Talent with a rival played by former Pilsen coach Tonar
“I’m still looking forward to matches with Dukla than to other opponents,” admits Chmelík.
Pilsen coaches Petr Štochl and Jiří Hynek played for Dukla Prague. Coach Michal Tonar and his assistant Daniel Čurda worked in Pilsen, Tonar won the championship with her as a player and as a coach, and his son Michal plays Talent.
However, times are changing and the transfer market is not static, which Chmelík indirectly mentioned. “Last year I thought that the Dukla team did not have many people I met there. I would count them on the fingers of one hand, “says the left-handed handball player, who moved to Pilsen in the summer of 2017.
In the middle duel, they will face a team that played together last year’s seven playoffs. Pilsen was more successful then. Talent also won the first match of the season in Prague 34:28.
Talent finished the fifth semi match and will face Karvin in the final
But Dukla now has a string of four victories in a row, the last time she defeated Lovosice at home (37:30) and in the incomplete table she moved to fifth place. Talent is the first.
“I probably have a natural respect from Dukla, but not an exaggeration. I didn’t watch how you did against Lovosice. Preparations for Dukla for me began only after Saturday’s match in Kopřivnice. If we play as we should, we will manage, “Chmelík is convinced.
He sees the opponent’s strength in quick counterattacks, quality goalkeepers or in shooting clutches from a distance. “It’s not a bad team in general. I don’t think we will have an extra different match compared to the ones Dukla and I found, “says Jan Chmelík, who scored three goals in Kopřivnice.
He was unsuccessful only during the last shooting attempt. “I am almost 100% successful, on the other hand, the goalkeeper Kopřivnice did not have many interventions, so it would be bad if it was against me,” he added.
Fought match in Kopřivnice. Coach Štochl was just pleased to win