N'Zogbia

[Toronto Villa]

He's back in contention tomorrow. I want to say it would shock me to see him back in the side but given events in recent weeks nothing will surprise me. And poor old Kozak continues to be ignored. Utterly bizarre.

[Matt C]

Wait until you see he's playing left back.

[robbo1874]

I am 43

pissed myself at that- very good.
On a tangent, chico's sister got him a model of villa park a few years back and made a little paper banner which said 'cock piss ell-is' and put it in our spot in the Holte end.

[Phil from the upper holte]

If N'zogbia is the answer then I have no idea what the question is, saying that he may as well earn his £65K a week or whatever the bastard earns

[Phil from the upper holte]

everyone forgets that most of the site were jumping round the room when we signed him

True enough

This the virtual room?

[Mister E]

everyone forgets that most of the site were jumping round the room when we signed him

True enough

This the virtual room?

Jumping in anger, that is.
Never saw the value of signing NZog. His signing was a vanity-purchase on the part of TSM.

[peter w]

I've been mystified as to his exclusion given that it makes no sense other than something happening behind the scenes. He has certainly not been worse than anyone else last season and contributed well at times during our run-in. Also, seeing that he has one-year left of his contract I would have thought that a supposedly great man-manager would say simply 'go and show me'. There is the possibility that N'zogbia has already said that he will leave when his contract ends - no disappointment there - which in turn has left question marks over his usefulness when Sherwood picks his team. That said, given the lack of results, I can't see why he, and indeed Kozak, are nowhere near the matchday squad.

[brian green]

The continued exclusion of  Libor Kozak when he has endured so much to battle back from horrendous injury is as bad as anything Lambert inflicted on players he did not like. I wish N'Zogbia had shown a tiny fraction of that courage and commitment.

[Clampy]

As much as i've backed Sherwood lately, bringing N'Zogbia back and continuing to leave out Kozak is just baffling. Kozak has worked his arse off to get himself  fit, whereas N'Zogbia has just sat on twitter arguing with fans.

[peter w]

Whish is all well and good but we don't know how Kozak or N'Zogbia are doing in training., how they have been in and around the club, i.e. their attitude. decisions look baffling to fans because we don't know what is going on at the club because we don't see it.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I honestly think a fully fit Kozak gives us a lot more than Gestede.

I could see Kozak giving Terry a hard time for 90 minutes whereas Rudy's shoulders would sagging after 20 minutes.

Conclusion: Kozak is not fully fit*


*see also: not a Timmy fave

[Walmley_Villa]

If N'zogbia is the answer then I have no idea what the question is, saying that he may as well earn his £65K a week or whatever the bastard earns

Beat me to it, definitely wouldn't have CNZ in the trenches with me, bizarre management by Sherwood. God knows what team he will put out today but expect the unexpected.

[Clampy]

Whish is all well and good but we don't know how Kozak or N'Zogbia are doing in training., how they have been in and around the club, i.e. their attitude. decisions look baffling to fans because we don't know what is going on at the club because we don't see it.

But to leave someone out of the squad altogether (I don't think he even featured pre-season did he?) then bringing him back saying he could make a difference does look a bit desperate.

[silhillvilla]

Is CNZ starting today then I take it

[peter w]

Whish is all well and good but we don't know how Kozak or N'Zogbia are doing in training., how they have been in and around the club, i.e. their attitude. decisions look baffling to fans because we don't know what is going on at the club because we don't see it.

But to leave someone out of the squad altogether (I don't think he even featured pre-season did he?) then bringing him back saying he could make a difference does look a bit desperate.

it does. maybe it is and that's where we're at. Or maybe player and manager sat down, had a chat, and one or both decided that the air was cleared and they should get on with it.