Coach Jindřich Trpišovský believes that the Slavists will be 100% ready for Sunday’s entry into the league season in České Budějovice, despite the restrictions due to one case of coronavirus in the squad. The defending champion had to end his training in Austria prematurely at the beginning of last week, the players went into isolation for a few days and are training in a special regime. Restrictions affected physical tuning as well as video training. If the team passes further control tests on covid-19 on Saturday with a negative result, they will be able to play in the south of Bohemia.
“It affected us a lot. We had a training program plus two pre-match matches that we had to cancel. We had to dig the regime, the players went back to individual training for a few days. Then we met again for hygiene measures and gradually we are going back to full training. We had a preparatory match between us on Wednesday, “ Trpišovský told reporters.
“We are in a hermetically sealed mode so that no one can get to us so that we do not come into contact with the environment. It is a thing we learn. But we have all the service, we also think about the last details. We have a sufficiently experienced staff to deal with it. We are starting to train together and we are preparing for Sunday’s match. If nothing extraordinary happens, we will be ready on Sunday to manage the league-level match. “ added the coach.
Slavists must avoid meeting in large numbers indoors. “If I had to say what limits us the most, firstly it’s video training and secondly a change in the rhythm of training. We usually have a large-scale video training, now we’re thinking of how to do it. The complications are also about the physical tuning of the players, in the middle you have to go back to the individual mode, “ said Trpišovský.
“But these are all things that can be tuned. We have experienced players, fitness coaches, a lot of specialists. We’re mainly happy that it didn’t hit more players. It’s an inconvenience, but again, you’re a little more experienced. It’s probably something that it will accompany us for a long time, “ added the coach.
During the summer break, his team was strengthened by four players from Liberec – Ondřej Karafiát, Tomáš Malinský, Jan Kuchta, Michal Beran and Ondřej Lingr from Karviná. However, Trpišovský will not make major changes in the basic line-up compared to the spring part.
“I clearly have nine positions, we are dealing with one position in reserve and on the stopper. One player from the new ones is close to the basic line-up, three will probably be nominated. But so far the players are in the team for a short time, it’s difficult. “We have to wash,” said Trpišovský.
He welcomed the fact that a record 18 teams will play in the league due to the consequences of the coronavirus crisis and the failure to finish last season. The superstructure was canceled this time.
“If I had to choose between superstructure and expansion, I will be for 18 teams. They are two new teams in the league. Brno is a bastion of football, if it plays well, people will walk. It is always more interesting for fans to go to new teams. twice she did not solve anything, the order always remained the same. For the people in Brno and Pardubice, and therefore in Prague, it is another opportunity to come to the match with Sparta, with Slavia, “ stated Trpišovský.
Before the season, he extended his contract with Slavia. The new contract is for three years, followed by a two-year option that can be exercised by both parties. “I never thought about not wanting to stay. If I was thinking from a financial point of view, there was a club from Qatar with a contract right in Prague. But I had in my head that I wanted to stay, that’s what I always said. The contract is for five years “It’s an expression of the direction the club wants to go. I believe the peak is yet to come.” said Trpišovský.
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