Will the end of autumn change your position in Sparta?
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I believe that at least at the start of winter training, yes. Coach Vrba sees that I can play, that the team can work with me. On the other hand, I am not enthusiastic, because there is a lot of competition on Sparta. I still have the first four months of the season in my head, the number of times I didn’t even get on the bench, I played sporadically. Sure, for an attacker, goals are always a boost, but I take the current situation soberly. I’ve had a lot in my career. I was up and down. It’s just a matter of continuing the end-of-autumn course in the spring.
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Honestly, did you believe in November that you would break through?
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I admit that when I didn’t get much of a chance in the fall, I slowly stopped believing I would kick it. Opportunities did not come so much, autumn was coming to an end. I got on the field for ten minutes, then it’s hard to show anything. But it’s great for the attackers that even one goal will break everything.
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That’s exactly what happened in your case.
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I hit Teplice twice, shortly afterwards with Liberec. I started to feel great, I ran into matches completely differently, just fine. Teammates will start looking for you more when they see that you are doing well. I knew we had a quality team that I could use his work.
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Didn’t you regret the winter breaks?
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Goal potency is never certain, so I didn’t take a break. But I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy my current position in Sparta. The numbers speak for her, I’m Sparta’s top scorer so far, which sounds beautiful. I’ve always dreamed of that. Before I got to the position of number one forward on Letná, I went a long way.
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You went through several guest appearances in various clubs, you just returned to Sparta for preparations. Was it hard to bear mentally?
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I missed the biggest chance when I returned to Letná after a happy autumn in Liberec. At that time, I was prepared that the return could be successful. Unfortunately, this did not happen. Sparta and I didn’t do well in the spring, we lost a lot of points. I played in the attack with Tetteh, we changed positions, but it didn’t work out.
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In addition, injuries have interfered with your career.
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I fell out of rhythm several times because of them, the coaches in Sparta stopped counting on me after training. But I think I was valid for the team at every hosting. I showed that I probably could do something, I was thinking about another chance in Sparta. Although I have now come to the position of third, fourth striker in the summer, thanks to injuries from competitors and tactical intentions, I succeeded at the end of the autumn.
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Also thanks to your goals, Sparta is staying behind Slavia and Pilsen. Are you satisfied with the third place?
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At one point, our situation in the league looked worse, but we managed some turning points. For example, a derby with Slavia. Kaňka are losses with Pilsen and Slovakia, or draws at home with Jablonec and Ostrava. Four extra points would move us somewhere else entirely. We advanced from the European League from third place in the group to the Conference League. But we thought of second place to stay in the European League. It was about one goal in the second match at the Rangers. So far, I don’t understand how the home goalkeeper could have caught me in the end. However, it is important that we stay on the European stage.
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