Libor Kozák (confirmed post #190)

[eamonn]

Maybe this is the guy we've been hankering to replace Emule ever since he bundled his way out of Bodymoor one last time.

[ozzjim]

Watching clip usually makes me feel better. Watching clips of Kajak reminds me of the why?? feeling I had when MON signed Marlon

[willywombat]

Scratching my head over this one, if there's any truth in it that is

[NiiLamptey]

Wonder what that means for Bowery?

[Matt Collins]

I was just thinking earlier in the week, "what would we do if benteke was out?"

Helenius just looks a very different type of player, and playing gabby there would involve a very different sort of style. Weimann couldn't do it. So I don't mind a new option as a target man. Will he come just to be backup though?

But he doesn't look to have great stats or video clips. Or even good ones.

I still want a creative central midfielder.

[frank black]

Having seen the lazio players u tube vid. Can't see any redeeming features.

Oh well, in lambert we trust..

[Ian.]

Well didn't we buy Balaban after watching video footage? Maybe the same logic can work in reverse. If a video can be made to make a player look good a video could be made to make a player look bad...................I hope.

If true Lambert was know something about this guy.

[sid1964]

So we have written him off before he has even signed for us!

Lets just see what today brings.....

[claretandbeer]

Big lump Libor seems to have only made 5 starts for Lazio with 14 sub appearances last year,so the 0 in 18 might be misleading.Could also be used for a last 10 min. aerial bombardment if we need to break a side down.

[supertom]

I think it's all a bit of hot air really. I'm not sure we'll see anyone else in. The Czech fella might not sound brilliant but my figuring is, that if he's playing for Lazio and is a Czech international he can't be all that bad. I'd guess he's a very Lambertesque sort of signing where we've seen something the club he's at perhaps hasn't. I don't think many were massively impressed with the Benteke videos before we signed, and again, youtube is a cruel mistress sometimes.

Sessegnon is a fairly decent player. I think he'd provide good competition to Gabby and Wiemann, though in all honesty I think N'Zogbia has just as much ability and perhaps just as much of a penchant for the inconsistent.

Bentdner? Ha ha. No. That would essentially be admitting that Helenius is the poor mans Bentdner. Bendtner is shite.
If Helenius goes out on loan I'd be surprised. If we get in another forward, then I could see the logic. Let Niklas get a couple of months regular playing time in the Championship to toughen him up, so he's ready to come back for Xmas and the busy period.

[Concrete John]

I'm not gonna pretend to know anything about Kozak other than what I've read on here and wikipedia, but here's a couple of quick points:-

Sometimes, players simply don't fit a league/country/style of play and you don't see the best of them.  His record with Opava and the various national sides, so excluding Italy, is 24 goals in 53 games.  He went to Lazio as a 19 year old.  We know Lambert has a good eye for spotting a player.

I'm not sure where he'd fit in exactly, but if Lambert thinks there's a playre there that's good enough for me.

[supertom]

Put it this way: Bowery or a Czech international?

[eastie]

Put it this way: Bowery or a Czech international?

I'd take the Czech mate

[Jarpie]

"Lazio website Lalaziosiamonoi.it claims the deal struck for striker Libor Kozak is worth €9 million in total. €7.5 up front and €1.5 million in bonuses." If this is true then he must be highly rated by Lambo.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Another striker though? Helenius hasn't had a go yet