WHZ View: Coufal proves to be huge West Ham bargain as he ranks among PL’s best
Summer signing Vladimir Coufal is proving to be an astute piece of business from West Ham United as the Czech defender ranks among the Premier League’s very best.
The Hammers signed the right-back on a three-year contract from Slavia Prague in a deal reportedly worth just £5million.
Five Yards have put together a graph that highlights just how well Coufal has done since arriving in the Premier League.
By comparing the percentage of dribbles that defenders have successfully stopped and how many dribbles they have successfully tackled, below you can see how well each player is performing.
Coufal leads the way in terms of dribbles that he has tackled and also ranks among the best for the percentage of dribbles stopped, making him arguably the most well-rounded full-back in the Premier League this season.
He ranks highly alongside the likes of Ryan Bertrand, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Luke Shaw and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The Czech international was at his very best against Everton last time out, helping the Hammers to a valuable three points at Goodison Park.
As per Wyscout, Coufal made an impressive 12 interceptions against Everton and also won 100 per cent of his aerial duels.
When you see the consistent form and high levels of output that the club are getting from both Coufal and Tomas Soucek, it comes as no surprise to see that Moyes is looking to explore the Czech transfer market further for any more potential unearthed gems.
Matty Cash is among those who rank closely to Coufal on the chart above and having joined Aston Villa from Nottingham Forest for a fee of around £16million, the Czech defender may be one of the signings of the summer.
In other West Ham news, David Moyes is limiting West Ham’s progression by regular exclusion of dribbling star