“Due to the numerous casualties and the occurring virus, we have decided to cancel Saturday’s match. The priority for us now is for the players to get healthy, we minimized the risks and the entire squad was available for the important training camp in Spain, where we are flying to next week,” the club’s website quoted Viktoria Václav Hanzlík as saying.
As soon as the reigning champion started winter training, he lost two more players. Attacker Jan Kliment sprained his ankle during training, he probably won’t make it to the start of spring. This is his third major injury this season. In addition, defender Radim Řezník, who played after an absence of almost six months due to hamstring problems, withdrew from Wednesday’s training session with Petřín (3:1).
“Given the health of the team, we are thinking about what to do next. We will consult with the doctors and physiotherapists, in what time frame will the boys who were out of the game return,” assistant coach Pavel Horváth said after the match with division Petřín. The information from the doctors was apparently not encouraging, so the club decided to cancel the match with Pardubice. to eliminate the risk of further injury.
In addition to Kliment, defenseman Václav Jemelka, who underwent shoulder surgery at the end of the autumn season, will probably miss the beginning of spring. Midfielder Jan Sýkora is still not fully training, who has been out since the winning duel at home with Slavia.
The representative midfielder Adam Vlkanova, who is suffering from muscle problems, was not among the substitutes. Matěj Vydra, who underwent knee ligament surgery eight months ago, is still in recovery mode. If everything goes according to plan, he should start for the first time at the training camp in Benidorm, Spain (from January 10 to 21).
