West Ham boss David Moyes admits he is expecting big things from Tomas Soucek.
Having scored his first three goals in English football – vital strikes against Chelsea, Newcastle and Watford – following last season's summer restart, Souček demonstrated his value to the Hammers at both ends of the pitch.
Such versatile utility has seen the Czech Footballer of the Year draw comparisons with Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini, whom Moyes formerly recruited while he was at Everton.
Moyes, however, sees Souček as a player of different qualities, challenging the West Ham man to continue to make a crucial difference to his side.
“If he does as well as Fellaini did, he'll be doing okay!" he joked. “He played in a lot of big games and he's won an awful lot of international caps for his country, and he's played in quite a few cup finals, so I think Tomas in many ways has some similar attributes, but having worked with them both, I can tell you they're different players in different ways.
“Tomáš has made a big difference to West Ham, that's for sure, just like Fellaini did at Everton when I took him there as well."
