Football: Albion in talks on Euro striker; Mowbray targets Slovenian star.Byline: By Chris Lepkowski OUR MAN AT ALBION ALBION are plotting a move for Slovenian Under-21 international Nejc Pecnik. The Baggies have already held preliminary discussions with NK Celje with a view to signing the talented 21-year-old, who can play as an attacking midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). or as a more conventional striker. No deal has been agreed but I understand a delegation from The Hawthorns recently met Marjan Vengust, president of the Slovenian club, to discuss Pecnik, who has scored seven goals this season. Vengust refused to reveal the name of the interested party but admitted there had been talks. "I have been in discussions but nothing has been agreed as yet," he said. "There is interest in Nejc but he still has a year left on his current deal. "He is one of the biggest talents in Slovenian football so we know that he will be regarded by many clubs abroad." Meanwhile, manager Tony Mowbray Tony Mowbray, (born November 22 1963), is a former professional football player and the manager of West Bromwich Albion. Playing career Mowbray played for Middlesbrough, Celtic, and finally Ipswich Town as a tough centre half. has called on his Albion players to show their 'Watford spirit' when they travel to Stoke stoke n. A unit of kinematic viscosity equal to that of a fluid with a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per milliliter. stoke City on Saturday. The Baggies visit the fourth-placed club knowing they will pose one of Albion's biggest tests of the campaign so far. Stoke are renowned for playing direct 'route one' football in contrast to Albion's expansive passing game. Despite the contrast in playing styles, Albion are no strangers to taking on, and beating, sides who play a more functional form of football. Mowbray's men convincingly swept aside Watford last month when the Hornets were nine points clear at the top of the Championship. And he believes Albion must use their Vicarage Road Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford and their tenants, the Saracens rugby union club. A four stand all-seater stadium, its capacity is 19,920. performance as a template (1) A pre-designed document or data file formatted for common purposes such as a fax, invoice or business letter. If the document contains an automated process, such as a word processing macro or spreadsheet formula, then the programming is already written and embedded in the for the trip to Staffordshire. "The players know what to expect," said Mowbray. "We've played Stoke already this year so it's nothing new for us.They are having a fantastic season. "It will be a huge test for us. We played against Watford, a team who have a similar type of philosophy, and came out on top. "That's the challenge ahead for us. We will have to do certain things well to make sure we stay in the game. "They ask a lot of questions of you." Stuart Nicholson has returned to Albion after his loan spell with Shrewsbury was terminated due to personal problems. Although the 20-year-old striker officially remains on a season-long loan with the Shrews, he is back training with the Baggies. It is now hoped the Football League will rubberstamp the termination of Nicholson's loan spell during the January window as it is in the best interests of all three parties. CAPTION(S): NEJC PECNIK. |
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