Wins with Třinec (2:0), Prostějov (2:1) and Lišní (4:2) and draws with Žilina (2:2) and Opava (0:0). These are the results of Zlín in the fading summer preparation before the new league year 2023/2024.
However, the important thing will come only with the first competitive clash, which “Shoemakers” will complete in less than a week on the ground of the Karvina newcomer.
Even if, after the departure of Joss Didiba and Marko Hlinka, the head coach of the yellow and blue colors, Pavel Vrba, does not have a typical six, i.e. a defensively oriented shield midfielder, the experienced strategist believes that the team will be able to cope with it, and maybe it is good that he will have a more creative player in that position players to the combination.
How close or far are the summer signings Žák, Čelůstka or Ndiaye to the starting line-up? “The players who know the Czech league are ready immediately. It will take a while for the foreign ones to understand that the way of the game is perhaps a little different from what they are used to. It is a matter of time. Let’s believe that they will understand it as soon as possible.” quoted the fifty-nine-year-old coach from iSport.cz.
The aforementioned Čelůstek, who returned to the domestic environment from Cyprus, was taken by Letná as a ready-made player who will not prove for half a year whether he has what it takes or not, but will help the team immediately.
“It is a huge advantage that he is local. Zlín should perhaps focus on players who have a relationship with the city,” pointed out the boss of Vukadinović, Tkáč, Slončík and spol.
Los doesn’t have the easiest Zlín, and the points would be good for him in the first round. Not long after the trip to Karviná, they will welcome Sparta and in the third round they will play in Eden in Vršovice, where Slavia is at home.
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