Aston Villa: A starting XI without Amavi or Kodjia

By Josh Tonti | May 19, 2017

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 11 : Jonathan Kodjia of Aston Villa scores his second goal for Aston Villa during the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday at Villa Park on March 11, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images) /

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – MAY 07: Scott Hogan of Aston Villa during the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Brighton /

Sadly, we won’t be seeing any Jonathan Kodjia to begin the year.

Luckily, however, owner Tony Xia splurged the cash on another talented, albeit, oft-injured forward, Scott Hogan. Hogan should lead the line in a 4-3-3 unless the striker Bruce brings in unseats the Englishman.

Flanking Hogan might be Albert Adomah on the right and Jack Grealish on the left.

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Grealish, in particular, is in a bit of a conundrum in Bruce’s favored system. He’s a bit in between a proper number ten and an all-out winger. Nonetheless, he is Aston Villa’s best option unless André Green really improves even further.

There we have it, a possible starting eleven without Jordan Amavi or Jonathan Kodjia: Johnstone; Bree, Chester (c), Baker, Taylor; Jedinak, Hourihane, Lansbury; Adomah, Hogan, Grealish.

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