28 Dec 2016 16:47:02
When we get back to the premiership one player to keep will be Kodjia.
28 Dec 2016 20:39:32
Nope
Another Jordan Rhodes, Steve Bull.
Great at this level but not good enough for the step up.
28 Dec 2016 21:03:48
Sorry Charmed I disagree, Kodjia has a lot to offer and very talented, will get slatted for this but I think he has more about him than Benteke.
28 Dec 2016 21:41:28
Kodjia looks like a Thiery Henry type of striker, Benteke was Garry Thomson with a ruthless streak, on the fence tbh
UTV.
28 Dec 2016 21:50:48
Well Thiery Henry had more about him than Gary Thompson did surely.
Another thing, Benteke has a moody streak in him, not seen that yet in Kodjia.
28 Dec 2016 23:14:39
Kodja definitely prem standard, had his worst game so far vs burton and we still won. Don't think I've seen a player in a villa shirt get tight to a defender and turn them the way he does, leaving the defender looking helpless. Sometimes he is too selfish but it's hard as a striker because you have to be to a certain extent it's just decision making in key areas, McCormack would have about 5 more goals by now had kodja passed in a few situations, but he backs himself and you have to rate that. As for benteke, I'm sorry but if you had to pick and you said kodja, you either have short term memory loss or really dislike him for leaving. He was head and shoulders above everyone around him at Villa and could do everything, big strong quick, finesse, guile. Kept us up for 3 years and did it in style, look at some of his goals, vs baggies, vs Norwich, vs Liverpool and when he picked the ball up half way line and ran at Crystal Palace defence solo and buried it.
29 Dec 2016 00:46:07
Garry Thompson was a legend, one of us, to me personally Benteke being compared to him is a compliment to Benteke, was comparing him and Kodjia to players they were similar to, Kodjia has only played half a season for us so far but looks the business, imo, Carew trumps them all though as a complete No9
UTV.
29 Dec 2016 09:30:42
I'd say Carew > Benteke > Kodja, from recent years. Says more that we've only really had 3 good strikers in what 6/ 7 years. I suppose you could say Bent was decent but he faded.
29 Dec 2016 09:49:13
Chris, that's not fair.
Balaban, kozak, gabby.
Oh hang on.
29 Dec 2016 10:26:49
One thing that never happened that would have been amazing, Carew and Angel up top, Downing and Young on the wings, I'd say we woulda got 60+ goals out of that combo
UTV.
29 Dec 2016 13:05:40
Young Barry Milner downing with angel and Carew in front, your talking 80+ in a season between them!
29 Dec 2016 13:15:04
Friedel, Mellberg, Laursen, Bouma, Luke Young, on paper that would've been title contenders, where did it all go wrong lol 🇺🇸 👎🏻
UTV.
29 Dec 2016 16:44:34
UTV, one word Lerner.
30 Dec 2016 01:10:50
I can't believe no one mentioned Heskey 😂😂😂.