Viktoria Plzeň has a great year ahead. They won the league, made it to the Champions League and are once again leading the domestic competition. However, in order for the end of the autumn part not to be bitter, she must win two more matches. And Pavel Horváth is very aware of this.
Under coaches Michal Bílek and Pavel Horváth, Plzeň caught a second wind. The season before last, she finished in fifth place and no one really believed that she could return to the top.
In addition, she had financial problems and Adolf Šádek had trouble finding a buyer. But sports successes overcame all the negatives and Viktoria is a strong player again.
The loss to Sparta is thus the first blow in 2022. The lead over Slavia has shrunk to a single point, but Plzeň has a game to spare. But he has to manage if he wants to go into the spring as the leader of the table.
He will welcome Brno in the Doosan Arena, and will face Pardubice in Ďolíček at the weekend. Nothing other than three points against Brno is out of the question.
“The goal is clear, now we lost with Sparta, so we want to get more points and keep our position at the top of the table,” said assistant coach Pavel Horváth for the club website.
“Fatigue and abrasions are accumulating, so we are slowly looking at the end of the autumn part, but we know very well that these two games are very important and we want to be ready for them,” adds Horváth.
Zbrojovka will bring an old acquaintance to western Bohemia. Jakub Řezníček started for Plzeň in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons, he has 32 starts, including six in the Champions League. He scored 5 goals in the red and blue jersey, three in the cup and two in the league.
But now she’s in fantastic shape. Brno shot promotion to the league with 18 goals, but they are rampaging even higher. In 14 games, he scored 10 goals and added 3 assists, making him not only the best scorer in the league, but also the most productive player.
“Brno got off to a good start and they are playing well, you can see that they believe in themselves and of course they have experienced players like Kuba Řezníček. He is the driving force of the team, 10 goals in 14 games is not entirely a coincidence. He has always been a shooter, he confirms it even now in Brno and represents a great danger for us.” Horváth is aware.
Source: FC Viktoria Plzeň
