Levein had played without an out-and-out striker, leaving an in-form Kenny Miller frustrated and apparently angry on the bench.
"Greg Abbott's back to square one, he needs an out-and-out striker, there's no-one there with experience who can hold the ball up and lead the line, " said Cassidy.
"I was happy with it, " said the coach about a formation in Prague that did not include an out-and-out striker.
Indeed, Jelavic's move was only re-ignited after the striker was left out of Rapid's squad for the 1-1 draw after refusing to play in Thursday's first leg in Vienna.
But there is no place in the line-up for out-of-sorts striker Mido who now plays at Cairo club Zamalek.
The future remains uncertain for Kyle, the 28-year-old Scotland striker who is out of contract in May.
In many ways it was a game of contrasts - with Newcastle often searching out tall striker Carroll, while the visitors looked to play the ball down the channels for Bellamy - but both teams were united by their desire to attack.
Friedel had little option but to wait and see whether Doyle made contact with his near-post run but once the ball eluded the striker, he found himself both flat-footed and woefully out of position.
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Strachan has been on the look-out for an experienced striker, but failed to reach an agreement with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink earlier this summer.
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The home side had received an attacking blow prior to kick-off when talismanic 22-goal striker Fernando Torres was ruled out with a knee injury.
They had Gareth Wardlaw back from injury - while the experienced Brady returned to midfield, with Sean Lynch and Michael Higdon dropping out - but the striker was being given little supply.
They may not be the biggest payers, but defender and captain Chris Hope and big striker Leo-Fortune West have been lured out of the League to add weight to what looks a balanced squad.
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Margate, who gave a debut to on-loan QPR striker Leroy Griffiths, had plenty of possession but could not carve out a clear-cut chance.
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Abbott also believes the immediate future of out-of-contract striker Danny Graham should become clearer this week.
The Australia innings started badly, although there was huge fortune in the departure of Tim Paine, who was run out at the non-striker's end when Tim Murtagh dropped a caught and bowled chance from Watson but the ball deflected into the stumps.
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Spain's Villarreal edged out Bulgarian visitors Levski Sofia with a 1-0 victory as striker Nilmar added to his recent hat-trick for Brazil with a 72nd-minute winner after good play out wide by substitute Giuseppe Rossi.
He has been strongly linked with a move for out-of-contract Histon striker Danny Wright.
Chawla, who eventually accounted for McLaren, missed an obvious chance to run out Rossouw at the non-striker's end just after the batsman had reached his 50.
First the striker forced a staggering save from Foster, who dived low to his left to keep out the striker's fierce close-range downward header from Nicolas Anelka's cross.
Fulham striker Hayles was left out of the starting line-up, and Zat Knight also had to be content with a place on the bench because of a foot injury.
Victory was completed moments later when Johnston seized on the ball in his follow-through and ran out Essex's Ryan ten Doeschate with a direct hit at the non-striker's end.
Mustaq eventually had Cork caught at mid-off by Luke Wright and Sajid Mahmood was the last man out for eight, unluckily run out backing up at the non-striker's end.
Birmingham striker Emile Heskey has been left out of the 22-man squad despite being picked for the World Cup qualifiers against Northern Ireland and Azerbaijan in March.
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Mali reached their only Nations Cup final in 1972 where they eventually lost 3-2 to Congo and the 30-year-old Sevilla striker believes they have their work cut out this time around.
The 12-goal striker, who turns 24 this month, is out of contract this summer and could leave on a free transfer.
Thornhill quickly found Sodje 18 yards out and the striker swifly dispatched a smart right-foot drive into the corner of the net.
Kilmarnock manager Jimmy Calderwood had named an attacking line-up, with on-loan striker Chris Maguire returning after being forced to sit out Wednesday's win over employers Aberdeen and Danny Invincibile being rewarded for a good performance as a substitute.
And the hosts stated their intentions early on when Mark Kerr's first-minute cross was just out of the reach of striker Lee Miller.
Guerreiro, who has impressed for Poland in this tournament, caused more problems for the Croatia defense in the 68th minute when his far-post cross picked out Marek Saganowski, but the striker's downward header was well held by Runje.
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