(Marbella, from our correspondent) – However, assistant coach Luboš Loučka moderated his enthusiasm after the match.
Are you satisfied with the performance?
A clean sheet and a win against such an opponent counts, but immediately after the match I can’t say that the performance was what we wanted.
We wanted to focus on some things that simply weren’t there today. Of course, Stuttgart is at the end of preparation, we are in a completely different part. The win is great, but let’s take it with a grain of salt.
What elements specifically did not work?
Especially in the defensive phase, in the upper press. We have to look at everything in detail on the video and work on it. For my taste, we let the opponent come to the circle or our half too easily. Then it was difficult to get out of it.
Nevertheless, Sparta did not cash in and Stuttgart did not have a single clear chance.
Certainly one of the positives is that we confirmed how strong and solid we are in a deeper position. We did well in the last matches in the league as well.
Kaan Kairinen, Dimitrije Kamenovič and Awer Mabil played the half-time. Did they play the game you expected them to?
They all brought revival and performed well. It was good for the first game, but like all our players, they have room for improvement.
For a friendly match, the match was a bit too heated at times, did you expect something similar?
Only one player from them made it unnecessarily difficult. I don’t think the interventions were over the edge. I’m not sad about it, and luckily everything was done without major injuries. If they hadn’t screamed from the start, the match could have been quiet.
Without major injuries, yes, but David Pavelka and Jan Kuchta had to alternate. How are they doing?
Pavelka has a laceration on his leg, he was bleeding. We have to wait for Kuchtič’s examination, right now I am not able to say exactly what his condition is.
