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At Monday’s meeting of the Slovak national football team in Senec, coach Štefan Tarkovič reported to 25 of the 27 nominated players. The unpleasant news is the injury to the defender of RCD Mallorca, Martin Valjent, who was ruled out by problems with groin.
Defender Tomáš Hubočan will join the team in the evening. The Slovaks will face a double match in Russia and Croatia in the qualifying match for the World Cup 2022 in October, first in Kazan (October 8) and then in Osijek (October 11).
“The current situation in the nomination is that out of 27 nominees, 25 will take part in today’s training. Hubočan is missing, who will join the team in the evening. Valjent, who has a tanning health problem, will not take part in the crash. He plays the last matches with sprays, takes medicine and the problem gets worse. He is not 100% okay, but in case of an extreme situation, if there are problems with the tested players, he is ready to help the national team, ” he said at a press conference Tarkovich.
The state of health of midfielder Stanislav Lobotka from SSC Naples is questionable, Tarkovič will consult with the medical team: “I have already said this after the previous match, I am sorry for the situation when the injured players left the last moment. But now I can’t say anything more about Lobotek, we’ll see. “
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Stanislav Lobotka
Source: TASR
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The Slovaks will first play the match in Russia: “The Russians managed the September matches as they imagined. However, we have players who will come to Slovakia motivated. I believe that we will manage not only the match in Russia, but also others in Croatia. I’m not going to talk about any point goal, whether the four points will be good or something else. We go from match to match. We have to realize that we are playing against the two currently best teams in the group, they have two points ahead of us. We want to be in the game of promotion even after October. I am convinced that we have the quality to make it happen. “
The only complete newcomer to the A-team of the Slovak Republic is the 22-year-old striker Baník Ostrava Ladislav Almási, who is shooting well in the Czech league this season. Midfielder Albert Rusnák from Real Salt Lake also returned to the team. “Albert is an alternative to Ondrej Dud. Almasi is doing well, I am happy about that. As for his red card in the last match, it’s football, “ added Tarkovich.
After six rounds, the Slovaks are in the third place of the H-group with a gain of 9 points. Both of their October opponents have 13 points in their account. The Slovaks lost to the Croats 0: 1 in September, but the Russians defeated the Russians 2: 1 in the initial duel at home. Only the winner of the group will advance directly to Qatar for the final tournament, the team in the second place fights in the draw.
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Marek Hamšík
Source: TASR
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The progressive game is therefore very tough and the Slovaks are now under the imperative of gaining as many points as possible. The Russians are always unpleasant at home, in addition, the Slovaks have something to return after the loss in Trnava. According to the Turkish Trabzonspor Marek Hamšík guests will make every effort to gain three points.
“They have a new coach. Karpin is a young coach, a former representative. They will definitely be well prepared for us. But we want to win. There are four more matches, 12 points are played. It would be nice to withdraw Russia to minus one point now. We have to be excited to win. ” said the captain of the Slovak Republic, who also commented on the margin of teammate Lobotka.
“I’ve always said that Stano is a very important player for us and our game. We know he didn’t play for a minute after the injury. I hope it gets better, and I have to believe that it can be put together. I was in contact with several injured teammates, unfortunately many did not manage to get in order. “
Naples midfielder himself still doesn’t know if he will be available for an important double match: “I feel good, but I still have some medical examinations. I still train individually, I try to strengthen the muscle. It’s hard to say if I dare for at least one match. We have to find the right way together so that it benefits both the team and me. “
Updated nomination of the Slovak national football team for matches of the World Cup 2022 qualification
Goalkeepers:
Marek Rodak (FC Fulham)
Dusan Kuciak (Lechia Gdansk)
Dominik Greif (RCD Mallorca)
František Plach (Piast Gliwice)
Defenders:
Peter Pekarík (Hertha Berlin)
Martin Koscelnik (Slovan Liberec)
Lukáš Pauschek
Vernon de Marco (both SK Slovan Bratislava)
Lubomir Satka (Lech Poznan)
Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan)
Tomas Hubocan (Omonia Nicosia)
Dávid Hancko (Sparta Prague)
Midfielders:
Patrik Hrosovsky (KRC Genk)
Juraj Kucka (FC Watford)
Marek Hamsik (Trabzonspor)
Matus Bero (Vitesse Arnhem)
Ondrej Duda (1. FC Kolin)
Stanislav Lobotka (SSC Napoli)
Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake)
Erik Jirka (Real Oviedo)
Lukáš Haraslín (Sparta Prague)
Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen)
Ivan Schranz (Slavia Prague)
Attackers:
Róbert Boženík (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
David Strelec (Spezia Calcio)
Ladislav Almasi (Banik Ostrava)
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Substitutes
Goalkeepers:
Dominik Holec (Sparta Prague), Samuel Petráš (MŠK Žilina)
Defenders:
Boris Sekulič (Chicago Fire), Norbert Gyömbér (US Salernitana), Lukáš Štetina (Sparta Prague), Tomáš Huk, Jakub Holúbek (both Piast Gliwice), Róbert Mazáň (AEL Limassol)
Midfielders:
Peter Pokorný (Real Sociedad San Sebastian), Branislav Niňaj (Sepsi OSK), Erik Sabo (Rizespor), Jakub Považanec (FK Jablonec), Jakub Hromada (Slavia Praha), László Bénes (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Róbert Mak (Ferencváros Budapest), Róbert Pich (Slask Wroclaw), Christián Herc (Grasshopper Zürich), Adrián Kaprálik, Matúš Rusnák (both MŠK Žilina), David Hrnčár (ŠK Slovan Bratislava)
Attacker:
Samuel Mráz (ŠK Slovan Bratislava)
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Gigi Buffon taught a lesson to younger teammates, beating them all in a children’s game:
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