The postponement of the match against Slovácko and the unexpected two-week break probably saved Letenská. After the Slavia derby debacle, he seemed to be praying for a futile autumn to end quickly. The opposite is true. “Now we have some waves. We play quite well up and down. It’s a pity that autumn is ending, but now we focus on Baník,” Tomáš Wiesner told club television.
The Danish coach managed to suppress his coaching ego. Before the trip to Pilsen, he essentially withdrew from his philosophy, changed tactics and switched to a three-stopper formation. “A difficult decision, but I felt we had to change after the derby,” explains Priske.
It paid off. Sparta defeated Viktoria for the first time, winning in Pilsen for the first time in 11 years. In extra time they defeated the unpopular Slovácko, with whom they lost three out of four official matches last season. At the end of the series they also defeated the weakened South Bohemia, although with only one goal lead they left them in hopes until the end.
“The most important of all are the 3 points, but it is true that we could have made the game more peaceful with the advantage of one more player. We didn’t have as much control over the game as we would have liked. On the other hand, it was the third victory in seven days and many players played many minutes in it,” Priske said after the annual duel, in which Sparta commemorated the 129th anniversary of its foundation in thick fog and white retro shirts.
“Third win, still with zero. It’s important for Kovy (Kovář goalkeeper), for the whole defense and for the whole team. I hope we will continue to do it,” said Wiesner.
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Sparta these days is also characterized by the striker of the national team Jan Kuchta. The fewer goals he scores lately, the more work he does for the team.
“Kuchta is happy that we won, but he’s also angry with himself. He didn’t score a goal, but I think he deserved it for his performance. He had more defensive duties, in the second half, for example, he personally defended Hora at České Budějovice After the foul he was also given a red card and a penalty could be called,” Priske stressed.
“He hasn’t scored a goal, but that’s just football. When you work the way Honza works, I think eventually the well-deserved reward will come,” added the Danish coach.
