His story is already known, the key man of East Bohemia spent the whole summer deciding whether he would stay or go elsewhere. “I dealt with it a lot. Everywhere I went, everyone asked. It’s part of football, I’m used to it. I didn’t even mind, but everyone asks the same thing, you keep explaining the same thing. But it’s over. We will see. I don’t know myself,” explained Vlkanova.
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Slavia showed interest in the skilful midfielder, even inviting him to Eden for their match in the spring, but negotiations between the clubs did not lead to an agreement. “I believed it from the beginning, we had some sort of agreement, but then they didn’t agree with Hradec. This is no longer up to me, I can’t say or judge if someone should have behaved differently,” Vlkanova looked back.
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Anyway, his relationship with Slavia fans has developed to an unusual level. The supporters of the red and white team shouted at him at the Mladá Boleslav stadium, where Hradec will also play home matches this season. Derogatory expressions were heard from the stands towards the Hradec captain, then chants that no one wanted him.
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Vlkanova did nothing about it. “I enjoyed it, it drew me into the match even more. Meanwhile, these fans wanted me to go there. This made me laugh even more. But I get it. Their team was losing, they’re making fun of it, there were hard fights, that’s how it should be. It’s not dead,” the subtle midfielder smirked.
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He contributed to another spectacular meeting of the favorite. “I enjoyed it. I’m really happy, we played hard, we fought it. We can also thank Reichy (goalkeeper Reichl),” rejoiced Vlkanova. “We didn’t let them have chances, only in the end were the centers getting there,” he added after the Votroks’ dream start to the season. Explanation? “We’re probably more experienced, we haven’t finished such matches before,” he concluded.
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Hrace Králové footballers are rejoicing over the victory over Slavia.Photo: Vit Černý, CTK
And he continues to play for his own advancement. “Adam is a smart guy. He has to move on if he doesn’t want to harm himself and transfer somewhere. After all, who wants a sour player? He knows it. In addition, the transfer deadline has not yet ended, for us it would of course be a noticeable weakening,” Hradec coach Miroslav Koubek summarized the situation surrounding the team leader.
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“I’m here. I do everything to make Hradec as successful as possible. What will be will be. We’ll see. As long as I’m here, I’ll do my best for Hradec,” declared the 27-year-old midfielder unequivocally.
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