Libor Kozak

[pauliewalnuts]

We'll never find out if he doesn't get a chance.

I'm not saying he should get a start (although the reason for those 22 months is his injury), but to not even get considered? Really? In the state we are in at the moment?

[silhillvilla]

To be honest , I reckon if you threw gestede and Ayew into a reserve game the outcome would become "classified" . I'm not sure it's a good measure either way on players signed as "first team"

[PeterWithesShin]

And it's very possible that after so long out that he's not the player he was. He's getting a chance in the reserves to show he's better than Gestede and has recovered from his injury, seems little to no sign of either so far. So it's hardly the biggest mystery that he's not featuring for the first team.

[PeterWithesShin]

To be honest , I reckon if you threw gestede and Ayew into a reserve game the outcome would become "classified" . I'm not sure it's a good measure either way on players signed as "first team"

And yet you think friendlies against lower league sides are?

[peter w]

I think we'd all agree that a fit Kozak, and I was never really a fan, would be a better option for us than Gestede. You don't get to play for Milan for no reason, so there must be a player there.Sherwood has seemingly bombed him out for whatever reason we don't really know. It may be just because he's been poor in reserves games, it might be his training, they may have had words we just don't know. But, I'd have expected a manager who has one major + on his side is that he gets his forwards firing. He's got the chance to show us that is a real gift that he's got by getting Kozak fired. He's either not bothered or he's tried, failed, and decided to dump him.

[PeterWithesShin]

He played for Lazio, not Milan. I'd prefer he had a chance, but based on what i've seen of him this season and read from those that watch the reserves I can see why he hasn't had one yet.

[peter w]

Ah, so he did ( no idea).

[silhillvilla]

To be honest , I reckon if you threw gestede and Ayew into a reserve game the outcome would become "classified" . I'm not sure it's a good measure either way on players signed as "first team"

And yet you think friendlies against lower league sides are?

I've already put my view forward on pre season vs reserve games . We are taking psychology now and a game over 6 inches,

[PeterWithesShin]

Hope and opportunity? That's it, that's the reason friendlies count but reserve games don't?

[mr underhill]

this is all  academic ; we don't have a forward on our books fit to lace Benteke's boots. And therein lies the problem.

[Mister E]

[size=78%]We are taking psychology now and a game over 6 inches, [/size]

Isn't that pretty average .... Or is it all in your head?

[john e]

Or Kozak could stop being shit for the reserves and play himself into contention.

I thought by being shit you would be in contention

[Villa in Denmark]

Or Kozak could stop being shit for the reserves and play himself into contention.

I thought by being shit you would be in contention manager

Fixed

[sirlordbaltimore]

this is all  academic ; we don't have a forward on our books fit to lace Benteke's boots. And therein lies the problem.

Agreed, in fact all of our strikers put together don't amount to one Benteke which is a HUGE problem

Gestede has a talent for scoring headed goals, so if played we should be focussing on playing a system that suits him, otherwise there's no point (it's not his fault, we knew what he was good at when we bought him) needs to be a 4-4-2 with wingers whipping balls into the box

Gabby's useless

Kozak was never as good as some are suggesting on here and he didn't have a great pre-season either like some suggest

Ayew, nobody has a bloody clue as we've never had the chance to see him given a run of games as a striker

Traore, absolutely no idea what his best position is yet

I'd go as far as saying it's the worst set of forwards in the PL right now

[Ron Manager]

this is all  academic ; we don't have a forward on our books fit to lace Benteke's boots. And therein lies the problem.

Agreed, in fact all of our strikers put together don't amount to one Benteke which is a HUGE problem

Gestede has a talent for scoring headed goals, so if played we should be focussing on playing a system that suits him, otherwise there's no point (it's not his fault, we knew what he was good at when we bought him) needs to be a 4-4-2 with wingers whipping balls into the box

Gabby's useless

Kozak was never as good as some are suggesting on here and he didn't have a great pre-season either like some suggest

Ayew, nobody has a bloody clue as we've never had the chance to see him given a run of games as a striker

Traore, absolutely no idea what his best position is yet

I'd go as far as saying it's the worst set of forwards in the PL right now

When did we last have a forward,or anybody for that matter, who could whip the ball in?  It must be Downing I suppose.