MikeMcKenna Posted July 20, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2015 Hope he does well, but from what I can remember of him, he looks ungainly. I very much doubt he is our answer to Benteke leaving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itdoesntmatterwhatthissay Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Definitely a very long way to go fitness wise, looked a lonely figure against Braga. I like him though; he watches the play with intelligence, tries to predict loose balls and is a handful in the box. I really like his ability to link play too and that makes up for his lack of pace. In my mind what he gives us in the final third is similar to Tekkers, he's just nowhere near him when it comes to moving onto goal with the ball. That's where a partner or midfield support will be imperative, plus Sherwood must make best use of the less support able players like Sinclair and N'Zog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Yeah he clearly hasn't got the technical ability of Tekkers but as you rightly say, his mental attributes are definitely handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 He's scored our only goal this season He's scored 100% of our goals this season #statscanproveanthing He's scored in every game we've scored in this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmirch Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I think he'll have an excellent season. Amavi and Bacuna whipping crosses for him, Gil and Grealish putting it on a plate for him and then he himself holding it up for Gueye and whoever else to spring forward into the space. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NulliSecundus Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 He's scored our only goal this season He's scored 100% of our goals this season #statscanproveanthing He's scored in every game we've scored in this season He's infinitely better at goalscoring than our next top goalscorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 He doesn't need to be a like for like replacement, just a piece of the puzzle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 He is decent back up, nothing more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 20, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2015 4 goals in 780ish minutes of football - 2.2 games per goal. Benteke worked out at 1.9. Kozak provided an admittedly small sample but still, it's encouraging. That stat is for Benteke over three seasons though isn't? I'd be interested to see the stat for Benteke after the same number of games thT Kozak has played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 20, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) 4 goals in 780ish minutes of football - 2.2 games per goal. Benteke worked out at 1.9. Kozak provided an admittedly small sample but still, it's encouraging. That stat is for Benteke over three seasons though isn't? I'd be interested to see the stat for Benteke after the same number of games thT Kozak has played. It took Benteke 534 minutes (by my calculations) to reach 4 goals. But it then took him another 443 to score his 5th goal. So after 780 minutes of football, benteke also had only scored 4 goals for Villa. Edited July 20, 2015 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 20, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2015 Thanks, that kind of emphasises the point I was trying to make, it really is too early to judge with any accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I guess we'll see how much he's used and what he does next season. Not much is my prediction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I LOVE HIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 20, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2015 Thanks, that kind of emphasises the point I was trying to make, it really is too early to judge with any accuracy. Exactly. He might end up being totally crap. But it's too early to come to that conclusion now, imo. Especially as what we've seen has been decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I thought we paid £7m for him, where's this figure of £4m come from? We only play one striker up front, don't think we need 2 new strikers as many are saying. Kozak and Gabby between them can play back up to the main man - whoever that may be. Gabby hasn't played as a striker for a good few years, hence his lack of goals. I genuinely think its his best position playing solo striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 20, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2015 It was always £4m but was incorrectly reported by some at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 20, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2015 We signed him for €6.5m (£5.5m) in 09/2013 according to the bastion of everything that is accurate *cough*. Wiki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 We signed him for €6.5m (£5.5m) in 09/2013 according to the bastion of everything that is accurate *cough*. Wiki. Definitely 4million then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 One thing I like about him is that he always gives it 100%, which means we will get more from him. For example, even if we say Bent is a better player, if he only gives 60% when he players, Kozak would still be the better option because he will push himself to get into positions whereas the player who gives 60% won't. Just using Bent as an example. Could also say N'Zogbia, or even Agbonlahor, who is often seen with hands on hips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Weimman and Albrighton always gave 100%. It's not enough unless it's backed up with some quality. A few times Kozak did back it up but for me, most of the time he didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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