Slavia is doing well in the derby, she will believe. Sparta will be under enormous pressure, says Vladimír Šmicer
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“We play on the ice in one five, but during the derby we will of course be on opposite sides of the barricade,” confirms the Slavic icon Vladimír Šmicer that he will definitely not watch the battle of ancient rivals together with Koller.
International footballers who take part in the open-air hockey event in Špindlerův Mlýn Winter Hockey Games train regularly in Říčany near Prague. Pictured are Vladimír Šmicer (left) and Jan Koller.
Ondrej Deml, ČTK
“Neither of us is going to the stadium. I will stay at home watching TV, I’m tipping Šmica to a pub in Chabry, where he will enjoy the derby with gusto, “Koller, who went out into the world for football fame from the Spartan church in Letná, is clear in advance.
In one, however, they agree. On Sunday evening, the home Sparta will be under much more pressure.
“The psychological advantage is definitely on Slavia’s side,” says Koller. home match with Jablonec, and if she didn’t even succeed in the derby, Slavia would bounce it off even more in points. This awareness will play a big role. “
“Complete agreement. The pressure on Sparta will be all the greater because it failed in the mentioned match in Pilsen. It was in him that she was to prove that she was rising in performance and that she was already elsewhere than a year ago. Now she has a second attempt. Even more challenging, because if she fails a second time, the pressure on her players and coaches will escalate. It seems to me that this is where there is a bit of fear in Letná, “adds Šmicer.
The argument that Thursday’s confrontation on the European cup scene and the results in the matches of Sparta with the Rangers, resp. Slavia with Feyenoord can have an impact on the mentioned constellation and influence the course of the derby, none of the football legends take it.
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Jaromír Jágr and Jan Koller posed in front of the lenses in Říčany.
Zdeněk Pavlis, Sport.cz
“Slavia did not start the season and qualify for the European Cups, but in the league it has already knocked out and the performance is going up again. Especially her offensive picked up the appropriate pace, so she will go to the derby confidently, and moreover knowing that the league and the fourth title in a row is a priority for her. And to top it all off, there’s a statistical factor and fourteen matches in which she didn’t lose in the league to Sparta, “sums up the arguments of Slavic Šmicer. Only one Czech team qualifies for the Champions League.
“The players of both teams are on the same level with their football qualities, Sparta has it as well composed as Slavia. She has already come to terms with the unsuccessful start of the season, when she paid extra for the fatigue of her biggest supports from the European Championship and a full deal. Now she is fine again, although she is limited by injuries to defenders. It will therefore depend on how he copes with this handicap and how, on the contrary, the home players cope with the importance of the derby in their heads. They managed matches with weaker league opponents, but on Sunday it will be a difficult and demanding test for them. We will see if they knock and be better than three weeks ago in Pilsen, “Koller wonders if and how Sparta will pass the second autumn league test of truth.
Will Adam Hložek shine in the derby? Lately, he’s been taking it on, Jan Koller notes
He is also very curious about the performance for the performance of the home team Adam Hložek.
“It’s a huge talent, but in my eyes it’s still immature. That’s why he doesn’t push hard against strong clubs, as he should. But if he is to pull Sparta, then he should prove himself against better teams. The Derby with Slavia will offer him another opportunity, “the best cannon of the Czech and, of course, the Czechoslovak national team in history is waiting for the nineteen – year – old Letna hope to play its part on Sunday.
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Adam Hložek from Sparta Prague in the position of a lying shooter …
Vlastimil Vacek, Right
“In the previous season, it worked quite well for them in a pair with Juliš. A similar composition suited him, he would need a tall attacker in front of him even now, because he would be offered more options. But I also see a problem in the fact that Hložek has been taking on too much lately, which is nice, but sometimes it’s to the detriment. He should make more use of better-placed teammates. It would be more beneficial for him as well as for productivity and the game of Sparta, “adviser Jan Koller advises Hložek before the derby.
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