Gabby Agbonlahor Not Going Anywhere

He doesn't score enough goals ? Granted the last two years he has hardly set the Premiership a light but he has been injured and played out of position, and then when played as a striker last season he never saw the ball past the half way line !! With MON his scoring record was improving by one each season and he was pretty good at creating space for Carew or setting him up, including the last two seasons where he hasn't scored he still averages 1 goal in 4 goals in his entire Premiership stay. That to me still isn't bad but that is including the last two seasons, I have no doubt with the attacking play we are playing now and focusing on actually getting it to the strikers he can acheive around the 15 goal mark, and let's be honest if you have a 20 season goal scorer in Darren Bent you only need Gabby to chip in 10-15 to make it a successful season if the back are keeping it tight. Or does everyone expect Agbonlahor to be a 20 season goal scorer ? Believe it or not but he actually has a better record of getting his shots on target than Darren Bent but Bent has the edge of putting his shots away by 5% and let's be honest Agbonlahor can learn to be more clinical under Bent.

You can't win a game with 11 finishers. Not everyone can be as selfish as Bent. If Gabby was, then he may get 20 per season and some of his dissenters would stop moaning but then someone else would have to do his job of running channels, holding up, bullying defenders etc.

He's still a solid player. He's no Einstein, but few football players are. If Bent is getting 20+ goals, and Gabby can chip in with around 15, I think we'll have a nice attacking pair. He needs confidence and he needs to play as a striker. Totally agree with Villan444 on the channels, holding up the ball and bullying defenders. He has a role to play in a team that's built around quick passing and fast attacks, as well as one that likes to press high up the pitch.

Gabbys contribution should not be measured solely in goals. His presence on the pitch causes the opposition to think twice and potentially sit a bit deeper

gabby this, fonz that - nobody seems to be able to type the words - sell nzogbia. He's been woeful in the two US games and he's phoned it in ever since he got to Villa.

Steff -- Few doubt GA11's loyalty to the Villa. He's C&B through and through, a local boy made good. However, he's not a ruthless, selfish out-and-out striker. CR7 got 42 goals from the wing at Manure, and tons more from the same position at R.Madrid. Van Persie isn't a traditional striker and yet look at his record. Saying GA11 is played out of position isn't a logical reason for his lack of goals. Vermaelan -- a centre back -- has scored more for his club over the last few seasons. OK, the players I've mentioned are world class, but isn't that the type of player the club need to move forward. GA11 could be to Villa what OGS was to Manure. (I.e. a terrific impact sub). He'll never, however, be another Gerd Mueller in terms of goals scored.

Bent is knocked for scoring goals as per his £18m remit??? 444 you're having a laugh. Will you eat your hat if GA11 is played in his right position and doesn't plunder goals like Bent?

I have mixed feelings on GA11, on his day he is wonderful, but he has not had a lot of those days in the past couple of seasons. I really hope that Lambo will bring out the best of GA, but I think we will be bringing in a topt class striker to replace him.