TreeVillan Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 On Sun Apr 16 2017 at 02:16, Zatman said: Kodjia and Hogan are not similar at all. Hogan is a behind the defender speed guy while Kodjia is an unpredictable menace that even our fans dont know what he will do next We know exactly what he'll do, he'll ignore all his team mates to try and work an opportunity for himself to shoot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwdriver Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 apart from the big chance he did nothing. Mind you it looked like he was playing wide left than central Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 10 hours ago, KHV said: I think he has looked dreadful most of the time he has played. He has done one or two decent things when he has been involved but for the most part looks nothing like a £15m forward. Amazes me to think West Ham wanted to fork that amount on him. Think they dodge a bullet there. I'm still hopeful he'll come relatively good next season but I've seen little about his game that would worry premier league defences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upper north stander Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 5th booking ! Does that mean he is banned next weekend along with kodjia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Looks like he needs service, something we need to look in to for next season. Kodjia has scored most of his goals through his own individual effort which is pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 If we're not going to create chances for him then it really is a case of £15m down the drain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Doesn't look anywhere near good enough for the team, league or price we paid at the moment. I'm hoping a settled pre season injury free will let us see his true potential but not good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Nearly launched something at my TV when Jedinak didn't play him through in the first half. This is the problem we have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted April 17, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 17, 2017 Could be dangerous if we had decent midfielders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Well, he has three games as the focal point of our attack now that jimmy danger saw red. Hope he can rise to the challenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I don't think he is the problem. The problem is the lack of players identifying when to make the right pass in to him.. as I said Kodjia has pretty much made his own goals. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 He needs to massively step up for the next game now. Anyone know if he scored much for Brentford v SHA? Their defence would rather face him than Kodjia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 4 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: I don't think he is the problem. The problem is the lack of players identifying when to make the right pass in to him.. as I said Kodjia has pretty much made his own goals. I've done enough Bruce bashing for today, but todays line up was always going to make the lad look crap. When you have a striker like Hogan that makes clever runs and thrives on quick ball, the last thing you do is put 2 blokes behind that: i) Can't pass a football. ii) Are playing so deep they couldn't find him even if they could pass. I agree with you, Hogan is a good player, but he is being made to look bang average by the system, and shit playing behind him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Upper north stander said: 5th booking ! Does that mean he is banned next weekend along with kodjia? No the booking total rises to 10 from march 1st . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 15 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: I don't think he is the problem. The problem is the lack of players identifying when to make the right pass in to him.. as I said Kodjia has pretty much made his own goals. I agree and I think in the likes of Lansbury, Hourihane and Grealish we have players who are capable of picking out his runs. It takes time though to build up those kind of understandings. I am sure Hogan will come good here and expect after a pre season here behind him he will hit the ground running next season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 7 minutes ago, markavfc40 said: I agree and I think in the likes of Lansbury, Hourihane and Grealish we have players who are capable of picking out his runs. It takes time though to build up those kind of understandings. I am sure Hogan will come good here and expect after a pre season here behind him he will hit the ground running next season. Sanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) Hogan is a class player , his movement will create space and chances - Gardner had a great chance to put him in today but delayed his pass - the goals will come. Edited April 17, 2017 by Eastie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Should a player this expensive and on the verge of joining a prem team be so reliant on service. At the moment he literally can't do anything if a perfect timed pass isn't provided. I think that's pretty weak. Kodjia doesn't rely on that to get involved and make things happen. Other good strikers we've had in the past haven't either. Obviously a striker requires some level of service but Hogan offers absolutely nothing at the moment. This was a huge step up in his career, he needs to get himself sorted for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 7 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Should a player this expensive and on the verge of joining a prem team be so reliant on service. At the moment he literally can't do anything if a perfect timed pass isn't provided. I think that's pretty weak. Kodjia doesn't rely on that to get involved and make things happen. Other good strikers we've had in the past haven't either. Obviously a striker requires some level of service but Hogan offers absolutely nothing at the moment. This was a huge step up in his career, he needs to get himself sorted for next season. Sorry mate, disagree entirely. The majority of strikers need service. His movement is fantastic and he showed at Brentford that he will score bucket loads when playing in a cohesive unit. There is a reason he was on the verge of joining a premier league team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 In terms style of play (im not suggesting he is or will ever be as good) he reminds me a bit of Michael Owen. He's not as quick, but he isn't slow and he is always looking to make runs between defenders. Owen at his best wouldn't have done much with Gary Gardner and Mile Jedinak behind him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts