Thursday’s duel with Cluj is very important for Slavia. All the teams have the same points in the group, a defeat would greatly complicate the ambitions of the first place in the group. According to coach Jindřich Trpišovský, what will be the key?
At the beginning of the season, Slavia overturned their opponents in the league, scoring goals like on a treadmill. If he scored the first goal, it was often a big assignment in the opponent’s goal.
But the problems arise if the seamers cash in first, in which case they practically can’t turn the game around. Slavia scored the first goal of the match eight times, then only managed to win the match once, at home against Ballkani.
On the contrary, in the games in which he scored first, he never lost. Trpišovský knows very well that the first goal can also decide in Romania.
“I am convinced of it. The part of the season we played also confirms it. When we scored the first goal of the match, I added another one and our performance maintained the quality. On the other hand, when we conceded goals, we did not. we managed to do it with the points and the team’s performance worsened. “ Trpišovský said at the press conference.
Another thing Slavia has to focus on is performance and results away from home. While at home in Eden, except for the match against Cluj, he dominates and beats the opponent, he often loses away from home.
They lost with Hradec, they drew with Panathinaikos, they lost with Raków, they drew with Slovácko, they drew with Sivasspor, they lost in Pilsen and Olomouc. So what needs to change?
We will adapt a lot, but of course you are right that we have to have a different nature and a different mentality away from home. There will be changes both as regards the formation that will be forced, and as regards the opponent, who in some things is very strong “. reveals the Slavia coach.
“We have to be efficient in the end. We have to avoid losing matches and the recent mistake I made with the first goal. There will be a lot to fix, we will start with a different composition than last week.” concluded Trpišovský.
Source: SK Slavia Prague
