Aug 9, 2022 |
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Spartak Trnava's team of footballers completed a morning training session today and after a joint lunch, the red and black team set off for Poland, where they will meet home Rakow in Czestochowa on Thursday in the rematch of the 3rd preliminary round of the European Conference League. In the league match, they did not get too excited for the revenge, as they only drew 2:2 with Žilina.
"I think the mood is not bad. We managed a relatively lost match for at least one point, although it was difficult for everyone. The performance was good, very good in the second half. We got into a lot of situations and even though we didn't win this game, we could have won it. We need to be more efficient, maybe if we had played five more minutes, we would have won it. It was clear that the team did not give up, the substitutes and the system change helped. I felt positive energy from the team, even though we didn't do well," said coach Michal Gašparík, who did not include even one of the pair of attackers Ristovski - Boateng in the starting line-up. In the second half, he sent them both to the pitch and the Trnava team at least managed to equalize.
So the Spartak team tried out what it's like to play with a two-goal deficit and were able to erase it in half an hour. They have a whole game to do in Poland and perhaps the second half performance and formation could be a guide to how to do it. "It's a recipe, also from the point of view that they play a three-back system. It helped us a lot in this match, although before, when we let them play together, it often hurt us. This time, I felt from them that when they went to the field from the bench, a positive emotion came from them, which I guess they will carry into this match as well. Strikers are an eternal debate, I experienced it here as a player. It's such a layman's view, but even in modern football, the best teams play with one striker. Other things are important and how many players will be involved in the offensive.
However, Rakow and I will go for two strikers and I believe that we will be effective. We tried to lose 0:2 and it was not easy, because people started to whistle at us and wanted Spartak. At the same time, just when they shouted it, we played well, we attacked high, the guys ran, the only thing missing were the goals in the end. The players got out of it and managed at least a draw. Now the first goal is decisive, when we get it, it's over. If we gave him and also used the fact that Rakow lost in the league, we would get a psychological advantage." says the head coach, who also noticed the situation in the stands, where the fans loudly expressed their dissatisfaction.
"I realize that everyone wants to win and I would also like more points. At the same time, we play better than in the spring, we just don't score the goals. If people assess it soberly, they see that the guys are working hard, no one complains about fatigue, and they play every three or four days. We mostly dominate on the pitch, we have won more fights, run more kilometers, high pressing works very well for us - everything the fans want to see was there, it's just not translated into the result. What I liked was that when he stopped encouraging the boiler, the west stand caught on and the guys felt it.
Spartak has had a strange start to the season, having played all of the first four rounds at home. However, he won only once and won five points. For comparison, at this time last year, Trnava was first with nine points for three wins and an unfortunate loss in Senica. "I said right away that it's not an advantage. It is best played at home-away. If we don't manage one match, we get under pressure. It's not financially easy for people either, I also wouldn't go to the cinema every three days, for example, even though it would be a great movie. We appreciate those people who came. Although there were fewer of them now, it's still a nice number. Those who do not focus only on criticism must also see a lot of positive things there."
The Spartak team now have two away games and a lot of mileage ahead of them. First, the rematch in Poland, and immediately from there they move straight to the east, where Michalovci await them on Sunday. They will get home soon after a week.
