A week ago, the Slavic football players drew a 3: 3 draw with Feyenoord in the opening quarterfinals of the European Conference League in Rotterdam, and their coach Jindřich Trpišovský still sees the chances of both opponents evenly balanced. He believes that the people of Prague under his leadership will finally pass to the semifinals on the third attempt and equal the best Czech cup result.
Slavia, led by the current implementation team, failed last year and in 2019 in the quarterfinals of the European League. This time he probably has the best chance of advancing to the semifinals.
“It’s hard to compare, the situation was a bit different every time. I take it as if it’s one match. It’s a bit like the first match wasn’t played. Due to the strength of the opponent, it’s still 50 to 50,” Trpišovský said.
“The opponent has a great quality, which he has shown in previous mutual matches. We take it as a great challenge, a great chance, because one match separates us from the semifinals and we play at home,” he added.
His charges would, if necessary, equalize the club and Czech maximum in the cups since the division of the federation. So far, only Slavia has played the semifinals in the UEFA Cup in 1996.
“I don’t think about it much like that. The motivation is rather to be able to do it and play other big matches. Of course it would be nice, because it would be a record in history again,” Trpišovský thought.
26 years ago, Slavia, under the leadership of František Cyprus, passed through the AS Rome among the last four units. “Mr. Cipro had a birthday today, so we wished him,” said his successful colleague. “They got through AS Roma at the time, I watched it as a young man on TV and I know how huge a success it was,” Trpišovský added.
“But no one has much in mind. We want to prove it here and now, to try to play a double match to be in the European Cup final. That is the main motivation and we do not take the past into it,” said the red and white strategist.
His charges will encounter Feyenoord for the fourth time this season. In addition to the opening match of last week’s quarterfinals, the teams have already competed in the group, where Slavia first lost 1: 2 in Rotterdam and drew 2: 2 in the domestic rematch.
“The match in Rotterdam had it all. It showed us that the opponents are very balanced, that they have to play until the last second. every player who starts from the beginning and during the match must approach the maximum in his post, “Trpišovský roared.
According to him, both teams will say that in order not to offer the opponent a goal, to be responsible and not to let the opponent into the lead. “But I think both teams have such players in the squad that they get carried away by the game anyway. I think the start will be more careful, but with a high presink on both sides. Whoever takes the lead will get a huge advantage,” the coach predicted.
He believes that a great advantage for the Czech champion could be the retaliation of the home environment, where Slavia lost only one of the last 14 cup matches.
“We feel how excited people are. We believe there will be a great backdrop that makes football football. I believe that the performance of us and the fans will come together and we will get closer to some of the matches we’ve played here. It’s always better to play at home that you know. Trpišovský nodded.
If the match ends in a draw even after extra time, he will determine the advanced penalty shootout. “The boys are training penalties on an ongoing basis. I firmly hope they don’t happen. In the cabin, I said that if there was a shootout, I would leave and close where I could not hear. Then they would come and tell me how it turned out. I’d rather to decide in the match who with whom, “he wished.
Tomáš Holeš, Yira Sor and Maksym Talovjerov missed the weekend league match with Pardubice due to health problems. “One of the pair Holeš and Sor will definitely be, we will see the other after training. Maks had a temperature over the weekend, he should join the team today. We will see him tomorrow morning. Petr Ševčík will also be available for part, but for the whole match 99 percent will not be, “added Trpišovský.
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