Almost two years in Europe without a loss. Plzeň is not going to collapse as a result of the defeat – Sport.cz

It was the first day of November 2022 when Pilsen lost 2-4 at home to Barcelona and finished the Champions League group stage without a single point. Since then, however, he has been playing on the international stage. They did not lose in 90 minutes, in the last season of the Conference League, they were eliminated in the quarter-finals against Fiorentina in extra time.

Koubek himself drew attention to this statistic. Why? To put the 0:0 tie with Ludogorek in more positive dimensions.

“Death is not always a tragedy. Every non-loss is a strong result for the Czech team. We don’t fall apart. Yes, we might have calculated that this match would be the easiest in the top tier of the Europa League, so we would like to have three points. It would be lovely. It may be a loss, but the performance was not bad at all,” said the experienced coach.

The players find it very similar. Captain Kalvach continued that there were plenty of opportunities or clues in the game. But the ball could not be pushed into the net. Of course, he also understands that the connected result is very worthy of the penalty caught by Martin Jedlička.

“Maybe we’re not more relaxed, playing around with the situation even more,” Kalvach points out. The chances of Daniel Vašulín, who hit the post from an angle in the second half, are very difficult.

“At first I was looking at Cadu to put it against his leg, but the defender caught it. So I gave myself the ball. I saw a spot on the front post and unfortunately I hit it,” the lanky striker describes. In general, he believes that Pilsen does not have a bit of luck or a better choice of location.

Koubek also admitted to a little cramp at the end. “It’s always around and around. One last pass, just put it through. The accuracy of the final solution was not required. We can’t get into full protection with our spikes. Pavel Šulc or Prince Adu are trying, but the technical performance is not perfect. We need more shooting. We have been lacking accuracy lately. On the other hand, we scored three goals last week in Frankfurt,” said Koubek.

The chance to break it will be on Sunday at home against Pardubice.

“The games are coming fast. It is definitely important for us to win the duel before the international break. So that we can rejuvenate and have peace of mind for work,” explained Kalvach. “We have to win, the train is not going through,” Vašulín shouts.