Libor Kozak

[silhillvilla]

I mentioned after the Notts County match that when he came on, he changed the game. He was training before pre-season and scored 3 goals in the run in. I hope Sherwood is not doing the "he is not my player" syndrome I suspect he done with Gil. Then realising, he is just what the team needs ......

I suspect he is . Bombing Gil out ?? Why ?? Now bombing Kozak out Why ??
this better not turn into a vanity  project for sherwood .
Ayew should be nowhere near the squad. Gestede is behind Kozak for me .
Let's see

[Clampy]

I mentioned after the Notts County match that when he came on, he changed the game. He was training before pre-season and scored 3 goals in the run in. I hope Sherwood is not doing the "he is not my player" syndrome I suspect he done with Gil. Then realising, he is just what the team needs ......

I suspect he is . Bombing Gil out ?? Why ?? Now bombing Kozak out Why ??
this better not turn into a vanity  project for sherwood .
Ayew should be nowhere near the squad. Gestede is behind Kozak for me .
Let's see

Bombing Gil out?

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Well yes. He did exactly that. Almost every Villa fan was asking why Gil was not getting game time after probably being our most creative player prior to Sherwoods appointment ?

[old man villa fan]

Well yes. He did exactly that. Almost every Villa fan was asking why Gil was not getting game time after probably being our most creative player prior to Sherwoods appointment ?

Wasn't Gil injured for a fair bit of the time after Sherwood came in.  I know he dropped him initially after seeing him in the Stoke game.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

tbh I half-expected him to start on Sunday.
I think he would have given Morgan a tougher time than he had - a standard, solid defender was allowed to look like Beckenbauer at his finest.
Kozak makes life tough for defenders, Gabby does 2 or 3 times during a game when "on fire", no one else seems to close down or disrupt some pretty inept, average CBs playing for the likes of Leicester and Sunderland.

I hope we see him in the next week or so!

[KRS]

Apparently TS left Gil out last season because he felt he wasn't the type of player we needed to get out of the relegation scrap we were trying to get out of, however this season he is definitely one that TS wants to utilise but he keeps picking up these niggling injuries.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Hopefully now that Kozak has had a full match and scored he will start on Saturday. He has been out for a while but still has an impressive score rate .....

[KRS]

If we need an outlet for someone to hold the ball up and bring others into play then Kozak is the best option ahead of Gabby, Gestede and Ayew. The downside to Kozak is that he's very slow and cumbersome...in a strange way though, his awkwardness is actually one of his strong points because defenders don't actually know whether he's trying to control or stop himself from falling over the ball half the time.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

He is slow in an out and out sprint. But is quick to react in the box. And if Traore is fit he will be at the end of the balls he will provide. With Gana-Traore-Kozak playing, I think we could be a very strong team .....

[Salsa Party Animal]

I would have 4-2-3-1 formation with Gana and Sanchez/Westwood and 3 out of Sinclair, Traore, Grealish and Gil and Kozak upfront. But I am not the manager.

[tony scott]

Even with a pre season ,L K will still not be ready for a Premiership game,the very long time he has been missing through  injury, means we willhave to wait some time, until he is up to speed .

[Mister E]

Kozak is - for me - exactly the seasoned striker that the team currently lacks.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Kozak is - for me - exactly the seasoned striker that the team currently lacks.

IF TS wanted to bring a striker on in the Leicester game Kozak would have been the best choice...big and awkward and always makes the defenders work. The only time the Leicester back 4 looked troubled was when Gabby broke to set up our second.
I just hope we don't play into the hands of the Stripeys and Scum CBs by lumping it forward to...Gabby/Gestede/ANO...which we did far too much on Sunday and got absolutely nowhere.

[Stirchley Villain]

Kozak's gotta be in for a shout. Mind you I've been saying that since the pre season friendlies. It would say a lot about Sherwood if he doesn't get a look in.

[Alex77]

Kozak's gotta be in for a shout. Mind you I've been saying that since the pre season friendlies. It would say a lot about Sherwood if he doesn't get a look in.

He should get a shout, but the only thing it would say about Sherwood if he doesn't get selected, is that Sherwood has an opinion that differs!