Re: Libor Kozak

by VTID85 Tue Sep 15, 2015 12:18 pm

Another goal scored last night. Seems to come out with positive reports from each non-first team game he plays. What hasn't he shown in training that Gabby has?

I've not seen any of his recent performances bar one pre-season game - anyone been keeping up with him properly to speculate what the eff is the issue?

by FoxyAV Tue Sep 15, 2015 2:32 pm

VTID85 wrote:Another goal scored last night. Seems to come out with positive reports from each non-first team game he plays. What hasn't he shown in training that Gabby has?

I've not seen any of his recent performances bar one pre-season game - anyone been keeping up with him properly to speculate what the eff is the issue?

The last thing we need is a repeat of Lambert alienating players.

by jeffvilla Tue Sep 15, 2015 3:04 pm

I say give Libor a chance, he has scored a lot in pre-season, and every time I have seen him he appears to want the ball. What have we got to lose? its not like we are setting the premiership on fire at the moment.

by Dgrizzle7 Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:13 am

I don't understand why he hasn't been in the squad tbh, I'm not Sure Rudy is quite ready at present got a lot to learn.

by Guest Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:29 am

Rudy Gestede doesn't even remotely look Premier League quality. Sherwood's first dud.

by Terry Derry Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:36 am

FoxyAV wrote:
VTID85 wrote:Another goal scored last night. Seems to come out with positive reports from each non-first team game he plays. What hasn't he shown in training that Gabby has?

I've not seen any of his recent performances bar one pre-season game - anyone been keeping up with him properly to speculate what the eff is the issue?

The last thing we need is a repeat of Lambert alienating players.

Getting used to it now mate. Seems to be a trAit of Villa managers.

by VTID85 Thu Sep 17, 2015 1:28 pm

FoxyAV wrote:
VTID85 wrote:Another goal scored last night. Seems to come out with positive reports from each non-first team game he plays. What hasn't he shown in training that Gabby has?

I've not seen any of his recent performances bar one pre-season game - anyone been keeping up with him properly to speculate what the eff is the issue?

The last thing we need is a repeat of Lambert alienating players.

Agreed completely, but I don't think Sherwood shares many traits of Lambert which makes it all a bit confusing.

by VTID85 Thu Sep 17, 2015 1:31 pm

jeffvilla wrote:I say give Libor a chance, he has scored a lot in pre-season, and every time I have seen him he appears to want the ball. What have we got to lose? its not like we are setting the premiership on fire at the moment.

Early days for talking about setting the league on fire but I know where you're coming from. It may be that Sherwood is affording the opportunity to the new players to try and justify the purchases, but that then goes against the mentality of picking the team based on performance in training which Sherwood has already talked about. I certainly think he's worth a chance, unless Kozak's doing himself no favours and acting a prat at BMH.

by VTID85 Thu Sep 17, 2015 1:35 pm

Joppe84 wrote:Rudy Gestede doesn't even remotely look Premier League quality. Sherwood's first dud.

Perhaps. Whilst the team feels a little experimental, I'm not sure we'll see the quality we're looking for in some players until there is a firm plan (including tactics, formation etc.). We may not see it at all, sure.

by VillaBill Thu Sep 17, 2015 8:36 pm

VTID85 wrote:
Joppe84 wrote:Rudy Gestede doesn't even remotely look Premier League quality. Sherwood's first dud.

I think it is a little early to condemn Gestede to the bin!

Perhaps. Whilst the team feels a little experimental, I'm not sure we'll see the quality we're looking for in some players until there is a firm plan (including tactics, formation etc.). We may not see it at all, sure.

by VTID85 Sat Sep 19, 2015 5:13 pm

VillaBill wrote:
VTID85 wrote:
Joppe84 wrote:Rudy Gestede doesn't even remotely look Premier League quality. Sherwood's first dud.

Perhaps. Whilst the team feels a little experimental, I'm not sure we'll see the quality we're looking for in some players until there is a firm plan (including tactics, formation etc.). We may not see it at all, sure.
I think it is a little early to condemn Gestede to the bin!

It's not a case of condemning him to the bin - there does however seem to be an issue of great disparity between the quality he showed last season in a lower league to the standard of performance he has produced thus far in the top flight and therefore he plainly may not be suited to Premier League football.

by Army villain Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:15 pm

Under Tim Kozac has been on a move to Celtic, which he turned down, plays with the kids, and not even on the bench, would you be pissed off, also one of our players broke his leg. So no wonder he feels rejected, come on Tim give him a go.

by mefromhere Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:21 pm

He Will get his chance on Tuesday I'd imagine and hopefully he'll take it with both hands. Become a fan hero and lead us onwards

by VTID85 Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:29 pm

mefromhere wrote:He Will get his chance on Tuesday I'd imagine and hopefully he'll take it with both hands. Become a fan hero and lead us onwards

Fingers crossed!

by **Trotters** Mon Sep 21, 2015 4:12 am

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-boss-tim-sherwood-10095512

Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood gives his thoughts on Libor Kozak as Villa's strikers remain goal-shy

22:30, 20 September 2015
By Gregg Evans

Only Rudy Gestede has scored of Villa's recognised strikers this season - but Sherwood says Kozak is still behind them

Libor Kozak is still way down the pecking order despite Aston Villa’s strikers bagging just one goal between them this season.

Boss Tim Sherwood confirmed that he favours Rudy Gestede, Gabby Agbonlahor, Jordan Ayew and makeshift forward Scott Sinclair ahead of the ex-Czech Republic international who has not featured for a single minute in the Premier League this term.

Kozak still travels to away games with the team and has made the matchday 18 in half of Villa’s top-flight games but he was again left out for the weekend defeat to rivals Albion.

“At the moment I favour the players in front of him,” said Sherwood.

“I will always have a striker on the bench.

“I had two on there (against Albion).

“Libor is still at the football club so he will be considered like everyone will be.

“Everyone who is here and has a squad number will be considered for the Premier League.”

Kozak is said to be training hard and determined to force his way into Sherwood’s plans.

Last week the 26-year-old scored for the U21s but that didn’t help his case as he had to watch from the sidelines.

Gestede is the only striker to have scored for Villa this season but the manager insists he isn’t worried.

“On Saturday I don’t think they got an awful lot of service to feed off so I couldn’t be critical of them and they worked very hard,” he said.

“All I can do is to ask them to work as hard as they do in training.

“We’re hoping it’ll just click and something will fall for them in front of goal.

“Am I worried? No. I would be more worried if we weren’t creating chances or working hard enough in training to put that right.”

by ViewFromT2 Mon Sep 21, 2015 11:05 am

I have to wonder why we spent £7m on Gestede when Kozak is in the squad?

When you compare Rondon to Gestede, who cost only £12m....you have to ask yourself what the hell have we done that for?
Pretty sure we could of attracted him to Villa and certainly looks more of a Benteke type like-for-like replacement that Ayew and Gestede.
It's nailed on we'll be trying to bring in a striker in January.

by achilles Mon Sep 21, 2015 11:55 am

I am glad that Sherwood isn't worried, it makes me sleep easier at night! Libor Kozak - Page 5 1815562058

by UnclePanda Mon Sep 21, 2015 7:00 pm

Timmy doesnt exactly fill me with confidence

by Guest Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:24 pm

It's MINDBOGGLING how he isn't playing over Gestede. It's up there fucking black holes, Easter Island statues, Bermuda triangle and women.

by Dgrizzle7 Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:15 am

Joppe84 wrote:It's MINDBOGGLING how he isn't playing over Gestede. It's up there fucking black holes, Easter Island statues, Bermuda triangle and women.

Agreed, I was at least expecting him on the bench tbh.

by mefromhere Thu Oct 29, 2015 7:43 pm

Is he even still at the club? He's never in the pictures of training any more. I wonder if there's more to this than we're being fed by the club

by The Utterer Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:34 pm

This club freaks me out sometimes,
We can't win a game for toffee so we remove one of our main strike options Kozak out of the picture Libor Kozak - Page 5 1787200310

Then we proceed to have one of the hottest young prospects in Traore I've seen in a Villa shirt for ages who has the ability to destroy teams on his own....so we don't play him Libor Kozak - Page 5 226846862

and we have a defence full of holes so we drop probably the most experienced international defender we have in Senderos too!

Bizarre!

by **Trotters** Thu Oct 29, 2015 11:19 pm

Senderos is a strange one. I wasn't convinced by this signing at all but very quickly started to refer to him as "SenderBOSS". Now it's "SenderCarrierPigeonToFindHim".

Maybe he's been injured. What do I know?

by achilles Fri Oct 30, 2015 12:17 am

I have tried to find out what has happened to Senderos and failed, he seems to have just disappeared!

by EbeneezerGoode Fri Oct 30, 2015 12:32 am

Some of our players are not far off having their pictures put on milk cartons.

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