Libor Kozak

[SoccerHQ]

Bad news.

He's popped up with some vital goals this season for us. I wish him a speedy recovery.

Number wise we're o.k, still have 5 strikers but two of them are Bowery and Helenius and Weimann is in wretched form.

[Mortimer's Bear]

Weimann will be okay if and when he's played as a centre forward.

[ozzjim]

Weimann will be okay if and when he's played as a centre forward.

That is a myth at the moment

[Dante Lavelli]

Weimann will be okay if and when he's played as a centre forward.

That is a myth at the moment

Eh?

[Matt Collins]

The rumour seems to be that it was some sort of ciaran Clark horror tackle. Can anyone post a cryptic clue to suggest if that's right? And why has the story still not broken? To excuse the pun

[TB]

Weimann will be okay if and when he's played as a centre forward.

That is a myth at the moment

Surely very OT, but nevertheless: as a non-native English speaker, I'd really like to be able to distinguish between the finer aspects of the English language here. I would say that a myth is something that is supposed to be true, but really isn't. If I were to say that something is believed (by someone, not necessarily all), but hasn't been proved yet to be true or false, I'd say that it's a supposition at the moment. Am I totally at sea here?

[Ad@m]

Weimann will be okay if and when he's played as a centre forward.

That is a myth at the moment

Surely very OT, but nevertheless: as a non-native English speaker, I'd really like to be able to distinguish between the finer aspects of the English language here. I would say that a myth is something that is supposed to be true, but really isn't. If I were to say that something is believed (by someone, not necessarily all), but hasn't been proved yet to be true or false, I'd say that it's a supposition at the moment. Am I totally at sea here?

That's pretty much spot on and on that basis you've got a better grasp of English than almost the entire English population!

Oh, and welcome!

[sirlordbaltimore]

Weimann will be okay if and when he's played as a centre forward.

That is a myth at the moment

Eh?

I think he meant that's a myth because he's only ever looked good playing wide in a front three. Until this season when he's been wretched

[ozzjim]

Weimann will be okay if and when he's played as a centre forward.

That is a myth at the moment

Eh?

Sorry I was on my phone and could not be arsed to expand. But, Weimann has played poorly in the majority of matches I have seen in the 2013 calendar year in truth. He was poor in the run up to the home game where we beat Sunderland and on the back of the game had an upturn, but generally was starting to get marked out of games etc.

This season he has been easily our weakest player going forward, and I would put him in the Luna and Baker bracket of poorest performances all season on the whole. As an excuse for this, I keep seeing people say he would be much better as a full on centre forward. At the moment that is a mythical saying, as it has never been seen and in fact has very little to actually back it up. His touch has been poor, finishing woeful, movement non existent, pace is limited, he is not tall. I could go on. But essentially, the idea that he will suddenly be a million times better through the middle (where he seems to have gravitated too much of the season giving us no options out wide) are just wishful thinking.

[KevinGage]

Was very concerned at his performance against a poor Irish side in Austria towards the start of the season.

A serious case of the Marlon Harewoods: trapping the ball further than most players can kick it.

That was a game where a good forward would have cashed in on the shiteness of the opposition.

His touch has always been a bit brutal, TBH.  But at his best he is direct, can be quite physical and can finish. I wouldn't be writing him off at all, but in the short> medium term, I think I'd prefer to see a Hoolahan or similar (preferbly better) coming in instead, and bringing a bit of composure to our play in the final third.

He's a bit on the old side, but some of his passing in dangerous areas against Crystal Palace yesterday was sublime.

[VillaAlways]

Confirmed

@AVFCOfficial: Villa can confirm that Libor Kozak suffered a broken leg in training today. #AVFC

@AVFCOfficial: Regretfully, Libor Kozak will play no further part this season. #AVFC

[john2710]

Confirmed - best wishes for a speedy recovery Libor.

[PeterWithesShin]

Due to have surgery tomorrow. All the best Libor.

[OCD]

Horrible for the guy. Can only hope that it was a clean break with no ligament damage and that he's a quick healer.

[TB]

That's pretty much spot on and on that basis you've got a better grasp of English than almost the entire English population!

Oh, and welcome!

Thank you for your welcome (and your praise, very much appreciated, although somewhat over-exaggerated, I'm sure  ). I've been lurking on here for several years now, enjoying the reads and never really felt the need to post, but curiosity got the better of me this time. OT again, of course. I suspect whenever I post I might be OT, sorry to say. Ok, I'll step aside and stay out of this thread now.