Rozenhal aiming to impress

[Scottish Mag 3]

Newcastle's summer signing David Rozehnal is hoping to adapt quickly to life in the Premier League.

 

The Czech Republic has played in France and Belgium, but knows England will be a different proposition.

 

However, Rozehnal is desperate to impress and is keen to give his all to help Newcastle challenge for honours.

 

"For me it'll be important that I'll try to find a way to play in this Premier League, of course it's a different style," he told Sky Sports News.

 

"I'm looking forward to it, because for me it's a big step. I'd like to show to everyone that they made a good choice.

 

"I want to help of course my team be one of the best in the Premier League."

[Kid Dynamite 7328]

I know its very early days, but he has a bit of woodgate about him. All the time in the world on the ball, no rash tackles, likes to stay on his feet. Might be a cracking buy by Sam

[NobbySol 22]

i agree... at such an early stage it wudnt be fair to compare him to woodgate but i see your point he has all the attributes to b a success and finally sort out our problems at the back and maybe even give super taylor a few pointers

[Scottish Mag 3]

DAVID Rozehnal has revealed he would love to have the same impact at Newcastle United as fellow Czech Pavel Srnicek as the centre-back continues to acclimatise to English football.

 

Srnicek became a big hit on Tyneside during a seven-year spell at the club in the 1990s and was treated as a cult hero when he returned on a short-term contract last season as cover for the injured Shay Given.

 

And while Rozehnal is not a close friend of the former United stopper, he is well aware of the impact he made at St James’s Park during the rollercoaster ride of the Kevin Keegan years.

 

“I don’t know Pav personally but I heard a lot about him and that he spent a lot of nice times here,” said Rozehnal, who decided to move to Newcastle from Paris-Saint Germain in June in preference to a switch to Borussia Dortmund.

 

“I know all about how popular he was and I’ve even heard they made a T-shirt with ‘Pav is a Geordie’ on it. Of course I’d like to have the same sort of impact as he did. A T-shirt with ‘David is a Geordie’ on it? Why not?

 

“First I have to show people that I can fit into the side and that I can play football. I have to show I am a good man and a good defender.

 

“I’ve settled into the North-East well. I was here for one week before we started training and it was a great experience. I saw the training centre and the ground and I thought I was dreaming.

 

“I will be really happy here. My wife is pregnant and she is happy, everything has been arranged for her as well so I can just concentrate on playing football.”

 

Despite his contentment with his early life in England, Rozehnal knows that tougher tests await as he attempts to adapt to a new style of football as well as a new way of life.

 

Foreign defenders notoriously take time to settle into the more physical Premiership, but Rozehnal is aware of the challenges that lie ahead for him in what promises to be a totally new United back four next season.

 

He explained: “It’s up to me to adapt to English football and follow the advice of the coaches. I have to change a little, but I think my good skills will come out. I’ve had a chance to mark Michael Owen in training, but it isn’t just about Michael, it’s about the other strikers as well, Shola Ameobi and Obafemi Martins. They have been giving me a taste of what to expect in the Premiership.

 

“I think the standard, even in training, is better than it was in France. They are stronger and they are faster, it is a higher tempo. It can be tough to adapt, but it is a challenge I accept and I hope I made a good decision to come here. For sure, I’m looking forward to it and I will show everyone they made a good choice in bringing me here. It’s up to me to show I should be in the first XI every week.”

 

I have to show I can fit into the side and I can play football

[sandman02uk 0]

DAVID Rozehnal has revealed he would love to have the same impact at Newcastle United as fellow Czech Pavel Srnicek as the centre-back continues to acclimatise to English football.

 

Srnicek became a big hit on Tyneside during a seven-year spell at the club in the 1990s and was treated as a cult hero when he returned on a short-term contract last season as cover for the injured Shay Given.

 

And while Rozehnal is not a close friend of the former United stopper, he is well aware of the impact he made at St James’s Park during the rollercoaster ride of the Kevin Keegan years.

 

“I don’t know Pav personally but I heard a lot about him and that he spent a lot of nice times here,” said Rozehnal, who decided to move to Newcastle from Paris-Saint Germain in June in preference to a switch to Borussia Dortmund.

 

“I know all about how popular he was and I’ve even heard they made a T-shirt with ‘Pav is a Geordie’ on it. Of course I’d like to have the same sort of impact as he did. A T-shirt with ‘David is a Geordie’ on it? Why not?

 

“First I have to show people that I can fit into the side and that I can play football. I have to show I am a good man and a good defender.

 

“I’ve settled into the North-East well. I was here for one week before we started training and it was a great experience. I saw the training centre and the ground and I thought I was dreaming.

 

“I will be really happy here. My wife is pregnant and she is happy, everything has been arranged for her as well so I can just concentrate on playing football.”

 

Despite his contentment with his early life in England, Rozehnal knows that tougher tests await as he attempts to adapt to a new style of football as well as a new way of life.

 

Foreign defenders notoriously take time to settle into the more physical Premiership, but Rozehnal is aware of the challenges that lie ahead for him in what promises to be a totally new United back four next season.

 

He explained: “It’s up to me to adapt to English football and follow the advice of the coaches. I have to change a little, but I think my good skills will come out. I’ve had a chance to mark Michael Owen in training, but it isn’t just about Michael, it’s about the other strikers as well, Shola Ameobi and Obafemi Martins. They have been giving me a taste of what to expect in the Premiership.

 

“I think the standard, even in training, is better than it was in France. They are stronger and they are faster, it is a higher tempo. It can be tough to adapt, but it is a challenge I accept and I hope I made a good decision to come here. For sure, I’m looking forward to it and I will show everyone they made a good choice in bringing me here. It’s up to me to show I should be in the first XI every week.”

 

I have to show I can fit into the side and I can play football

 

fair play

 

like the bit about everything being sorted for his wife, lets the player concentrate on his football, excellent stuff

[Gemmill 47227]

DAVID Rozehnal has revealed he would love to have the same impact at Newcastle United as fellow Czech Pavel Srnicek as the centre-back continues to acclimatise to English football.

 

Srnicek became a big hit on Tyneside during a seven-year spell at the club in the 1990s and was treated as a cult hero when he returned on a short-term contract last season as cover for the injured Shay Given.

 

And while Rozehnal is not a close friend of the former United stopper, he is well aware of the impact he made at St James’s Park during the rollercoaster ride of the Kevin Keegan years.

 

“I don’t know Pav personally but I heard a lot about him and that he spent a lot of nice times here,” said Rozehnal, who decided to move to Newcastle from Paris-Saint Germain in June in preference to a switch to Borussia Dortmund.

 

“I know all about how popular he was and I’ve even heard they made a T-shirt with ‘Pav is a Geordie’ on it. Of course I’d like to have the same sort of impact as he did. A T-shirt with ‘David is a Geordie’ on it? Why not?

 

“First I have to show people that I can fit into the side and that I can play football. I have to show I am a good man and a good defender.

 

“I’ve settled into the North-East well. I was here for one week before we started training and it was a great experience. I saw the training centre and the ground and I thought I was dreaming.

 

“I will be really happy here. My wife is pregnant and she is happy, everything has been arranged for her as well so I can just concentrate on playing football.”

 

Despite his contentment with his early life in England, Rozehnal knows that tougher tests await as he attempts to adapt to a new style of football as well as a new way of life.

 

Foreign defenders notoriously take time to settle into the more physical Premiership, but Rozehnal is aware of the challenges that lie ahead for him in what promises to be a totally new United back four next season.

 

He explained: “It’s up to me to adapt to English football and follow the advice of the coaches. I have to change a little, but I think my good skills will come out. I’ve had a chance to mark Michael Owen in training, but it isn’t just about Michael, it’s about the other strikers as well, Shola Ameobi and Obafemi Martins. They have been giving me a taste of what to expect in the Premiership.

 

“I think the standard, even in training, is better than it was in France. They are stronger and they are faster, it is a higher tempo. It can be tough to adapt, but it is a challenge I accept and I hope I made a good decision to come here. For sure, I’m looking forward to it and I will show everyone they made a good choice in bringing me here. It’s up to me to show I should be in the first XI every week.”

 

I have to show I can fit into the side and I can play football

 

fair play

 

like the bit about everything being sorted for his wife, lets the player concentrate on his football, excellent stuff

 

Aye, and this is an assumption, but I bet that that's exactly the sort of stuff that wasn't being looked after for foreign players in the past.

[Gejon 2]

DAVID Rozehnal has revealed he would love to have the same impact at Newcastle United as fellow Czech Pavel Srnicek as the centre-back continues to acclimatise to English football.

 

Srnicek became a big hit on Tyneside during a seven-year spell at the club in the 1990s and was treated as a cult hero when he returned on a short-term contract last season as cover for the injured Shay Given.

 

And while Rozehnal is not a close friend of the former United stopper, he is well aware of the impact he made at St James’s Park during the rollercoaster ride of the Kevin Keegan years.

 

“I don’t know Pav personally but I heard a lot about him and that he spent a lot of nice times here,” said Rozehnal, who decided to move to Newcastle from Paris-Saint Germain in June in preference to a switch to Borussia Dortmund.

 

“I know all about how popular he was and I’ve even heard they made a T-shirt with ‘Pav is a Geordie’ on it. Of course I’d like to have the same sort of impact as he did. A T-shirt with ‘David is a Geordie’ on it? Why not?

 

“First I have to show people that I can fit into the side and that I can play football. I have to show I am a good man and a good defender.

 

“I’ve settled into the North-East well. I was here for one week before we started training and it was a great experience. I saw the training centre and the ground and I thought I was dreaming.

 

“I will be really happy here. My wife is pregnant and she is happy, everything has been arranged for her as well so I can just concentrate on playing football.”

 

Despite his contentment with his early life in England, Rozehnal knows that tougher tests await as he attempts to adapt to a new style of football as well as a new way of life.

 

Foreign defenders notoriously take time to settle into the more physical Premiership, but Rozehnal is aware of the challenges that lie ahead for him in what promises to be a totally new United back four next season.

 

He explained: “It’s up to me to adapt to English football and follow the advice of the coaches. I have to change a little, but I think my good skills will come out. I’ve had a chance to mark Michael Owen in training, but it isn’t just about Michael, it’s about the other strikers as well, Shola Ameobi and Obafemi Martins. They have been giving me a taste of what to expect in the Premiership.

 

“I think the standard, even in training, is better than it was in France. They are stronger and they are faster, it is a higher tempo. It can be tough to adapt, but it is a challenge I accept and I hope I made a good decision to come here. For sure, I’m looking forward to it and I will show everyone they made a good choice in bringing me here. It’s up to me to show I should be in the first XI every week.”

 

I have to show I can fit into the side and I can play football

 

fair play

 

like the bit about everything being sorted for his wife, lets the player concentrate on his football, excellent stuff

 

Aye, and this is an assumption, but I bet that that's exactly the sort of stuff that wasn't being looked after for foreign players in the past.

 

 

From what Sam has said in the past I would call it more an educated guess than an assumption.

[sandman02uk 0]

DAVID Rozehnal has revealed he would love to have the same impact at Newcastle United as fellow Czech Pavel Srnicek as the centre-back continues to acclimatise to English football.

 

Srnicek became a big hit on Tyneside during a seven-year spell at the club in the 1990s and was treated as a cult hero when he returned on a short-term contract last season as cover for the injured Shay Given.

 

And while Rozehnal is not a close friend of the former United stopper, he is well aware of the impact he made at St James’s Park during the rollercoaster ride of the Kevin Keegan years.

 

“I don’t know Pav personally but I heard a lot about him and that he spent a lot of nice times here,” said Rozehnal, who decided to move to Newcastle from Paris-Saint Germain in June in preference to a switch to Borussia Dortmund.

 

“I know all about how popular he was and I’ve even heard they made a T-shirt with ‘Pav is a Geordie’ on it. Of course I’d like to have the same sort of impact as he did. A T-shirt with ‘David is a Geordie’ on it? Why not?

 

“First I have to show people that I can fit into the side and that I can play football. I have to show I am a good man and a good defender.

 

“I’ve settled into the North-East well. I was here for one week before we started training and it was a great experience. I saw the training centre and the ground and I thought I was dreaming.

 

“I will be really happy here. My wife is pregnant and she is happy, everything has been arranged for her as well so I can just concentrate on playing football.”

 

Despite his contentment with his early life in England, Rozehnal knows that tougher tests await as he attempts to adapt to a new style of football as well as a new way of life.

 

Foreign defenders notoriously take time to settle into the more physical Premiership, but Rozehnal is aware of the challenges that lie ahead for him in what promises to be a totally new United back four next season.

 

He explained: “It’s up to me to adapt to English football and follow the advice of the coaches. I have to change a little, but I think my good skills will come out. I’ve had a chance to mark Michael Owen in training, but it isn’t just about Michael, it’s about the other strikers as well, Shola Ameobi and Obafemi Martins. They have been giving me a taste of what to expect in the Premiership.

 

“I think the standard, even in training, is better than it was in France. They are stronger and they are faster, it is a higher tempo. It can be tough to adapt, but it is a challenge I accept and I hope I made a good decision to come here. For sure, I’m looking forward to it and I will show everyone they made a good choice in bringing me here. It’s up to me to show I should be in the first XI every week.”

 

I have to show I can fit into the side and I can play football

 

fair play

 

like the bit about everything being sorted for his wife, lets the player concentrate on his football, excellent stuff

 

Aye, and this is an assumption, but I bet that that's exactly the sort of stuff that wasn't being looked after for foreign players in the past.

 

 

From what Sam has said in the past I would call it more an educated guess than an assumption.

 

My thoughts exactly, good things from the toon