Slavic football player Tomáš Holeš claimed that after a surprising 0: 1 defeat in the 25th league round in Liberec, he had never started on such bad terrain. Coach Jindřich Trpišovský evaluated the lawn in Liberec in a similar way.
He regretted that the people of Prague could not get to their usual game and did not use the power play lasting more than 70 minutes. The 28-year-old defensive universal is convinced that today’s failure and the loss of first place in the table of the reigning champions will not be marked before Thursday’s retaliation in the round of the European Conference League against Linz.
“The match was played on terrible terrain, I probably haven’t played on a worse course yet. It is best played in Eden, where the conditions are the best. Unfortunately, the outdoor courses we have been going to lately are a disaster and it is reducing the quality of our league,” he said. press conference Holeš.
Slavia coach Jindřich Trpišovský saw a similar effect in the post-match interview: “Nowhere in Europe do I see such courses as in our country. .
Holeš: We didn’t wish today
The Vršovice team lost their own goal of Peter Olayinka from the 13th minute. “There was a center on the back post. Olie (Olayinka) somehow wanted to kick it, he hit it badly and kicked it on the goal. It tinkled on the post or on the crossbar. I’m not sure if the ball was behind the line, but the referees probably saw it. So such an unfortunate moment, “said Holeš.
Six minutes later, the home team’s Lukáš Štetina was eliminated, but Slavia did not use the long power play. “It was affected by the early collected goal, which we basically scored ourselves. Then it was a lot affected by the red card, the home team pulled and the teeth and nails defended the lead 1: 0. As usual, when it gets red, the team will come together, “said a native of Nové Město na Moravě.
“We couldn’t play what we were used to. We tried to get centers, we tried to get there. Unfortunately we put a stick and a crossbar, at the end I had a balance. We didn’t want it today and unfortunately we lost here.” added the Czech national team member, who hit the crossbar at the end of the setup.
Slavia fired only twice between the poles in the match. “It didn’t go well in the middle, because the locals had it very crowded. So we wanted to get there on the sides and then push into the lime. But either we didn’t put it there, we got stuck unnecessarily or we missed the center. it was also a lot affected by the pitch, and then a greater predation in the lime, “said Holeš.
His team lost the lead in the league after this round and is losing three points to Pilsen in second place. Holeš is convinced that the defeat of Slavia will not affect the eighth finals of the European Conference League in Linz on Thursday, where he will defend a 4: 1 lead from the domestic duel. “Thinking before the cup probably won’t mean it. We have to put it behind us and now we’re focusing on Thursday’s match. Maybe there will be a better pitch,” Holeš wished.
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