Back among the elites. In Hradec, they look under themselves, warn of a brutal fate and no longer face the media rush

“I would be modest. It looks nice on the table, but we still have a long way to go. We don’t set goals, we go game after game and we want to collect as many points as possible by the end of autumn, so that we can do well in winter and winter training. ‘start of the second half of the season, “said Kodeš after Saturday’s home win over Zbrojovka Brno 2: 1.

Hradec finished last year’s regular season as a rookie in sixth place and was awarded five title group duels. He collected four more points and with the victory over Slavia he actually decided that the world title would go to Pilsen.

In the current season, after twelve rounds, they are in fourth place, three points behind Sparta, third, and five behind Slavia, second. But in Hradec, they rather deal with positions below them.

“The middle of the table is terribly balanced, you lose twice and you can be in the relegation zone. We are definitely looking down, which is why home matches with Teplice are important. We want to beat these opponents and keep them underneath us. I have to say that we are doing well so far, “says Kodeš.

Miroslav Koubek’s men are four points clear of Olomouc in sixth place, but are “only” eight ahead of Zlín in penultimate fifteenth place. The Fortuna championship is extremely balanced so far, with the exception of leaders Plzeň and the last Pardubice.

“You never have peace in football. Check out our Spring Brutal Draw where we play everywhere. We appreciate every point. We will certainly not be comfortable during the winter, we have a lot of work to do. Twenty points is not a satisfaction. no one has survived with that yet, “the coach emphasizes, adding that his team plays in the second half of the season, for example in Pilsen, Slavia, Ostrava or Olomouc.

Departure of the supports? We score points even without them

The important thing is that the Rogues are still able to cope with the departure of some supports. Full-back Jan Mejdr joined Sparta in the summer, after the opening rounds, creative midfielder Adam Vlkanova was signed by Viktoria Pilsen.

“Transfers are part of football and every team notices when two or three stable members of the starting lineup leave,” says Kodeš. We substitute and score points even without them “, he adds with confidence.

It will not take under injections

Also important is the return of goalkeeper Michal Reichel, who, coupled with a well-organized defense, has most of the fact that Hradec has conceded the same number of goals in twelve rounds. Like Slavia and one more than Sparta.

But in the last duel against Brno, Pavol Bajza had to replace the support between the three posts. “Michal suffered a minor injury in training before the game, but according to the doctors he will not need long-term care for several weeks,” Koubek revealed.

It is unclear whether he will arrive at the next meeting in České Budějovice. “Maybe it would also work against Brno with a little monkey, but I don’t accept it,” underlined the coach, who repeatedly denies that his team plays in a rude way. Hradec leads the league statistic for the number of red and yellow cards as well as fouls.