Libor Kozák (confirmed post #190)

[Toronto Villa]

They can afford to be splashy with their cash given the Bale revenue.
£7m is a lot for us these days and a half-decent playmaker may have been a wiser option.

what none of us truly know is what the club have made available to Lambert in terms of finances. Maybe, the player he wanted in the AM position just wasn't available this summer for any number of reasons and he used some of the money he had on a player he pursued. It's only speculation to think otherwise. Lambert has proven since coming to the club that he is very careful over his transfers.

[paul_e]

They can afford to be splashy with their cash given the Bale revenue.
£7m is a lot for us these days and a half-decent playmaker may have been a wiser option.

what none of us truly know is what the club have made available to Lambert in terms of finances. Maybe, the player he wanted in the AM position just wasn't available this summer for any number of reasons and he used some of the money he had on a player he pursued. It's only speculation to think otherwise. Lambert has proven since coming to the club that he is very careful over his transfers.

It's also worth remembering that we signed a guy who's looking very accomplished at full back and most people think will become a very good player further forward for less than a million, if the 7m striker doesn't turn out well I'm fairly sure the overall business will be positive, again.

[danlanza]

The only time he played consistent football, the Waffa Cup, he scored 10 goals.

All we know so far is that he's not as quck as the Beast and its not a good idea to keep launching balls at him.

Not being funny Ads, i would take the Waffa cup every year.

[UK Redsox]

Does Kojak not make the Czech Squad ?

[danlanza]

He will score plenty of goals for us

[Deano's Mullet]

He will score plenty of goals for us

I agree

[danlanza]

He will score plenty of goals for us

I agree

Nice one Deano. He will score lots of goals once he is settled in.

[Somniloquism]

Does Kojak not make the Czech Squad ?

Wasn't he suspended for this one due to the racking up of cards?

[supertom]

He will score plenty of goals for us

I agree

Nice one Deano. He will score lots of goals once he is settled in.

I don't think he'll be the sort of player to start week in, week out. I see him as a Solskjaer sort of player, or perhaps a more apt comparison would be Crouch for England (and Liverpool I suppose). He'll come in some games, or from the bench, and he's awkward to play against (probably with sometimes too). He'll score a few goals along the way though, no question.

[Dave]

Not completely related to Kozak, but here seems as good a place as any to put it. I wonder why we never went back in for Jelle Vossen?

Only 24, by all accounts he was the player we went to see when we spotted Benteke, scored more goals that season than Benteke did that season and they're clearly used to playing (and playing well) together.

Seems odd that we've never been linked with him since. Unless Genk saw how we turned Bentete from a £7m striker into a £40m striker and have just quoted us ridiculous figures.

[LeeB]

Not completely related to Kozak, but here seems as good a place as any to put it. I wonder why we never went back in for Jelle Vossen?

Only 24, by all accounts he was the player we went to see when we spotted Benteke, scored more goals that season than Benteke did that season and they're clearly used to playing (and playing well) together.

Seems odd that we've never been linked with him since. Unless Genk saw how we turned Bentete from a £7m striker into a £40m striker and have just quoted us ridiculous figures.

I can't remember where, but I'm sure I heard Lambert say something about Vossen not being up to much.

[Karl Bridges]

I know some people are writing him off already and I know he's struggled somewhat, however I think that's the fault of the team.

 They play as if he is a like for like replacement for Benteke. For most of his time on the pitch he had the ball slung up for him to head on or do something in the air. I just don't see him as this sort of player, I think he makes clever runs and wants the ball to feet.

In the 5 minutes before CB came on we played it into his feet 2/3 times and he turned his marker and caused problems. I'm pretty sure if we played this way he'd look a lot better and have a bit more confidence.

I'm glad to see CB back but hope that PL works in training to get the side looking to play this way when LK is on the pitch.

[dekko]

I know some people are writing him off already and I know he's struggled somewhat, however I think that's the fault of the team.

 They play as if he is a like for like replacement for Benteke. For most of his time on the pitch he had the ball slung up for him to head on or do something in the air. I just don't see him as this sort of player, I think he makes clever runs and wants the ball to feet.

In the 5 minutes before CB came on we played it into his feet 2/3 times and he turned his marker and caused problems. I'm pretty sure if we played this way he'd look a lot better and have a bit more confidence.

I'm glad to see CB back but hope that PL works in training to get the side looking to play this way when LK is on the pitch.

Agreed, and has been said a million times already, Benteke was pretty bad for his first 4 or so games, missing sitters etc.

He could be terrible, he could be great, its far too early to tell.

[paul_e]

I know some people are writing him off already and I know he's struggled somewhat, however I think that's the fault of the team.

 They play as if he is a like for like replacement for Benteke. For most of his time on the pitch he had the ball slung up for him to head on or do something in the air. I just don't see him as this sort of player, I think he makes clever runs and wants the ball to feet.

In the 5 minutes before CB came on we played it into his feet 2/3 times and he turned his marker and caused problems. I'm pretty sure if we played this way he'd look a lot better and have a bit more confidence.

I'm glad to see CB back but hope that PL works in training to get the side looking to play this way when LK is on the pitch.

I agree, I actually think him and helenius could make a good partnership from what I've seen, Helenius has the brians and skill to come a bit deeper and work the ball into the right areas for kozak, I'm surprised we haven't seen more of them together.

[SoccerHQ]

Think he'll be a score of late winners off the bench for us rather than a prolific scorer, not ready to start and trouble the best premier league defences.