Libor Kozák (confirmed post #190)

[paul_e]

I loved that graphic when I saw it because I'd been saying to people in the office (who all assumed he was a bit of a head on a stick despite me pointing out the quality of most of his goals) for weeks that he likes to drift left and allow space for Gabby inside and I was getting nowhere with them, so that article was linked rather heavily on my mail system.

Your office is filled with people happy to discuss in-depth Villa tactix?  And you live in perhaps the coolest country in the world. Lucky feckin' sugarbag.

Offer a norwegian a chance to talk about English football and they jump at the chance, it means I have to listen to lots of discussion about Arsenal, Manu and liverpool though.  Thankfully most of them at my office are on the slightly more intelligent side of the scale so you can criticise things about the clubs without it descending into nonsense.  Most of them like Villa at the minute as well (except the bitter Gooner) and 2 of the liverpool fans rave about Delph after the game last week, they can't believe how good he was.

[pauliewalnuts]

Lazio are the club of Lazio,thats the province that contains Roma,Campagnia is the province of Napoli.

If you're trying to be clever I'd check your spelling.

Ive checked and double checked chap.Lived a year and a half in Italy,got on ok with the lingo.

It is "Campania" around Naples. "Campania", so you can't have checked very much.

[OCD]

I loved that graphic when I saw it because I'd been saying to people in the office (who all assumed he was a bit of a head on a stick despite me pointing out the quality of most of his goals) for weeks that he likes to drift left and allow space for Gabby inside and I was getting nowhere with them, so that article was linked rather heavily on my mail system.

Your office is filled with people happy to discuss in-depth Villa tactix?  And you live in perhaps the coolest country in the world. Lucky feckin' sugarbag.

Offer a norwegian a chance to talk about English football and they jump at the chance, it means I have to listen to lots of discussion about Arsenal, Manu and liverpool though.  Thankfully most of them at my office are on the slightly more intelligent side of the scale so you can criticise things about the clubs without it descending into nonsense.  Most of them like Villa at the minute as well (except the bitter Gooner) and 2 of the liverpool fans rave about Delph after the game last week, they can't believe how good he was.

The Liverpool game wasn't even one of his better games. They should have seen him in the Arsenal or Chelsea games.

[paul_e]

I loved that graphic when I saw it because I'd been saying to people in the office (who all assumed he was a bit of a head on a stick despite me pointing out the quality of most of his goals) for weeks that he likes to drift left and allow space for Gabby inside and I was getting nowhere with them, so that article was linked rather heavily on my mail system.

Your office is filled with people happy to discuss in-depth Villa tactix?  And you live in perhaps the coolest country in the world. Lucky feckin' sugarbag.

Offer a norwegian a chance to talk about English football and they jump at the chance, it means I have to listen to lots of discussion about Arsenal, Manu and liverpool though.  Thankfully most of them at my office are on the slightly more intelligent side of the scale so you can criticise things about the clubs without it descending into nonsense.  Most of them like Villa at the minute as well (except the bitter Gooner) and 2 of the liverpool fans rave about Delph after the game last week, they can't believe how good he was.

The Liverpool game wasn't even one of his better games. They should have seen him in the Arsenal or Chelsea games.

Thta's what I've been telling them.  His cup goal went down well too.  They all, without any real prompting from me, think we've got a get chance at 7th, as I said, my entire office really like the way we've gone about things in the last year, it helps that they're all terrified of our strike force, although they still think Gabby is the danger man rather than Benteke.  Oh and the arsenal fan is gutted that they didn't get Okore, he's been going on about him constantly since the Chelsea game.

[Caiphus]

I noticed that whoscored has his defensive contribution as a positive (although I'm not sure whether that is just for the single cup game that is listed for this season, or his overall assessment)  I'm wondering whether Lambert sees him as a Mandzukic like option for extra forward defensive pressure.  Mandzukic isn't the most technically gifted striker, but his pressing and harrying create problems for the opposition defenders and extra space for the BM attackers with more guile to exploit.

Or I could just be clutching at straws while hoping that we emulate a very successful team that we have absolutely nothing in common with.

[PeterWithesShin]

I am in Rome at the moment and keep asking the local bar keeps/waiters etc about this guy, but nobody seems to support Lazio.

Go to a fancy dress shop. Hire a Hitler outfit. They will soon flock to you.

[eamonn]

Interesting shout on the Mandzukic comparison. Not sure if we set-up that similar to Dortmund or Croatia though?

[olaftab]

Lazio are the club of Lazio,thats the province that contains Roma,Campagnia is the province of Napoli.

It is "Campania" around Naples. "Campania", so you can't have checked very much.

OK who s right  here?

[spk]

Here is how I see it,Lazio are named after the province that contains the city of Rome,Campagna mens countryside (the countryside around rome was nicknamed campagna felix,hence the confusion in that rome was in "campagna",however the neighbouring province to the south of lazio is called Campania,which is the province that contains Naples,phew.

[Holy Trinity]

Interesting shout on the Mandzukic comparison. Not sure if we set-up that similar to Dortmund or Croatia though?

one small issue mandzukic player for bayern munchen not dortmund.

as a part time dortmund fan i can say i think lambert wants to set up like them i.e

                    Weidenfeller
(am)Piszczek—Subotic—Hummels—Schmelzer
                    Gundogan—Bender—
(am)Blazchokovski  (AM)Gotze   (am)Reus
                            Lewandowski

(am)= attack minded

1 very attack minded fb with the other providing the assistance Luna and lowton, gundogen bags of energy oozes class at times can run the show delph hopefully.
blaz and reus have pace for days so to speak, incredibly fast and both can finish and ofcourse the 2 crowning jewls lewandowski and benteke i would say we arnt to far off there mold bander would be there equililant to sylla/kea

[tomd2103]

Interesting shout on the Mandzukic comparison. Not sure if we set-up that similar to Dortmund or Croatia though?

one small issue mandzukic player for bayern munchen not dortmund.

as a part time dortmund fan i can say i think lambert wants to set up like them i.e

                    Weidenfeller
(am)Piszczek—Subotic—Hummels—Schmelzer
                    Gundogan—Bender—
(am)Blazchokovski  (AM)Gotze   (am)Reus
                            Lewandowski

(am)= attack minded

1 very attack minded fb with the other providing the assistance Luna and lowton, gundogen bags of energy oozes class at times can run the show delph hopefully.
blaz and reus have pace for days so to speak, incredibly fast and both can finish and ofcourse the 2 crowning jewls lewandowski and benteke i would say we arnt to far off there mold bander would be there equililant to sylla/kea

I can see Bacuna pushing Lowton for the RB position this season. 

[Monty]

Interesting shout on the Mandzukic comparison. Not sure if we set-up that similar to Dortmund or Croatia though?

To be honest, from what I can tell Lambert appears to be copying Dortmund's model to the letter.

[eamonn]

Sorry, of course Mandzukic plays for Bayern. Was pretty key in the European Cup final.

[Holy Trinity]

Sorry, of course Mandzukic plays for Bayern. Was pretty key in the European Cup final.

not the worst mistake to make really, a plastic manc was raving about how well ruud van had played for united at the weekend a month after he had joined real madrid! now i know some man u fans are glory hunters but you would expect them to know who played for them

[john e]

Lazio are the club of Lazio,thats the province that contains Roma,Campagnia is the province of Napoli.

It is "Campania" around Naples. "Campania", so you can't have checked very much.

OK who s right  here?

do any of you actually know anything or is it all gleaned from the internet

I know nothing but I would imagine a Roman might have the same discussion on their forums regarding areas like Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, Wirral