It lacked practically the entire axis, led by the carded representative striker Tomáš Chorý, who is in the form of life (in addition to him, the ailing stopper Robin Hranáč, defender Sampson Dweh and defensive midfielder Lukáš Červ).
If until Saturday there were still individuals who questioned Choré’s powerful contribution to Viktoria, even they had to admit after the match with Liberec – he is indispensable. For coach Miroslav Koubek, it is certainly not a favorable realization that Chorý is irreplaceable.
Without the 29-year-old fighter, it is simply a different Pilsen. Like food without salt, without taste. It has no power, no taste. Matěj Vydra, who started against Slovan at the point, and Jan Kliment are typologically different attackers. Choré is similar to Metsoko in height, but he has yet to win.
The Otter squealed as much as he wanted. However, the benefit was zero. He got one big chance that he didn’t handle properly. He lacks lightness, confidence, playing and shooting comfort, self-confidence. The Sick has all this in him now. In short, he was missing more than Viktoria herself admitted.
“We missed him terribly at the centers. Of course, he will not score a goal from everyone, but he will bring uneasiness to the opponent’s defense and others benefit from that,” said Koubek after the match. His team didn’t have a Bulldog of the Sick type, who won’t shy away from any fight and wins most of them. It couldn’t rely on the long passes that Chorý can hold and digs balls for the second wave. That is, they helped each other, but without profit. It was actually about the delivered balloons.
Choré’s absence also affected the performance of new representative Pavel Šulec. They are on the same page with Chorý, the whole of Pilsen benefits from their cooperation. “They both cooperate perfectly, it suits them. Pavel probably expected more from himself against Slovan,” added Koubek.
However, there is no need to be sad about the fight for third place. Viktoria holds high trumps, continues to have a luxurious lead. Only an extraordinary collapse would deprive her of bronze. A big goal for her is success in the MOL Cup, where she will reach the quarterfinals. And the semifinals of the Conference League are extremely tempting to her. In exaggeration, at training, the Victorians should just quietly stomp around the Sick…
