Charles N'zogbia update

[not3bad]

I look forward to him being back. I also hope we sign Zaha as rumoured, as it would give us 2 genuine attacking options for the second half of the season that we need badly.

And then he can go back to Man Utd and they can thank us for training him up for them.

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

can't see the zog playing for us again. Doesn't his squad number suggest that he is a member of the bomb squad?

Must admit I thought we had a good deal, Downing + 10k, for him and thought he might be a good signing for us but he has rarely produced anything - not bothered either way if he stays or goes as long as we get a decent fee if he does go

[Clampy]

I don't really get why so many fans want to see Nzogbia back in the, to me he's never looked anything special.  Yes he had a good few months when he saved Wigan from relegation but what else has he done to deserve the fee we paid and the wages we're still dishing out for him?

I don't see much between him and Ireland.

I'm not sure he deserves to be compared with Ireland but other than a free kick against West Ham and his goal against QPR, he's not done a fat lot for me so far either.

[eastie]

The thing with both Ireland and nzog was if they had both performed to their best form and reproduced for us what they did at their best for city and wigan then they would have been great assets and just what we need.

Sadly we never got anything like the best out of them - whether its attitude or whatever the reason they have both been very disappointing and very expensive.

I can see why they were bought but who could have foreseen how little they would contribute.

[paul_e]

I don't really get why so many fans want to see Nzogbia back in the, to me he's never looked anything special.  Yes he had a good few months when he saved Wigan from relegation but what else has he done to deserve the fee we paid and the wages we're still dishing out for him?

I don't see much between him and Ireland.

I'm not sure he deserves to be compared with Ireland but other than a free kick against West Ham and his goal against QPR, he's not done a fat lot for me so far either.

I don't think he's been as bad as Ireland but I don't think the gap is big enough to want one out by any means and to want the other playing often.  His decent spell basically revolved around him trying to do everything on his own and it working.  Since he joined us he's played exactly the same way, but most of the time he's given the ball away in good positions rather than winning us games.

[supertom]

I don't really get why so many fans want to see Nzogbia back in the, to me he's never looked anything special.  Yes he had a good few months when he saved Wigan from relegation but what else has he done to deserve the fee we paid and the wages we're still dishing out for him?

I don't see much between him and Ireland.

I'm not sure he deserves to be compared with Ireland but other than a free kick against West Ham and his goal against QPR, he's not done a fat lot for me so far either.

I don't think he's been as bad as Ireland but I don't think the gap is big enough to want one out by any means and to want the other playing often.  His decent spell basically revolved around him trying to do everything on his own and it working.  Since he joined us he's played exactly the same way, but most of the time he's given the ball away in good positions rather than winning us games.

It also soon became evident that whilst Zog was doing okay last season in that short spell, the balance of the team on the whole wasn't quite right.
We thusly played far better and more effectively when we had the mid 3 of Westy, Delph and Sylla, with the front 3 banging in the goals.

I do think Zogbia could offer a bit of unpredictability that we lack at times, in games like Hull, West Ham etc. But he is certainly way too inconsistent given his wages. Had he not been injured in the summer, we would have sold him at the first reasonable offer. I think Lambert made his mind up on CNZ in April. He came off at half time against Utd and didn't play again for the remainder of the season.

[dave.woodhall]

Not good news.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-paul-lambert-future-6344621

[DrGonzo]

Any chance he is on SSP?

[SoccerHQ]

I don't believe he'll play for us again.

[jeowje]

It seems like anybody on high wages has been treated as 'the problem' at Villa, under Lambert.

[SheffieldVillain]

It seems like anybody on high wages has been treated as 'the problem' at Villa, under Lambert.

Most of them were the problem. Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Ireland, Hutton and yes, as far as I'm concerned N'Zogbia bled the club dry for years and provided sod all in return. The only two I'd excuse from the high earners are Bent, who probably kept us in the division, and Given, who did nothing wrong other than get old and past it.

[ciggiesnbeer]

It seems like anybody on high wages has been treated as 'the problem' at Villa, under Lambert.

Allegedly he is not just a high earner but the highest earner at the club, even after Bentekes wage increase.

[aj2k77]

It seems like anybody on high wages has been treated as 'the problem' at Villa, under Lambert.

Allegedly he is not just a high earner but the highest earner at the club, even after Bentekes wage increase.

Rediculous wages based on his last 10 games for Wigan. He shouldn't have been on more than £30k.

[rob_bridge]

It seems like anybody on high wages has been treated as 'the problem' at Villa, under Lambert.

Most of them were the problem. Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Ireland, Hutton and yes, as far as I'm concerned N'Zogbia bled the club dry for years and provided sod all in return. The only two I'd excuse from the high earners are Bent, who probably kept us in the division, and Given, who did nothing wrong other than get old and past it.

Agree with this.

[Matt C]

And Albrighton has been recalled by the sounds of it.