Rudy Gestede - GONE

[supertom]

.. And Kozak to return to playing duties, presumably.

I'd forgotten all about Kozak. What happened to him?

His legs fell off.

[clash city rocker]

I feel sorry for rudy. .I think he's a decent human being..is one and only strength is in the air and what support has our management 'teams ' given him in that area..plus surely the coaching staff ( what coaching g staff) should surely have been working on other areas of his game. No business (apart from villa) makes a £7 million pound investment in an asset then completely  neglects it.

[mr underhill]

football's littered with those kind of monumental cock ups, it's just that ours are on a more monumentally insane  and regular scale.

[Matt Collins]

I find myself surprised to want this guy for again asap. Mostly because kozak seems to be next in line. Though I'd play ayew instead

Has there been any news of suggestion of how long he's out?

[brian green]

Agree ccr.  It is crystal clear to any coach that Rudy Gestede needs to be taught how to run.  I am being deadly serious.   You can coach athletes to run faster.  Gestede over strides and it gives him a loping gait and no ability to quicken.  If he took shorter strides but with a faster cadence he is never going to become Adama Traore but he will mover across the ground quicker.  Kozak is the same.   He lopes because his strides are too long.  It is just a bad habit that poor coaches have let become ingrained.

[kippaxvilla2]

I know he hasn't been that good, but, on balance I am against selling him.  He is sometimes the difference when we need to change a game - eg the other night.  I think he is good for nuisance value.  I know we have heard the bit about six strikers but that is five from today onwards.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Im glad to see the back of him and recouping most of the money we paid for him

A nice bloke but very limited and bugger me how do you coach a 27 year old how to jump when the ball comes and not 30 seconds before or after

Boro must be mad

[Clampy]

I'm not against selling him, but I would have done it at the end of the season personally.

[KevinGage]

Nice bloke, but with the money washing through the PL now, what are Boro at?

Guzan, Adama and now Gestede.

Karanka seemed pretty switched on to me, so maybe the transfer committee have railroaded him and are using Brewster's Millions as their business model.  Wonder if we can sell them Westwood for £10 million.

[kippaxvilla2]

Adama has clearly had the benefit of some coaching during the last four months - judging by today's performance so far.

[KRS]

One of the worst players I've ever seen in a Villa shirt so glad to get rid. I'd be hard pushed to think of a more static and immobile striker than Gestede, and lets not talk about his non existent ball control! Delighted to get £6m for him even if it doesn't recoup what we paid.

[kippaxvilla2]

And yet not two seasons ago he was scoring 20 goals at this level.  How does that happen.

[Chris Smith]

Adama has clearly had the benefit of some coaching during the last four months - judging by today's performance so far.

He is still not listening judging by his most recent contribution.

[olaftab]

And yet not two seasons ago he was scoring 20 goals at this level.  How does that happen.

It happens as other teams and players become aware of his capability and can easily take steps to nullify him.

[kippaxvilla2]

Adama has clearly had the benefit of some coaching during the last four months - judging by today's performance so far.

He is still not listening judging by his most recent contribution.

I saw that and was about to take it all back.  Clearly something there though.