Tomáš Souček (left) and Vladimír Coufal in West Ham colors.
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“I think that West Ham fans will fall in love with Vladimir and he will feel connected to them. He plays very fast and intensely and will pay 100 percent for the club every minute,” quoted Souček’s club website, which came to the club from Slavia in January. While the English team paid over half a billion crowns for it, according to the head of Praguers Jaroslav Tvrdík, almost 163 million crowns for Coufal.
Souček is looking forward to seeing Coufal play in his new job. “In my opinion, he has all the qualities needed for the Premier League. He is very strong, plays intensely and is very balanced. Like me, he likes to run, he constantly moves up and down on the right. He may run at least 11-12 kilometers in every match. He is it is a very modern real backyard, “said the 25 – year – old native of Havlíčkův Brod.
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“Vladimir is also a good boy with a nice character. I’m sure he will fit into the cabin very well and everyone will like him here. It’s good for him that I’m here, I’ll help him settle down. But it’s also good for me that is here, as well as for our women and small children, who know each other very well, “said Souček.
Done! Coufal signed up for West Ham, Slavia can look forward to millions
According to him, the Ostrava offspring stood out in Slavia. “There are a lot of good players in Slavia, but Vladimír has been one of the best in the last two years. I don’t remember him ever playing a bad match,” said the holder of the Golden Ball for the best Czech footballer for the 2019/20 season.
Not only the Slavic past connects him with Coufal. “I have known Vladimír for a very long time, our careers have developed quite close together. We first played together in 2017, when I went on a guest visit to Liberec, where I was recovering from an injury. A year later Vladimír left for Slavia,” said Souček. Together with the Vršovice team, they won two league titles and a victory in the domestic cup.
“We also work together in the national team, so West Ham is already the fourth team we play for together. Fortunately, we are good friends, so I’m glad to see Vladimir again,” said Souček.
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