They are an obstacle for them, and they will certainly have to be more careful than in the case of the Lithuanian Žalgiris Kaunas. Despite this, they believe that they will knock out Spartak Trnava and advance to the playoffs of the UEFA Conference League. However, Lech Poznań has considerable respect for the “red and black”.
On Thursday, August 10 at 8 p.m., the current leader of the Polish Ekstraklasa will welcome the Slovak club Spartak Trnava in the first match of the 3rd preliminary round of the UEFA Conference League and the reigning Slovnaft Cup winners have to prepare for much more quality than Latvian FK Auda Kekava.
news-item-description">FC Spartak Trnava footballers, in the case of advancing through Lech Poznaň, will meet in the play-off of the European Conference League with the defeated team from the 3rd preliminary round of the European League between Slavia Prague and SC Dnipro-1. It was decided by Monday’s draw at the headquarters of the European Football Union (UEFA) in Nyon, Switzerland.
For advancement to the playoffs, in which one of the two will be waiting for the more successful one SK Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) – Dnipro-1 (Ukr.), will compete with last year’s Conference League quarter-finalist, Poland Lech Poznań. “Their biggest advantage is that their coach John van den Brom has a lot of options at his disposal,” he spoke to ŠPORT.sk Cezary KolasPolish journalist Sports Review.
“He has a wide squad and can rotate it. Their goal is to win the title in Poland and make it to the group stage of the Conference League. In July, they bought a pair of very good footballers – left back Ellias Andersson from Djurgarden and right winger Dino Hotič from Cercle Bruggy. Pre Lech their arrival is a significant boost,” explains.
Lech Poznaň, source: SITA
Polish “totaalvoetbal” awaits Trnava
According to Kolas, Trnava must prepare for significant offensive pressure, which the 58-year-old Dutch expert demands from his players John van den Brom. He has experience working in clubs such as KRC Genk, Anderlecht Brussels, AZ Alkmaar, Utrecht and Ajax Amsterdam.
„Lech he likes attacking football and also has a strong backup. It has quality, especially in players like Radoslaw Murawski or Jesper Karlström. As for coach van den Brom, he did not enter Poznań in the best way and had to go through a big crisis.” Kolas recalls the Dutchman’s bitter beginnings in Poznań.
“He kicked one loss after another and also ended up on the shield of Karabakh Agdam in the Champions League, but then he managed to shake it off and lead Lech Poznań to the quarter-finals of the Conference League against Fiorentina. He must be credited for handling the enormous pressure. Lech has a beautiful stadium, amazing fans, but they want success and have expectations. And they don’t forgive,” points out.
FC Vion Zlaté Moravce-Vráble – FC Spartak Trnava, 2nd round of the Nike League, source: TASR
The road to success and one of the advantages of Trnava
The paper favorite is undoubtedly the Polish club. The market value of his squad is almost five times higher than Trnava’s, but that may not be decisive. This is also claimed by journalist Przeglad Sportowe, who pointed out several weaknesses of Lech, through which the path to success for Spartak players could lead.
“Sometimes they pull the defensive formation too high, which opens up space for the opponent, who has a chance to send a cross straight at their attacker. That’s also why you can surprise the Poznań players with a counterattack, moreover, they sometimes make mistakes and lose balls easily.” Kolasa claims and added one example, “Jesper Karlström made a stupid mistake in the first match against Žalgiris and the Lithuanians managed to score a goal. It should also be emphasized that players must know Spartak Lech very good straight from the Ekstraklasa. Several of them played in this league, which they can certainly benefit from.”
Spartak Trnava after knocking Legia Warsaw out of the Champions League in 2018, source: TSR
They remember what Trnava did five years ago
The betting companies’ odds are heavily tilted in favor of the Polish team, which is also hungry for another big success on the European stage. The goals of Poznań are clearly set – success on the domestic front, as well as abroad. Nevertheless, Lech realizes that Spartak is not worthy of being underestimated.
In Poland, they still remember how five years ago the Slovak club managed to “eject” the then Polish champion from the 2nd preliminary round of the Champions League Legia Warsaw. And that’s why they don’t want to leave anything to unfathomable chance at the Municipal Stadium in Poznań.
“They are convinced that Spartak is undoubtedly better than Žalgiris. We are all aware of it here in Poland and we respect it Spartakthey have great respect here. Fans remember well how Trnava eliminated Legia five years ago. I think for Lech it will not be an easy obstacle at all. Poznań must avoid the mistakes they made against Žalgiris and also in the last Ekstraklasa match, when they drew with Zaglebi Lubin,“ points out Cezary Kolasa, who, however, thinks that the eight-time champion of Poland has what it takes to end all Trnava goals in the European Cup.
“In my opinion, he has what it takes to do it, but the playoffs can be extremely difficult for Poznań, as they enter it as an unseeded team. But, I would like to emphasize once again that the fans, journalists and Lech himself have great respect for Spartak and it will certainly not be easy.” added the Polish journalist.
2023-08-07 18:17:00
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