Jores Okore

[Villa in Denmark]

If he can't play a run of games without being injured then he is useless, another poor signing and waste of money. We need 2 new centre backs this summer, this lot are shite.

That'll be the guy who was regarded as one of the brightest centre back prospects in Europe who we signed for comparative peanuts.
The guy who ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in a "one of those things" moment.
The guy who played through the back end of last season knowing he was injured and doing more damage with every game but kept going because him and Vlaar were the only 2 centre backs still standing.


There's plenty to be pissed off about without inventing utter bollocks.

[aj2k77]

He does seem to be struggling now to put a run of games together but I don't think he was a poor signing because one really bad injury seems to be having a continual effect.

Normally I'd agree with you but I'm so pissed off with this long drawn out embarrassment that I can't be arsed with any of them. There's a problem or any excuse for around 90% of them and I just can't be arsed with having them associated with my football club anymore.

[PeterWithesShin]

As pissed off as anyone is, seems harsh to be blame him or the club for him doing his ACL.

[supertom]

Jores has been unlucky but when he does play he's generally a bit of a nightmare to watch. There's a lot of ricks in the lad but of course part of this has been that he effectively missed a year of crucial development time and has also had to play with bollocks next to him. I hope he won't be missed potential because he's got everything in his arsenal, but he needs a run of games and we need a good partner for him in the window.

[LTA]

Even when he manages to shuffle onto the field he's a liability and I worry when he goes anywhere near the ball.  One of many players who need to be moved on once this sorry season ends.

[Diablo]

Good player and is way down the list as far as blame goes in my book. Remember how Delph took time to come back from his injuries and then came good? Well I'm pretty confident Jores will do the same if he remains injury free.

[mr underhill]

if's the 64 thousand dollar word though - seemingly we have a myriad of defenders and they are all made of glass.

[Villa in Denmark]

Looking in the Danish sports media, aparently the operation in the summer was to clear up scar tissue from the cruciate operation.

The extended rehab was because the damage was worse than originally expected due to playing the last 3-4 weeks of last season with inflammation caused by the scar tissue.

Nothing about the current issue.

[ChicagoLion]

He played with an injury and a lot of pain to help us stay up.
I think he is the best centre half we have and if he could stay fit could be a very good player.

[Smirker]

I like Jores and think he will come good.

[RussellC]

At 23 Okore stills has time on his side, but he does need to improve if he's to hold down a place in the side. He has all of the physical attributes, but his touch is often heavy and I'm not sure that his reading of the game is particularly good. That said, he reminds me of Ugo Ehiogu at the same kind of age, so I haven't quite given up on him yet.

[Marlon's Hairy Wood]

He's comfortably our best centre back, i'd like to think he'll be the mainstay of our team and drive us back to the premiership, but (if he has a stretch of games without injury in the second half of the season) i'm worried he might get poached by a team in one of the top leagues in europe

Mad to think he's a full 3 years younger than Clark, yet Clark still gets treated as though he's a player with the potential become far better than reality shows

[PaulWinch again]

At 23 Okore stills has time on his side, but he does need to improve if he's to hold down a place in the side. He has all of the physical attributes, but his touch is often heavy and I'm not sure that his reading of the game is particularly good. That said, he reminds me of Ugo Ehiogu at the same kind of age, so I haven't quite given up on him yet.

Given the improvement in the defence when he played with Lescott I'd say that indicates he's pretty decent.

[SoccerHQ]

I think he'll be a really important player for us in the championship. Must keep imo.

We look a bit better when he's in the back 4 in this league.

[old man villa fan]

I think what he needs is a big left sided stopper type central defender next to him.  You will then see him develop.