Boss predicts Rasiak impact
07 Feb 2008 - 09:08:52
Bolton Wanderers manager Gary Megson has backed new loan signing Grzegorz Rasiak to make an impression on his return to the Premier League.
The Trotters moved for the Southampton striker on a season-long loan on transfer deadline day last week in a bid to help fill the void created by the £15million departure of Nicolas Anelka to Chelsea.
The Poland international was an unused substitute during last weekend's 2-0 victory at Reading.
But Megson believes the tall striker, who previously played in the top-flight with Spurs two years ago, will prove to be a smart piece of business in the transfer market.
He told the club's official website: "Grzegorz has got a great scoring record. He's good in both boxes and in terms of crosses, set pieces and getting it into the box, he does particularly well.
"He doesn't score too many goals from 20-25 yards, he doesn't score too many where he'll go past one or two players and chip past the goalkeeper, but he scores an awful lot of goals from crosses.
"I'm delighted with the way he's gone about his training so far with us."
Meanwhile, Joey O'Brien is a doubt for the weekend visit of Portsmouth after the midfielder suffered a hamstring injury.