Rudy Gestede - GONE

[Phil from the upper holte]

Kozak is better for me, Rudy looks slow and unfit

[saunders_heroes]

I'd persevere with Gestede. Never been impressed by Kozak, and seeing him at the pre season friendly at Forest reminded me just how poor a player he is.

[silhillvilla]

I'd persevere with Gestede. Never been impressed by Kozak, and seeing him at the pre season friendly at Forest reminded me just how poor a player he is.

Did you miss the wolves and Braga games ?

[andyh]

I'd persevere with Gestede. Never been impressed by Kozak, and seeing him at the pre season friendly at Forest reminded me just how poor a player he is.

Kozak must be absolutely fucking shite if you'd rather persevere with Gestede.

[Villa in Denmark]

I'd persevere with Gestede. Never been impressed by Kozak, and seeing him at the pre season friendly at Forest reminded me just how poor a player he is.

Kozak must be absolutely fucking shite if you'd rather persevere with Gestede.

Or the manager is a chancer that doesn't know his arse from his elbow.

[silhillvilla]

Sherwood I fear is a very stubborn individual hence why he bombed Gil out for so long, hence now why I fear Kozak won't get a sniff with Ayew and Gestede around.

[Villa in Denmark]

In fairness, he gave a reasonable explanation with Gil last season, and he's played him when remotely fit this season.

[brian green]

This season apart from the Forest game what little we have seen of Libor Kozak does not justify him being excluded by either Ayew or Gestede. Ayew is at sixes and sevens and can only face a harder fight for self confidence after being the sacrificial lamb at Leicester. Gestede's aerial ability is out of kilter and is made worse by our decades old fault of crosses and corners being spooned in like a beach ball. So, neither Ayew nor Gestede should be keeping Kozak in the wilderness in my opinion. What Kozak does have is awareness in the box, a quality singularly absent from our other front men. Libor will at least be on the bench against Small Heath but against those savages I can only hope Libor's bones have made a full recovery. My guess is that he will come on for Gabby after 75 minutes when the game is either won or lost and nothing will be proved either way. It is basic favouritism by Sherwood to favour his own signings.

[Mister E]

In the current set-up Libor should be a shoe-in.

[KRS]

This from the U21 game last week...

Crespo looked class. So composed and tidy on the ball. He played at centre-half rather than full back. Kozak was a bit disappointing, as was Kinsella but Sellars, Abdo & the kid with the Jack Grealish hairdo ( O'Hare?) were very good.

...thats probably why he hasn't been included so far if he's not impressing in U21 games.

[in exile]

This from the U21 game last week...

Crespo looked class. So composed and tidy on the ball. He played at centre-half rather than full back. Kozak was a bit disappointing, as was Kinsella but Sellars, Abdo & the kid with the Jack Grealish hairdo ( O'Hare?) were very good.

...thats probably why he hasn't been included so far if he's not impressing in U21 games.

Any idea how many he's played in?

[KRS]

Unfortunately I dont but feel free to do some research and let us all know

[in exile]

Unfortunately I dont but feel free to do some research and let us all know

Oh, I see...if you want something doing, do it yourself eh?
He's played in one game (v. Brighton)

[aj2k77]

This from the U21 game last week...

Crespo looked class. So composed and tidy on the ball. He played at centre-half rather than full back. Kozak was a bit disappointing, as was Kinsella but Sellars, Abdo & the kid with the Jack Grealish hairdo ( O'Hare?) were very good.

...thats probably why he hasn't been included so far if he's not impressing in U21 games.

Any idea how many he's played in?

Not sure how many he's played in but he's got one goal, a penalty. They've won 3 out of 4 and Ilori apparently has played in centre mid.

[Rodders]

Just saw this on BookFace. Is it just me or does Rudy come across as a reasonably intelligent and articulate young fellow?

https://www.facebook.com/AstonVillaTheInformer/videos/803235976456140/