“Erik Jirka hit the ball beautifully in front of the goal, I closed it at the far post. I’m glad he went over there. A goal means a lot to me, you can often do similar runs from left back. That way, I can help the team also in attack, “Jemelka described his debut goal, which scored the final 2-0 in the 82nd minute and eventually calmed the home team.
He arrived in Pilsen as a stopper, but in recent games he also appears on the edge of defense. “I support the attack more, but obviously running up and down is more challenging. I am happy to enter shooting positions and sometimes to add goals. Full-backs are expected, Milan Havel is also quite productive. I try to be as good as possible, but obviously I also have to think on the defensive. Assists and goals are something more, “explains Jemelka.
Obviously the registration fee will not be missing. “The boys have already told me I have it in the box. I’m happy to pay, I think it’s more expensive than in Olomouc,” smiles the 27-year-old defender of the national team, who arrived west of Bohemia from Sigma.
Bayern? We will try to torture him more
After a successful match with Mlada Boleslav, Plzeň is looking forward to the next Champions League match. Bayern Munich will join Štruncové Sády on Wednesday, who inflicted a 5: 0 debacle on coach Michal Bílek’s side in their first match.
“It will be an incredibly difficult match, they will not let go of anything, even if they are big favorites. They will want to score three points, their goal will be to destroy us in the first 20 minutes and then finish the match. As it was with them. I expect that we can torment them with more at home, we have to find loopholes on video with the coaches, where they can be caught, “predicts Jemelka.
In Tuesday’s match in Munich, he leapt to the midpoint with a 3-0 score for the big German club. We agreed that the coaches would spare me. There was also a lot to do with the national team. So I was fully prepared for the championship. We have not made the qualitative leap in a dramatic way, in such a situation you have nothing to lose, “says one of the pillars of Pilsen’s defense.
The fact that coach Michal Bílek relies on him is also confirmed by his above-average workload. He gets used to the load of the match as he goes. “Everyone is fighting as best they can. Also, there are players who have also played in the preliminary rounds of the European Cups. We have a large staff, we can help with the rotation. It’s difficult, but we all wanted it to be like that,” he points out.
