West Ham duo moonlight as unofficial scouts

  • by Staff Writer
  • Thursday, 18th February 2021

Slavia Prague manager Jindrich Trpisovsky says he has been tapping up West Ham duo Vladimir Coufal and Tomas Soucek ahead of the Czech side's Europa League clash with Leicester City.

Slavia, from whom West Ham signed the two Czech internationals are due to play the Foxes in the last 32 later this evening.

And Trpisovsky revealed he had been taking tips from the two Hammers in hope of gaining a tactical edge ahead of the two-legged tie. “I am in contact with both [Soucek and Coufal] every week," he said.


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"We have discussed Leicester in general after the draw. I saw their mutual game; it was the first match [in England] for Vladimír Coufal. But we didn’t go through some details as I think we know the club well.

"We had two months to follow them and I've seen the last fifteen Leicester games. We have enough information and we are all looking forward to playing one of the top Premier League clubs."

West Ham did of course beat title-chasing Leicester handsomely back in October with David Moyes' side triumphing 3-0 at the King Power Stadium through goals from Michail Antonio, Pablo Fornals and Jarrod Bowen in what was right back Coufal's debut in claret and blue.

Prague, who are currently ten points clear of bitter rivals Sparta Prague at the top of the Czech League are likely to feature both 26-year-old goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar and Senegalese goalscorer Dipo Sima, 19 (14 goals in 20 appearances this season) - both of whom have been watched by West Ham in recent months.

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