Charles N'zogbia update

[JUAN PABLO]

Call me crazy, but if Lambert doesn't want to use N'Zogbia as a winger or attacking midfielder, he'd still improve our team as an attacking left-back- a position he played numerous times for Newcastle.

was going to post the same thing , can not be no worse than Luna

[JUAN PABLO]

Bowery was on the bench ahead of Gardner on Saturday. Not sure Lambert rates him.

wtf Bowery is on the bench , is one of lifes unexplained questions

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

Bowery is the new Salifou.

On topic, can't wait till N'Zogbia is back. Hopefully Weimann would be out of the team for a while then.

[JUAN PABLO]

since the Man city game Ive seen weimann hit one good through pass to Gabby , nothing else . Whats happened to him?

[PaulWinch again]

Bowery was a low risk punt, which is fair enough. However he clearly isn't good enough and him being in the first team squad at Villa isn't really acceptable.

[silhillvilla]

If he was only injured he'd surely have had a squad number ? Wtf is going on ?

I thought he has a squad number but it was a high one from what I recall in the 30s?

No squad number mate. All a bit suspect if you ask me.

[CJ]

If he was only injured he'd surely have had a squad number ? Wtf is going on ?

I thought he has a squad number but it was a high one from what I recall in the 30s?

No squad number mate. All a bit suspect if you ask me.

Yeah looks a bit fishy. On the BBC site he's still shown as having number 36 (which IIRC was what he was allocated at the start of the season) but on the official AV site he no longer has a number.

[eastie]

If he was only injured he'd surely have had a squad number ? Wtf is going on ?

I thought he has a squad number but it was a high one from what I recall in the 30s?

No squad number mate. All a bit suspect if you ask me.

The French international was stripped of his No.10 shirt by Lambert and given No.36 during the summer, amid suggestions that he was surplus to requirements.

Number 36 , see page one of this thread evening mail article.

[Clampy]

I wouldn't read too much into squad numbers too much. Lowton is no.34 and he's still a regular.

[eastie]

I wouldn't read too much into squad numbers too much. Lowton is no.34 and he's still a regular.

That's what he was given on arrival though, I think the point being made is that nzogbia was number 10 and then given number 36 .

[Steve kirk]

If Charles is fully fit he should be at least on the bench

[onje_villa]

N'Zogbia, much like Albrighton has been poor to average at best in his Villa career so far - says a lot that we are pinning our hopes on him coming back.

[eastie]

N'Zogbia, much like Albrighton has been poor to average at best in his Villa career so far - says a lot that we are pinning our hopes on him coming back.

Handful of really decent games for us - I must admit that the suggestion of him at left back was a good one - he looked superb there at newcastle - no sign of him being fit anytime soon though it seems.

[Clampy]

If Charles is fully fit he should be at least on the bench

But he's not which is probably why he isn't.

[London Villan]

Lambert ditches experienced player shocker...

It will be interesting to see what happens when he is fit. I don't think he will be part of the plans.