In the system we want to play - with McGinn and Grealish providing through balls - we need a striker with pace who makes runs. Kodjia doesn't do that, so he needs dropping. Hepburn-Murphy would be a much better fit.
Quote from: Tugby Villain on August 12, 2018, 01:54:04 PMIn the system we want to play - with McGinn and Grealish providing through balls - we need a striker with pace who makes runs. Kodjia doesn't do that, so he needs dropping. Hepburn-Murphy would be a much better fit.and a certain Scot Hogan.
I'd give him a bit longer than two games into a new season, especially now he's had a pre-season behind him.
Quote from: Clampy on August 12, 2018, 01:25:01 PMI'd give him a bit longer than two games into a new season, especially now he's had a pre-season behind him.That's the worry though for me. He had the back end of last season, about a dozen games from the end of March onwards, has had a full pre-season, but looks absolutely no better than he did on his first match back. He's contributed next to nothing in either of the first two matches, and doesn't even look particularly interested in my opinion. Big worry, as sooner or later the goals from defence and midfield will dry up when we play somebody decent.
Given the right service Hogan will score the goals we need and I think we've the players to deliver this seasonI think we can all agree that the service he was getting last season was pretty poor, to say the least
Quote from: nigel on August 12, 2018, 08:20:18 PMGiven the right service Hogan will score the goals we need and I think we've the players to deliver this seasonI think we can all agree that the service he was getting last season was pretty poor, to say the leastNope, I don't agree at all. In Adomah, Snoddgrass and Grealish we had three very creative players. He's just a poor player who thinks it's OK to stand in the penalty area and wait for the ball on a plate for him. As it is, the goals he did score came from crosses from either Adomah or Snodgrass. A player who averages the appalling number of touches he did last year just isn't very good.
Sadly I agree. The old Kodjia would have scored twice yesterday.
Quote from: Tony Erdington on August 12, 2018, 01:59:11 PMQuote from: Tugby Villain on August 12, 2018, 01:54:04 PMIn the system we want to play - with McGinn and Grealish providing through balls - we need a striker with pace who makes runs. Kodjia doesn't do that, so he needs dropping. Hepburn-Murphy would be a much better fit.and a certain Scot Hogan.Pace?