N'Zog - Unhappy with role

[Tony Boucher]

More good stuff from Charles!!

From Yahoo Sport:

N'Zogbia bemoans Villa role

Charles N’Zogbia has admitted he is unhappy with his role at Aston Villa, and has had communication problems with manager Alex McLeish.

The winger, signed for £10m from Wigan last summer, has failed to make a significant impact at Villa Park, and has not been an automatic first-team choice this season.

In an interview with L’Equipe, the Frenchman explained: “I was bought for 11.3 million euros (£10m) and I am not playing. I still think I make the right choice, but speaking about the game, it doesn’t fit.

“I’m not exactly jubilant. I like to go forward, but here they ask me to defend more than attack.”

N’Zogbia also responded feistily to McLeish’s suggestion that he should focus more on football than expensive cars.

He said: “If I get paid, I can do what I want with my money. He’s not my father to tell me what I should do. He doesn’t know where I come from.

“McLeish and I had problems of communication. We discussed it, and we put our bad feelings to one side.”

[PaulWinch again]

Well I don't agree with these comments, but he does look a lot better when he's going forward.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Imagine a Man United player saying the same about Fergie?

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I said this from day 1.

N'Zogbia (and he's not the only one) has had his creativity stifled and been told to hold a certain position.

Look how much better he was in a poor Wigan team that liked to be positive.

[N'ZMAV]

Good player. Played wrongly. Still needs to learn to shut his gob.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Imagine a Man United player saying the same about Fergie?

Aye.
But Ferguson can wave umpteen medals in a players face.

All Fucking Eck can show is a League cup win and some Scottish tinpot shit.

[Concrete John]

I said this from day 1.

N'Zogbia (and he's not the only one) has had his creativity stifled and been told to hold a certain position.

Look how much better he was in a poor Wigan team that liked to be positive.

Damn right he should hold his position.  At Wigan he was the best player and could go walk about as there were 7 or 8 players behind him holding their position.  Here he's a left winger and needs to do things for the team as well as himself!

[Simon Ward]

Zoggy needs to attack when we are attacking and defend when we are defending. It is not rocket science!

[garyshawsknee]

He's got previous with behavior like this has Charles. He may be right to an extent,its not gonna help the team. If we could get our money back,id flog him in the summer.

[Damo70]

More good stuff from Charles!!

From Yahoo Sport:

N'Zogbia bemoans Villa role

Charles N’Zogbia has admitted he is unhappy with his role at Aston Villa, and has had communication problems with manager Alex McLeish.

The winger, signed for £10m from Wigan last summer, has failed to make a significant impact at Villa Park, and has not been an automatic first-team choice this season.

In an interview with L’Equipe, the Frenchman explained: “I was bought for 11.3 million euros (£10m) and I am not playing. I still think I make the right choice, but speaking about the game, it doesn’t fit.

“I’m not exactly jubilant. I like to go forward, but here they ask me to defend more than attack.”

N’Zogbia also responded feistily to McLeish’s suggestion that he should focus more on football than expensive cars.

He said: “If I get paid, I can do what I want with my money. He’s not my father to tell me what I should do. He doesn’t know where I come from.

“McLeish and I had problems of communication. We discussed it, and we put our bad feelings to one side.”

Shouldn't that last bit read; "We discussed it, and we put our bad feelings to one side. - Then I went moaning to the press again." ?

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I'm not saying he should completely neglect his defensive duties, I just think he needs a wee bit more freedom to be creative.
He's never had the sort of freedom that Ashely Young was allowed.

But he ain't going to get that with McLeish.

[Concrete John]

It may come when AM has a chance to mold a more solid defence and midfield, but we'll see on that.

[MonsXI]

Firstly I don't think N'zog should be going to the press with this, but I personally think he want's to be at and likes being at Villa and if used correctly he could be a potent weapon and here lies the problem he seems to play as a glorified wingback rather than winger where he flourished at the DW and thus helped break him into the full French side. So even though he's wrong to do this publicly I think what he's saying is correct.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

It may come when AM has a chance to mold a more solid defence and midfield, but we'll see on that.

I don't think he can mould a fucking blancmange, but we'll see on that.

I agree with all others though that N'Zogbia shouldn't be blabbing, it really needs to be kept 'in house.'

[Percy McCarthy]

Ashley Young ma) have been given a bit more freedom, but he's also the hardest working winger I've ever seen.

I like Charles as a player, but he should do his talking on the pitch.