Little football: Slovakia and its nomination for EMF EURO 2022
BRATISLAVA. At the EMF EURO 2022 European Championship in Košice’s Steel Arena (June 4-11), the Slovak national football team has the primary goal of advancing to the playoffs.
In the basic A-group, their rivals are Italy, Belgium and Poland, while the next phases will be won by three teams.
From Friday to Sunday, Slovaks completed a three-day mini-camp in Banská Bystrica. On the second day, coach Ladislav Borbély announced the final nomination for the championship, which includes a total of 15 names, including goalkeepers.
“It was a very important conclusion in terms of consolidating the game concept and tactical habits. We went through all the game schemes, whether offensive or defensive. We also dealt with all types of standard situations,” said camp Borbély, who gives high before the championship. goals.
“There is an imperative to advance from the group to the playoffs among the top 16. Of course, we will want to compete for the championship as much as possible. My personal goal is to get halfway through. SR coach.
The return of Michel
The mascot of the championship will be Niko, in the role of referee will also be a former recognized referee with the badge of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Ľuboš Micheľ:
“After fifteen years since the end of my professional refereeing career, a new challenge and experience awaits me. I am looking forward to the championship, it is close to Prešov, I am very happy to take part in interesting events.
It will be my first experience with low football, but I don’t think it will be a problem. The referee is mainly determined by the feeling for the game. I think I will get up to speed quickly, “said Micheľ.
There is a lot of interest in tickets
The interest in ME is great. Tickets for individual matches are running fast, but are still available in advance. “Ticket sales are going very well, if it continues like this, we could have sold out next week. The capacity of the hall is 8,300 seats.”
I recommend fans to buy tickets in advance, “said the president of the Slovak Little Football Association, Peter Králik, who, together with colleagues from the organizing committee, are finishing their preparations.
“It’ll break out in two weeks, we’re basically just fine-tuning everything. We don’t need a bigger problem, but we don’t sleep much at the moment. But it’s a good job and we enjoy it.”
They graduate from Azerbaijan
The Slovak national team is meeting before the European Championships on June 1, the next day they will complete the general championship against Azerbaijan.
Captain Ivan Buchel got to the home tournament, which he had to transfer twice for the coronavirus pandemic, and is extremely pleased:
“It is an honor for all of us and for me as a captain in particular. I am an intermediary between coaches and players, my role will be to set our comfort in the cabin and to be able to set up individual matches well.
We play at home and there will be a little more pressure on us, but I believe that people will be in large numbers and our twelfth player. If we show what we want, we can be successful, “added Buchel, who led the Slovak team with the captain’s armband at the World Cup 2019. In Australia, the Slovaks took 7th place.