2024-03-04 16:14:19
“If Sparta had broken the opponent, taken advantage of the home environment and the mood that they turned from 0:2 in the cup in Eden, the decision could have already been made. They don’t need to have such an opportunity anymore,” says former striker Petr Švancara in a traditional commentary for Aktuálně.cz about the events in the football Fortuna: League.
The derby was so boring, I switched to the news in the 70th minute. I didn’t enjoy it at all.
The hype surrounding it, the experts testifying, the guests being invited, no one expected that it would be unwatchable.
Derby attracts attention by at least having emotions in it when it no longer offers football. There was nothing here.
Both teams went to the field with the main goal of not getting a goal, it was a tactical battle for a result that ultimately suits both. Sparta still has a lead of four points, Slavia is still in the title game.
However, I would criticize the home team. If they broke the opponent, took advantage of the home environment and the mood that they won in Eden in the cup, when they turned around from 0:2, it could already be decided.
He may not have such an opportunity anymore.
It will be compared a lot to the autumn derby, which everyone condemned, how hateful and cruel it was. Sure, fights don’t belong in football, but now there was nothing in it at all.
If autumn entered history as a deterrent example, this will rightly be quickly forgotten.
I switched it in the 70th minute, worried that I would miss something, that the ending would not be better. I didn’t miss anything from what I read.
Just a red card for Preciad. Then I saw the procedure, there was no doubt about it, it was completely deserved.
Foreign players probably cannot imagine what the derby means in our conditions, how it sparks between the Spartans and the Slavists, they don’t get into it and then weaken their team with unnecessary stupidity.
Sparta coach Brian Priske protested the exclusion of his player very indignantly and was reprimanded. Maybe he didn’t see the decisive shot from behind, maybe he thought Bóra had passed it. But he didn’t pass, it was a nasty tackle.
However, it is known about the Spartan bench that they press the referee at every opportunity, jump at him, fight for every out, every foul. The coach would deserve a card every match. But that’s how the celebrants behave, assistant Zbyňa Houštecký was also reprimanded.
At the same time, I liked the referee. He managed it with ease, checking the players, talking to them, I even saw smiles.
The best scorer in the league is Pavel Šulc from Pilsen with thirteen goals, he added two more hits in Pardubice. I’ve been following him for a long time and it doesn’t surprise me.
He was a famous striker, but he has a great gift, he knows how to get into chances, he finds space. He used to throw them away, now he transforms them, that’s the only change. He calmed down, worked on himself, he’s doing well. He has the advantage of being surrounded by decent players who will serve him. He’s talking about a national team jersey.
Pardubice played weakened from the first minute, but still reached for a draw, even though they were already losing 0:3. This team has heart. Coach Radek Kováč admitted that he was worried that they would not lick the debacle, but his boys are well prepared.
I wish they had five more points to be more calm. I really like Pardubice, I like their style, it’s great for our league. I root for Pavlov Černý, a slightly overweight striker, as I like to say, who is still valid even at the age of thirty-nine.
There was a change of coach in two clubs. However, it will take some time for them to manifest their ideas and intentions. Jirka Saňák has it easier in Olomouc, because he moved from the position of assistant, he has the players loaded, he knows them. However, he was not very satisfied with the home draw with Bohemians. Neither game-wise nor in terms of results.
David Horejš drew with Hradec Králové in Jablonec. Point good, but football not so much. I recognize that he always wants to play forward. Wherever he was. He has the Czech league well mapped out, he knows the opponents, the players, he goes to the matches. In my opinion, Hradec has a good future with him on the bench.
- Former league striker. He was born on November 5, 1977.
- One of the greatest talents of Czech football at the beginning of the 21st century. He played for nine different clubs in the top flight. He was brought up by Zbrojovka Brno, from where he transferred to Slavia Prague. He also scored goals for Viktoria Žižkov or Slovácko, abroad for Slovan Bratislava.
- He played 309 matches in the Czech first league, scoring 59 goals.