Libor Kozak

[olaftab]

22? OK I am prepared to live with that!

[Stirchley Villain]

Having Libor score 2 against Wolves last night is a massive boost. I can't see the point of signing Berbatov as back up to Adebayor. Kozak deserves to get the nod, and God knows he didn't do much wrong before his very unfortunate injury. I hope he gets what he deserves and starts against Bournemouth.  He's earned it.

[KRS]

Couple of good goals last night but I must be in the minority as I'm not convinced by Kozak. Obvious sympathy for his injuries but he seems very slow not only in terms of pace, but also slow feet in terms of agility and controlling the ball particularly in tight areas. He also appears to be very clumsy..which isn't necessarily a bad thing as he does fall over a fair bit and could win quite a few penalties! he certainly deserves his chance but I wouldn't be opposed to signing a more dynamic forward option to compliment Ayew.

[Joshua Fineman]

Can we change the title of this thread now?

[andyh]

it wasn't just his goals.
He worked incredibly hard. He dropped very deep to collect the ball quite a few times, and then set up attacks from the midfield area.
He is far more mobile and skillful than I remembered him being.

He certainly deserves a start at Bournemouth.

[KRS]

Well lets face it...he's the main man at the moment and its his shirt to lose, but I think he'll end up playing the cup games and find himself more on the bench as the season progresses and new signings settle in to the team. As I've said before, he's got a habit of scoring goals and thats not a bad habit to have so as long as that continues then he's doing his job.

[paul_e]

Couple of good goals last night but I must be in the minority as I'm not convinced by Kozak. Obvious sympathy for his injuries but he seems very slow not only in terms of pace, but also slow feet in terms of agility and controlling the ball particularly in tight areas. He also appears to be very clumsy..which isn't necessarily a bad thing as he does fall over a fair bit and could win quite a few penalties! he certainly deserves his chance but I wouldn't be opposed to signing a more dynamic forward option to compliment Ayew.

I don't see that at all, he's not quick but he's quick enough, his touch is good enough and he's mentally sharp enough, the key is to work to his strengths, which isn't pinging long balls to his head for 90minutes.

[Richard E]

"Libor Kozak Is Not Injured" sounds like the name of a really pretentious black and white central European film which wins lots of awards at highbrow festivals.

[Smirker]

"Libor Kozak Is Not Injured" sounds like the name of a really pretentious black and white central European film which wins lots of awards at highbrow festivals.

 

[Clampy]

As good as his first goal was last night, he's very good at scoring one's like his second. He seemed to sneak into the box un-noticed. I really like him.

[Toronto Villa]

As good as his first goal was last night, he's very good at scoring one's like his second. He seemed to sneak into the box un-noticed. I really like him.

the dissenting voices on Kozak have gone very quiet. The form he is showing in pre-season is not unlike the form he showed before his injury. He is a far more intelligent player than some give him credit for. His movement is excellent and he uses his body well to make space for others and himself.

[pauliewalnuts]

I thought he was one of our most impressive players last night.

He is intelligent, for a start, something we don't have a lot of. He uses space really well - as mentioned above, he manages to ghost into positions pretty much unnoticed, and he also knows when to hold the ball up and look to bring others into play.

Watching Gabby last night was the absolute opposite. Lots of energy and pace, but really pretty much zero nous.

Kozak has been one of the preseason highlights for me.

[andyh]

Maybe he'll never be REALLY popular though because let's face it, he's an ugly fucker!

[Ryu]

As good as his first goal was last night, he's very good at scoring one's like his second. He seemed to sneak into the box un-noticed. I really like him.

A proper strikers tap in. Which, great as he was for us, Benteke never seemed to do.  Most of his goals seemed to be  from beating someone in the air, a great shot or a bit of skill. Stealing in at the back post was never his style, sometimes frustratingly so.

[JUAN PABLO]

Maybe he'll never be REALLY popular though because let's face it, he's an ugly fucker!

He's not in keowns league