Kosowski to seal Celtic contract

According to the radio, Kosowski will seal a deal for Celtic by the end of the week...

On the other hand, this could be a lot of rubbish...not heard it anywhere else!!

Polish tims...analysis?

 

That's rather odd, Kosowski had his moments, played relatively well with Wisla in the UEFA Cup few years ago, but recently wasn't showing too much... he sued his club for bonuses, hasn't played too many games in Kaiserslautern, he was solid but nothing special...

Although I'm polish and I wish well to all polish players abroad, I don't think he is the calibre of a player to win a place in Celtic's first eleven...

as to his skills, he's a fast, relatively good dribbler, but after going past few defenders he's about to centre the ball, and to tell you the truth, outcome is mostly poor. his advantage is teamwork with Zurawski, but actual skill levels they represent are completely different. Since Kosowski left Wisla, he was going down with form, and Zurawski on the other hand, was going up...

I'm as surprised as you are, nothing on this topic ever appeared in polish media, and be sure that I'm checking it really often.

If I were to decide, I wouldn't sign him... but who knows...
My guess is that it's just a rumour.

 

Not good enough for Celtic

Here we go:

Kosowski together with Zurawski it was so called super-duo in polish premier they also cooperate well during Wisla UEFA cup campaign when we won with Parma and Schalke (Kosowski scored against those clubs twice and got 3 assists 2 to Zuraw; btw Zurawski scored 5 times in 4 matches) and played well against Lazio. Those good games focused eye of Mancini on Kosowski but unfortunately he has not been transfered to Italy. Kosowski is on few year loan to 1'fc kaiserslautern (its strange deal becouse for every year of loan germans have to pay 500 000 euros) where he shows very weak performance although this he is still in polish national team and it is mystery for me.

Kosowski started his carrier as left wing-back when he was bought by Wisla he started to play on left wing and it is the best position for him on pitch. Kosowski says no difference for him right or left foot (in national team he plays right wing becouse on left we have Krzynowek - our the best field player next is Zuraw;p) but I doubt it imho only his left foot is worth something.
He is not technically advanced player and not every of his cross is made well. He has weak and not precise shoot.
Of course he has some abilities to play at high (not highest) level. He likes to play one-one and he wins such duels often. He can play good cross which together with Hartson head may mean 100% goal;p (but avarage is 3 cresses failed and 1 outstanding). He is very fast like real winger should be and he is expirienced player.

He had some problems in real life he used to play at casinos when he was young he is divorced but seems he is calm now and he is foucused on his football carrier.

To sum up he was a star at Wisla then he requested a transfer and he disappointed his old fans and his new club boards.

I can recommend Zurawski to Celtic and I am sure he won't let down me but I can't say same about Kosowski imho it's not good enough player for Celtic.

Try to find 1'fc kaiserslautern forum and ask about Kosowski they will tell You more about him I haven't seen his good match for 2 years.

I am sorry for all mistakes i have commited hope You can understand my text.

 

Kosowski in Celtic? Not in a milion years.

Strengths: He's very quick and has some ball controll that allows him to keep it near him when on the run. He's also tall and quite athletic so it's not that easy to get him off the balance.

Weaknesses: Can make a decent cross every third time he tries (pretty nice for a winger, isn't it ). Doesn't get back to defence at all. Is not very creative and makes tons of bad decisions. Poor shooter and dribbler.

Conclusion: forget him.

 

Hi, i'm next of your new fan from Poland, who cant good write in English..

Kosowski is very good player - one of the best in Poland. He is very good on left wing. Media in Poland promote Krzynowek as our best LW and people thinking now that Krzynowek is super-star and Kosowski isn't good. But that isn't true. Kosowski can play very good, he can be a strong part of Your team. I hope You see Kosowski personally in Celtic.

 

Hope not.

 

Could he be signed to play left back?

 

Oh noooo!!!! It will be just a disaster. He just hates to play defensive roles. Forget it!

 

Not really. His defence sucks donkeyballs both on and off the ball.

 

Gary - no

Kosowski is a great winger. * fast, good vision, passing. His biggest disadvantage is poor shooting and some inconsistency he showed in Bundesliga. Invaluable in counters. Played great cup matches against Barcelona, Parma, Lazio and in NT against Italy or England...

 

I still think that Kosowski is too much of a chimeric player for Celtic. His inconsistency is a big problem, he plays for polish NT but only because we don't have a real player for the right wing - his a natural left-sided midfielder but he can't really compete with Krzynowek and optional right winger - Smolarek - isn't experienced enough - so Kosowski is forced to play on the right and occassionally swap positions with mentioned Leverkusen player. Nevertheless he gets only one good game per 3-4 matches...

his shooting accuracy sometimes brings me an ironic grin, especially that he's rather a selfish player and often decides to finish on his own. but you never know, maybe he's enroute to a miracle rebirth.

 

he has potential, but too chimeric, imho
but if he could help zuraw play what he likes to play, then take him

 

And let's hope he doesn't help him by talking him into a few trips to the casino. He had a thing or two for those places in Krakow.

Overall - Kosowski is a great mystery. He can be your biggest star or your biggest disaster. He was unforgettable at Wisla. He has many drawbacks - but he was recognized as a leader and that was a position he was really good at. If times went bad - we just lost a goal or two - he usually be the one telling everybody we can turn this and the one doing it. He is great on offense when he gets enough balls (he wastes many - he takes a lot of risks), but is totally useless in defense. He had a few absolutely great games in Germany - then he would have terrible ones. Here in Krakow he is still missed dearly, coz. he was a great player at Wisla who somehow lost himself in Germany. If he can find his form in Celtic then... him and Zuraw will be absolutelly unstoppable. They are able to play blindfolded together.

 

kosowski would be a good pickup, but not at 1mil pounds. i think that's much too expensive for him. has the talent to be worth 10 times more than that, but the consistency is not there. he is able to play both flanks, although i believe he is much better on the left. if we'd be able to get him at around 500k, it'd be worth it, but 1mil is really stretching it, especially if our transfer budget is only 6-8mil.

one big positive is that he gets along swell with zurawski. if zuraw could get him to return to his 2002/2003 form, it'd be a great signing.

 

10 points for guessing were the celtic scouts have been over the past year LOL