He announced an unexpected end to his career on Monday. On Wednesday against Slovácko, the fans said goodbye to him in the last home match. “I appreciate every single moment of the evening. As I looked around the stands, I think there were people who might not have arrived otherwise, but wanted to wave to me one last time. I appreciate that very much. “Probably the most emotional thing for me was at the end now, when I saw the tears moving in the eyes of some people,” he describes his feelings.
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What happened to you in the 60th minute, when Adam Hložek replaced you and the whole stadium applauded?
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Lots of things, all day. There were more moments when one wants to concentrate and take the match like everyone else, but circumstances do not allow it. Definitely an evening I will never forget. People who are important in my career and life have also arrived. I perceived everything and it was an exceptional evening for me. I will remember him forever, even if the match was not to our liking.
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Č WAITED “Thank you all for coming, I club, for organizing it. And to the teammates I’ve seen care about making that night special for me. I wanted a different result, but I will never forget this day. ” #acsparta
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– AC Sparta Praha (@ACSparta_CZ) May 11, 2022
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You won a penalty in the first half. Didn’t you want to dig her?
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On the day of the match, it flashed through my head that we hadn’t kicked her lately, that she could come. But we shouldn’t change anything, David Hancko is changing them. It was a league match, it would not be good to put it in an exhibition or farewell match. He looked at me, but I left the ball.
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You would definitely like to win the last match of your career. In the constellation in which Sparta has been in recent weeks, how difficult will it be to defeat Slovácko on its soil in a week?
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The final will be a very different match than in the league now. I’m not afraid we won’t find strength at the end of the season. We know it’s a trophy. We would certainly be better off knowing that we are in trouble that we are winning. But each final is specific, the current form does not play such a role in it.
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Did defeating your home goodbye ruin you a lot?
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It would be better to lead 3: 0, to catch people, so that the atmosphere is better. But I’ve already experienced matches that beat the result.
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You were pleasantly surprised by a lot of people with your decision to quit. Haven’t you thought in the last few hours that you were in a hurry?
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No he didn’t say it wasn’t a decision of the last few weeks or a match. It was a long-term decision, I had plenty of time to think. There were significantly more arguments for the end than to continue. I myself waited for what he would do to me when I announced it at the club, to the boys in the cabin, then make a public statement. If I hesitate, I’ll be nervous. Nothing like that came.
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Coaches Petr Rada and Zdeněk Ščasný, who led you before, agree that you would have two or three more seasons to give both Sparta and the league. Will you end up better or worse with such praise?
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I will live much better with the feeling that I finished maybe two or three years before I finished a year late …
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