tell you he didn't get one after that point. All he had to play with was hoofs and chasing lost causes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mammoth10 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 1 minute ago, Stevo985 said: He wasn't great, but about 60 minutes in my mate and I questioned whether Hogan had had a single decent pass played to him the whole game. I couldn't think of one, and I can tell you he didn't get one after that point. All he had to play with was hoofs and chasing lost causes. Not to mention a strike 'partner' that doesn't appear to want a partner, got far more natural ability and intelligence than Kodjia has (and I'm a Kodjia fan) but one of this pair needs to realize it's a team game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 52 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: He wasn't great, but about 60 minutes in my mate and I questioned whether Hogan had had a single decent pass played to him the whole game. I couldn't think of one, and I can tell you he didn't get one after that point. All he had to play with was hoofs and chasing lost causes. Maybe I'm being harsh, but I can't help thinking how much Kodjia got the ball in comparison. Yes, I know some of that may be Kodjia's selfishness and maybe he didn't help Hogan enough, but he might have allowed himself to be too isolated. Anyway, I'm sure he'll have better days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Aston Villa the destroyer of strikers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven123 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I personally believe that Hogan would be better up top with Big Mac, somebody who looks to pass and moves off the ball, for a return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) This move could end up being a disaster for a couple of reasons: (1) Lack of service from midfield. If you look at most of his goals for Brentford they were either goals scored as a result of crosses going into the box, or goals scored as a result of him being played through from central midfield. We simply do not do this, we do not get enough quality balls into the box and despite having players like Lansbury and Hourihane, players capable of playing through balls, we are largely set up to by-pass them - playing far too deep and deploying the kick-n-rush strategy far too often, hence preventing them from having many opportunities to play Hogan in. (2) Kodjia not being able to pass to him consistently enough. Kodjia needs to be far less wasteful in possession and grow a bit of a footballing brain, what I've seen so far is that Hogan is capable of picking out Kodjia but not really the other way round, this has to improve. Edited February 12, 2017 by Dr_Pangloss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 2 hours ago, steven123 said: I personally believe that Hogan would be better up top with Big Mac, somebody who looks to pass and moves off the ball, for a return. You might be onto something there. Hogan is the striker McCormack would thrive on. Kodjia is not a team player at times and it is blood frustrating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 3 hours ago, steven123 said: I personally believe that Hogan would be better up top with Big Mac, somebody who looks to pass and moves off the ball, for a return. 53 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: You might be onto something there. Hogan is the striker McCormack would thrive on. Kodjia is not a team player at times and it is blood frustrating Remind me who's fault it is that McCormack isn't here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 47 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Remind me who's fault it is that McCormack isn't here. some dodgy gate company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 He's going to floor Kodjia by the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 8 hours ago, kurtsimonw said: He's going to floor Kodjia by the end of the season. Not just Kodjias fault for his lack of service. Midfield has to find him and be alot closer to the front two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 5 hours ago, KSV said: Not just Kodjias fault for his lack of service. Midfield has to find him and be alot closer to the front two. It's more about the opportunity to pass. If Bruce instructs us to play deep, then that's an unfortunate tradeoff. Kodjia is choosing not to pass the ball even when he has the opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 9 minutes ago, kurtsimonw said: It's more about the opportunity to pass. If Bruce instructs us to play deep, then that's an unfortunate tradeoff. Kodjia is choosing not to pass the ball even when he has the opportunity. I really feel like this is being exaggerated more than it needs to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Not quick. Not strong. Shit touch. Doesn't work hard. Never seen someone miss so many one on ones too....but I only have the warm up to go on that one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Why did he sign for us? Makes the runs and no one picks them out. Towards the end it looked like he stopped making them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, mikeyp102 said: Why did he sign for us? Because we offered to increase his wages from 6 grand to 45 grand a week. Oh and by the way Mr Bruce HE IS NOT A TARGET MAN. I feel better for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I remember two times he had a ball played through to him in the entire game, the rest were long balls where we just had him try and win headers. Ridiculous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I reckon Messi would struggle playing for us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 what a waste of a footballer, his movement is top notch yet we rarely try to find him 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I think kodjia is wasted out there on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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