Sparta captain Bořek Dočkal was very sorry after Sunday’s 0: 2 loss on the Slavia field that the Leten team did not take promising chances at the beginning of the derby, and he also took some of the blame on himself.
“There are, of course, more reasons for the defeat. The main thing is probably that when we entered the match well and everyone felt that we were a better team on the field, we were not able to capitalize on a goal and get into the lead,” said Dočkal in interview for club television.
“We really played well in the beginning and created a lot of situations. It’s an outdoor match, a derby. We can’t expect five hundred percent opportunities to come. Today was a decent chance and it’s our fault, the offensive players, that we didn’t get the team in the lead,” he said. A 32-year-old midfielder who didn’t show much in the match except for one shot.
According to him, the derby was significantly influenced by the leading goal of Tomáš Holeš from the last minute of the opening act, which calmed the home team. “In such a match, the first goal gets the team to a great advantage and Slavia then played it well,” Dočkal had to admit.
After the change of the sides, the Spartans did not get into the game at all, in the 81st minute, the substitute Stanislav Tecl added the Slavic fuse.
“I’m sorry we managed to play well more or less half-time or just to the goal. I would expect us to squeeze them in the second half, make it harder for them and create more chances. Unfortunately, Slavia already had it under control,” admitted Captain Sparta. .
Interview with coach Jindřich Trpišovský after the winning derby Video: O2 TV Sport
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Coach Pavel Vrba’s charges from the second place in the table are already losing 17 points in Slavia, even though they have two good matches. “We should probably take that feeling from the first half into the next matches and the rest of the season. We have to acknowledge the strength of Slavia that she has now,” said Dočkal.
“On the other hand, with the absences and the Slavia line-up, we should have played a better result today,” the Slavist offspring knew.
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