“When we knew that both of our head coaches wanted a rest after the season, we started looking for new alternatives. As soon as Pavel Patera ended up in Mladá Boleslav, we contacted him and found out if he would be interested in working for us, “says Petr Ton’s sports director Petr Ton, adding that Sparta has been interested in Parta for a long time.
–
The former excellent striker, who as a player won four world titles with the national team and was also at the Olympic gold in Nagano, was free from the end of January, when he surprisingly ended up in Mladá Boleslav by mutual agreement, which he led together with Radim Rulík. Patera worked in the Skating Club as an assistant for the last four seasons, before that he was a head coach for two years and then an assistant in the first league Kladno.
–
“After an excellent playing career, he trained as a youth, with adults (in Mladá Boleslav) he learned from the great coaches Radim Rulík and Miloš Hořava, who sees in him a possible candidate for a coach for the national team. I experienced it myself during training and I believe that it will be successful with us, “added Ton.
–
Josef Jandač is still waiting for the title. I’m not collapsed. Sometimes it is given to you, sometimes notVideo: Sport.cz
But now comes the highest challenge in his coaching career. “The offer from Sparta doesn’t come every day, it’s a big challenge for me! I’m looking forward to it! I take Sparta as my first experience with a big club. At the club level, Sparta is the most there can be. I also perceive it historically, “admits Patera and knows the expectations from the club will be far greater than he was used to in Mladá Boleslav.
–
“But that attracts me the most! I don’t want to talk about myself, but when we went to the championships with the national team, we didn’t care about second or third place. We wanted gold. I would like to rejoice after the last match, not to stand on the bench and watch the rejoicing opponent, “he says firmly and admits that for the first time Sparta contacted him in February, when it looked like the national team would not take over after Filip Pešán Fin Kari Jalonen, but then the Prague coach Miloslav Hořava.
–
Pater chose Patrik Martinec as his assistant. This season, he stood by Jaroslav Modrá at the turn of České Budějovice, which has reached bronze. Martinec reports his return to Sparta after six years, when he held the position of sports manager at the club.
–
“Patrik Martinec, whom Pavel chose, we also had selected. We are very happy for that. Patrik has deep Spartan roots and is constantly moving forward in training. His last engagement in České Budějovice is a clear example of this, “says Ton.
–
“First of all, I am very happy that Patrik ended up in Budějovice and we can work together in Sparta. We’ve talked before and tasted something, but we don’t have a big meeting until after the weekend. I believe that we will agree on everything and share the responsibility, “said Patera, adding that there is a possibility to expand the coaching staff by another name.
–
Patera is already thinking about the style his new team should present. “It depends on what types of players we have. It is annoying for everyone when the opponent gives him little space and a lot of skates. That’s what we want to be. In addition, Sparta has a lot of good players, so if they manage to put it all together, it will be great! But it depends on the types of players, the age structure of the team and other factors. “
–
And it is the work on the final form of the staff for next year that will be Pater’s content in the coming days. “We have to create a core that we will add a maximum of one or two players in the summer. The boys finished the season on Thursday, so they need to get time off to rest physically and mentally. When he gets back, we’ll jump into summer training. We have an idea, but we will only fine-tune the exact dates, “concludes Patera.
—
