Libor Kozák (confirmed post #190)

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

Also Keita Balde Dialo, Emilano Alfao and Brayan Perea although i'm not sure if they were there when Kozak was there.

Keita and Perea both arrived in the window Kozak joined us. Alfaro was on loan last season somewhere I think.

[richardhubbard]

Klose
Heranes
Rocchi

I dont sit and study italian football teams i got a family and kids to raise, probably not like you on championship manager all night



I'll give you Klose, he might be old but still has it.
Hernanes is a midfielder.
Rocchi hasn't been good for a few years now.

Surprised you didn't mention Floccari, although he's average too.

[supertom]

Klose
Heranes
Rocchi

I dont sit and study italian football teams i got a family and kids to raise, probably not like you on championship manager all night



I'll give you Klose, he might be old but still has it.
Hernanes is a midfielder.
Rocchi hasn't been good for a few years now.

Surprised you didn't mention Floccari, although he's average too.

Zarate was at the club when Libor joined and was there a few years. Granted, how good you consider him is another matter. But Blose fans thought he was a worldy based on the dozen or so games he played for them. Not getting much of a sniff with Klose at the club is hardly surprising, you're talking about one of the best in the business in the last decade plus. And he's still delivering at 35.

[paul_e]

Importantly Klose arrived just after Kozak turned 22 at that age very few players are firmly established so being  abit part player before then isn't really indicative of anything other than he's not a genuinely world class talent.  After that Lazio generally play 451 or a derivative of that, when the regular '1' at the sharp end of that is one of the best strikers in Europe (with a 1 in 2 record for the club) from the last decade it's not a massive disgrace to not start many games, much like he probably wouldn't be starting for us if Benteke was in the same form that he started the season with.

[pauliewalnuts]

Zarate was at the club when Libor joined and was there a few years. Granted, how good you consider him is another matter. But Blose fans thought he was a worldy based on the dozen or so games he played for them.

Yeah but then again, Geoff Horsfield was a "legend" for them, so it's all relative.

[supertom]

Zarate was at the club when Libor joined and was there a few years. Granted, how good you consider him is another matter. But Blose fans thought he was a worldy based on the dozen or so games he played for them.

Yeah but then again, Geoff Horsfield was a "legend" for them, so it's all relative.

Literally just reading 'Geoff Horsfield' made me shudder.

[Ads]

I think he is top draw.

His movement and endeavour is excellent and if he had a proper attacking midfielder behind him he would score even more.

I also like that he celebrates like I would, straight over the boards and into the crowd.

[eastie]

No worries about Kozak - quality player who will score many goals in claret and blue .

[VillaAlways]

I think he is top draw.

His movement and endeavour is excellent and if he had a proper attacking midfielder behind him he would score even more.

I also like that he celebrates like I would, straight over the boards and into the crowd.

Agree with this. Cracking signing.

[olaftab]

Yesterday he had a gift however the way way he put it away in one movement was class.

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

It was a good finish which should've got us a point. Does anyone know if he got booked for his celebration?

[paul_e]

I thought he was pretty unlucky with the one begovic pushed over the bar as well, he had to stretch to get the shot away which meant he couldn't quite control it as well as he'd have liked, was still a good save though, even though it was close to Begovic it was coming at him pretty quick.

I also think he was slightly unlucky with the one where he was offside from the albrighton cross (on about 10mins) it was a great cross and kozak was only a few inches off, he's definitely got it in his locker to get on the end of those crosses.

[VillaAlways]

It was a good finish which should've got us a point. Does anyone know if he got booked for his celebration?

No

[dave.woodhall]

He's proving to be part of my current new obsession. £5-7 million and Lambert buys well. Less than that and he buys inconsistent at best.

[paul_e]

He's proving to be part of my current new obsession. £5-7 million and Lambert buys well. Less than that and he buys inconsistent at best.

Which is why if we start seeing Lambert making more signings in that range I think we'll see a big improvement.