If we are going to play 4-4-2, then I think we could do with signing a similar type of player to him to play on the left.
can't really play with two wingers unless the 2 up front is more of a 9 & 10.
To be fair that's why I'd play hogan ahead of Kodjia - and why we looked better with him. Shifting the ball quickly and then into a finisher made us look a lot sharper and Hogan can finish. Kodjia is a different player and having to try and fit around him probably hindered us in terms of shape last season.
Quote from: peter w on July 25, 2017, 01:17:51 PMTo be fair that's why I'd play hogan ahead of Kodjia - and why we looked better with him. Shifting the ball quickly and then into a finisher made us look a lot sharper and Hogan can finish. Kodjia is a different player and having to try and fit around him probably hindered us in terms of shape last season.It's a difficult one isn't it. We're not really in a position to drop out top scorer for someone who, at best, struggled once he joined us last season (injuries, tactics admittedly are mitigating circumstances). Does Kodjia out wide left work or does it lose upset the balance of the team too much?Personally, I would look at a midfield of Whelan, Hot Lips, Grealish/Lansbury with Elmo and Kodjia wide and Hogan up top. Even then, that leaves no place for Green, do we try to fit in Jedinak. While we might not be bursting with talent, we do have options to change things up and enough personnel to keep everyone fresh, which will hopefully bode well for next season
Hopefully Kodjia and Hogan can develop a partnership with some work.
Quote from: OCD on July 25, 2017, 09:57:26 PMHopefully Kodjia and Hogan can develop a partnership with some work. What was the home game at VP last season when Hogan went off injured ? He and Kodjia showed the shoots of a good partnership prior to him going off
Kodjia is such a livewire that it's hard to work out what suits him best Agree they didn't look great as a two last year, but hopefully they'll get better support from midfield now Agree that grealish (and Elmo) should suit Hogan.
Hogan just dosen't convince me as a loan striker