When Pavel Vrba finished on the bench of the Prague Sparta on May 9, quick speculations arose that the Letna club would probably try the variant with a foreign coach again.
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There has been speculation about Matthias Sammer or Heiko Herrlich, whom Tomáš Rosický, Sparta’s sports director, knows well from Dortmund. In recent days, the name Adrián Guľa has appeared most frequently in the headlines. But in the end, Sparta did not engage even the former coaches of Victoria Pilsen and Wisla Kraków. Although she admitted that he was not shortlisted.
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The man to bring Sparta to the top, the championship he has been waiting for since 2014, will eventually be Brian Priske, a 45-year-old Danish coach who, in the past, is a player to represent his country.
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“As a coach, Brian was formed by the Midtjylland system, which aims to win, develop players and give opportunities to young talent. These are the same goals that we have in Sparta, “said Tomáš Rosický, sports director of Sparta.
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Sparta wants to be successful in cup Europe again. That’s why Priske caught her eye. On the bench of Midtjylland, he managed to celebrate not only the Danish championship title, but also the progression from qualifying to the group stage of the Champions League. And in the autumn of 2020, after Razgrad and Young Boys Bern, they will also eliminate the Prague Slavia team in the decisive qualification round.
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In the main competition itself, the Danish champion played two points after draws with Atalanta Bergamo and Liverpool.
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Priske has only been working as head coach since the summer of 2019. Prior to that, he worked in Midtjylland and FC Copenhagen as an assistant. And as soon as he started an independent coaching career, he immediately won the title with Midtjylland, even with an impressive lead of 14 points.
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The following year, he finished second with this team in the Danish league.
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Last season, Priske worked in Antwerp, Belgium. He eliminated the Cypriot Omonia in the qualification of the European League. Duels with Frankfurt, Fenerbahce and Olympiakos followed in the group. Antwerp scored 5 points, which was not enough to advance.
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Antwerp finished fourth in the league, and coach Prisk was free after the season. And Sparta reached for him.
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The key recommendation for Sparta seemed to be Priske’s work in Central Jutland. It is a club that uses data analysis to the maximum extent possible, works with the most modern methods for selecting players and working on their development.
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“We believe that in Sparta it will build on its current coaching work,” says Sparta sports director Tomáš Rosický.
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The original text was supplemented by a statement by Tomáš Rosický and other information.
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