Kortney Hause

[JAMAICAN-VILLAN]

2 hours ago, Tom13 said:

I'd take him over Chambers at CB all day.

The one thing he did have when fit, is strength, pace and outstanding aerial ability.

Though I could imagine Unai literally vomiting when seeing him with the ball at his feet 

He's a left footer though, and as a leftie himself, Emery seems to love them. lol

[Strog]

He can’t be any worse than some of the “fringe” players who have been picked recently and let themselves and the team down  - it’s a strange one.

[bannedfromHandV]

Absolutely no idea what’s happening with Hause now but he’s just posted on Instagram and looks like he’s somehow injured his leg again, given that he doesn’t appear to be in training at the club I don’t know how he’s managed it.

[MaVilla]

34 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said:

Absolutely no idea what’s happening with Hause now but he’s just posted on Instagram and looks like he’s somehow injured his leg again, given that he doesn’t appear to be in training at the club I don’t know how he’s managed it.

i guess it could be due to crowd surfing at one of his concerts.

[mikeyp102]

3 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said:

Absolutely no idea what’s happening with Hause now but he’s just posted on Instagram and looks like he’s somehow injured his leg again, given that he doesn’t appear to be in training at the club I don’t know how he’s managed it.

Not sure if he had it before but his Insta doesn’t say avfc footballer or equivalent 

[rodders0223]

17 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said:

Absolutely no idea what’s happening with Hause now but he’s just posted on Instagram and looks like he’s somehow injured his leg again, given that he doesn’t appear to be in training at the club I don’t know how he’s managed it.

He likes the idea of being a footballer more than actually being a footballer.

The contract we gave him was criminal. Another lesson learned. He's going nowhere which is fair enough.

[Zatman]

21 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said:

Absolutely no idea what’s happening with Hause now but he’s just posted on Instagram and looks like he’s somehow injured his leg again, given that he doesn’t appear to be in training at the club I don’t know how he’s managed it.

Didnt he have surgery recently. Think why he had an issue with Watford

[Strog]

At this rate we are going to need him back in the squad..

[Gompedyret]

On 11/10/2023 at 21:38, MaVilla said:

i guess it could be due to crowd surfing at one of his concerts.

Shoehorning this in here, made in a time where he semmed like he could make a much bigger impact than he ultimately did.  Here's to unbridled, enthusiastic optimism for all future Villa players!

 

[VillaChris]

End of the day we signed him for 3m after promotion (which he'd played a good part in from the January covering Axel's injury). Then he was hit and miss at prem level but did have some good games and Man. United winner was the high point and he's barely figured since.

Barely played for Watford last season so that's why clubs at that level aren't falling over themselves to sign him. Perhaps we'll pay up his contract in January and he'll fix up a move somewhere.

[The Fun Factory]

On 12/10/2023 at 13:06, rodders0223 said:

He likes the idea of being a footballer more than actually being a footballer.

The contract we gave him was criminal. Another lesson learned. He's going nowhere which is fair enough.

That's rubbish. He was a good squad player in the Smith years when we got promoted and re-established ourselves back in the top flight. He cost about 3 million and has been injured mostly for the last year. He has earned his contract on just the 10 minutes alone in the play off final when he came off the bench for us to hold out and beat Derby.

[rodders0223]

6 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said:

That's rubbish. He was a good squad player in the Smith years when we got promoted and re-established ourselves back in the top flight. He cost about 3 million and has been injured mostly for the last year. He has earned his contract on just the 10 minutes alone in the play off final when he came off the bench for us to hold out and beat Derby.

Yeah good luck to him. Still doesn't strike me as someone that arsed about playing football. Just look at his social

[The Fun Factory]

1 hour ago, rodders0223 said:

Yeah good luck to him. Still doesn't strike me as someone that arsed about playing football. Just look at his social

I just look on what he did on the pitch and he never let the Villa down.

[villa4europe]

1 hour ago, rodders0223 said:

Yeah good luck to him. Still doesn't strike me as someone that arsed about playing football. Just look at his social

Think his social is for his life outside of football, he does have one and he's allowed to have one, I bet he's very bothered about being injured and not being able to recover and there's a fair bit escapism going on

Its a shame for him as I don't think he's at the level we now are but he should be a good player at a promotion chasing championship club

When we eventually let him go for nothing as he can't play any more and we cut our losses I'd still consider him a good signing based on what we paid and the role he had.... Inevitably someone will claim he was on £60k a week and it was typical villa etc etc

[Jas10]

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The defender’s right knee had been a source of pain in recent years. He would take tablets to ease the soreness before training and after feeling a lump, wanted to visit a specialist to unearth the route of the long-standing problem. Eventually, Hause visited Andy Williams, a knee surgeon in London regarded as one of the best in Europe. Within two days, Williams had Hause in for surgery.

The window of recovery took just six weeks, with an acceptance from the player’s side that he should have visited Williams before. The successful operation, however, meant he was fit in time to join Watford, even if he harboured growing doubts over the wear and tear of his left knee.

The right knee had been given the all-clear by Williams but Hause knew surgery would be required on his left at some point. When Hause first joined Watford, he trained daily, but due to his physical condition, was unable to do so at maximum intensity and show he was deserving of a place in the starting lineup.

Watford, though, who naturally did not know how the defender was feeling internally, wanted him to form the spine of their team with sporting director Cristiano Giaretta pushing the deal. Sources close to Watford, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, say the club was disappointed at the player not raising doubts over his knees before signing on loan.

The pain in his left knee proved consuming and raised questions — between the player, Watford and Villa — as to what happens next and who would decide the plan of action.

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Hause reported his knee issue to Watford but felt he received little empathy or attention. He was asked to continue training and manage his gym sessions, yet Hause, feeling discomfort, could not work at 100 per cent or do himself justice in training and pushed to have surgery.

Instead of the injury being managed carefully so he could still play, as Watford intended, progress was slow going. Watford preferred for Hause to see a specialist, hoping to avoid intrusive treatment and return within a similar timeframe to his recovery from the injury to his right knee.

During his time at the club, three specialists looked at Hause’s knee. The sticking point was that Hause viewed this injury as needing greater rehabilitation. 

In the end, Watford accepted Hause could no longer compete physically in training. Bilic’s assistant Dean Racunica, who admired Hause’s athleticism at Villa, noted a marked difference in the player who was at Watford and realised the situation was unsustainable. There were times when observers close to the situation wondered if Hause could be physically capable of playing again.

It created a rift between Watford and Hause’s camp, who felt the player’s feelings and health were not being taken seriously enough because the club were paying his salary. A source close to the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity, described the two-month impasse as “very dark times”.

Discussions took place regarding Hause returning to Villa’s Bodymoor Heath campus. A termination of the season-long loan agreement, however, would need to be mutually agreed by both clubs and require ratification from the EFL. Even when it reached a stage when it became clear there was no alternative, by the terms of the loan agreement, Watford carried on paying his wages.

The defender underwent further rehabilitation at Watford, in accordance with the terms of the loan. On January 20, Hause posted on his Instagram, with the caption reading “Prisoner.” That same day, he elaborated on his frustration at the timetabling of Watford’s treatment.

“The fact I’ve got to wait four and half hours between physio sessions is beyond me,” he wrote. “What has my life come to? If I don’t laugh I’ll cry.”

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On February 10, an agreement was reached for Hause to return to Villa, coinciding with the decision to finally have knee surgery. Once more, Williams performed the operation, with Hause undergoing the various stages of recovery inside Villa’s refurbished gym and working individually with a club physio.

After setbacks in his recovery which delayed his return, there is now a sense Hause is finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel. His experiences took a toll from a psychological standpoint — stepping up his ambitions to release music during his time away from football — but the hope is he will return to playing for Villa’s under-21 side towards the back end of this year ahead of a potential loan move in January. 

 

Edited November 16, 2023 by Jas10

[Jas10]

Really feel sorry for the guy… always gave his all for the club. I think us fans rarely realise how much of a physical and, even moreso, psychological effect injuries can have on players…

The loan to Watford turned out to be disastrous…

I wasn’t previously aware of his knee problems… or that he had injured both… that’s a real shame. Sounds like he hasn’t been treated all that well nor given all of the necessary support either…  

Hopefully he can recover asap and get on with his career… good luck Kortney.

Edited November 16, 2023 by Jas10

[Jas10]

 

[Gompedyret]

12 minutes ago, Jas10 said:

Really feel sorry for the guy… always gave his all for the club. I think us fans rarely realise how much of a physical and, even moreso, psychological effect injuries can have on players…

The loan to Watford turned out to be disastrous…

I wasn’t previously aware of his knee problems… or that he had injured both… that’s a real shame. Sounds like he hasn’t been treated all that well nor given all of the necessary support either…  

Hopefully he can recover asap and get on with his career… good luck Kortney.

Having one knee injury that does not receive proper attention and remain over time often makes the other knee at risk, since the body more or less cosciously shifts weight and balance over to the other. Very weird that he saw three different specialists without any proper solution or care materializing.

 

[david-avfc]

On 15/10/2023 at 15:22, The Fun Factory said:

That's rubbish. He was a good squad player in the Smith years when we got promoted and re-established ourselves back in the top flight. He cost about 3 million and has been injured mostly for the last year. He has earned his contract on just the 10 minutes alone in the play off final when he came off the bench for us to hold out and beat Derby.

He was a great pick up at the time in the championship and after promotion and did a solid job for us for several years, there’s no debate around that.

But it was obvious we should have parted ways 18 months ago when his original contract was up rather than renewing it knowing full well he had no real future here and was only ever going to be 4th or 5th in his position at best. I assume that was the “criminal” contract alluded to in the previous post.

[KevinRichardsonsMoustache]

ANDY WILLIAMS?!