Along with Růžička, one of his assistants, Daniel Branda, is also retiring. The other – Karel Mlejnek – however, remains and has also been promoted. It was he who was appointed with immediate effect the new head of Vervy’s switchboard.
“We thank Vladimír Růžiček and Daniel Brando for their services to Litvínov and wish them much happiness and success in their future careers and personal lives,” Litvínov said on his official website, adding that on Tuesday he will introduce the new implementation team.
It was last November, when less than a third of the regular season had been played, when Litvínov sacked coach Vladimír Országh. From tenth place … Twenty points clear at the bottom of the standings … After two victories over Sparta and Pilsen …
Růžička took the stage. That Růžička, who grew up as a player in Litvínov and played 335 games there, scored 221 goals and added 182 assists.
“Vláďa Růžička is a manager who has a lot of experience at the club and national level. I believe he will help us stabilize the team’s performance,” explained club chief executive Pavel Hynek at the time.
It is now obvious that Růžiček failed to stabilize his performance. On the contrary … Last season, not only did he not keep the tenth place, but he dropped three places, so the North Bohemians could forget about the playoffs.
And now? Litvínov has scored just one point in the last seven rounds, for a total of nine in fourteen games. Kladno lost four to the penultimate … It was clear that the current situation was unsustainable.
