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Aston Villa should call on Zorro to end their problems in attack, no really.
One of the most significant issues the west Midlands club has faced this season is in front of goal.
Dean Smith signed Wesley Moraes for a club-record £22m during the summer, but left him without a dependable back up or much support.
There’s young Keinan Davis, who has only played ten times off the bench in the past two league seasons, and Jonathan Kodjia, the superhero, who has been absent for the majority of this current campaign.
The 29-year-old shattered his cheekbone during training which has kept him out of action for several weeks now, that was after rolling his ankle earlier in the season.
But a return appears imminent now.
He has also been subject to a transfer bid from Qatar though there’s zero chance he leaves before January at the very least because of the lack of options.
Kodjia may have only featured for 16 minutes this season, but he could be the man to turn around their goalscoring fortunes.
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The Villa boss has said publicly that the striker’s playing style suits the Premier League more so than the Championship, so it’s about time we saw that come into effect.
Last season, Kodjia managed to net nine goals playing second fiddle to Tammy Abraham, who netted 26 himself – he actually is averaging around a goal every two games having netted 29 in 67 starts.
His selfish nature is something that is needed at the minute – against Burnley, Wesley squandered a golden chance by trying to pick out an intricate pass instead of going hell for leather himself.
That’s something the flamboyant Ivory Coast international would arguably have done differently.
By offering something unique, and having a decent record in the claret and blue, he must surely be worth a shot.
Maybe that can be this weekend considering he’s available – Wesley can’t do it all by himself and could probably do with being eased into the Premier League a bit more.
Given he needs to wear a mask if he does feature, Villa could well have Zorro trying to banish away their striking woes on Saturday. That would be a headline.
