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After the winter break, all teams of the Fortuna League started preparing for the spring part of the competition. Plzeňská Viktoria played the first friendly match yesterday at home with the local Petřín Plzeň. Without Jan Kliment, who is already injured for the third time in this game. But he is not the only one who is absent, last year’s winner is also suffering from pain.
The beginning of the winter training is not ideal for Michal Bílek and his assistant Pavel Horváth. Plzeň has recently introduced new reinforcements in the form of Matěj Vydra and Roman Květ, but now they are counting on absences.
Jan Kliment is certainly the biggest loser. The striker from West Bohemia managed to play only 10 games in the fall, and now he is training for the third time this season. According to Pavel Horváth’s reports, it is not yet certain how long the 29-year-old shooter will be out of action, but it is definitely not before the beginning of spring.
Plzeň won the first preparatory match against division Petřín (3:1). But I am counting other losses. After six months, Radim Řezník appeared on the lawn. However, the most experienced player of the current champion’s squad was only there for a few minutes of the second half, then he was forced to substitute again.
“Radim said about substitution, I don’t know exactly what’s wrong with him. We will be smarter after the examination at the hospital,” said Horváth’s assistant coach to Řezník.
However, Jan Sýkora did not appear on the field at all. Pilsen’s mainstay in recent seasons should return to full training in the coming weeks. Sýkora has been missing from the squad since Pilsen’s home victory over Slavia in September.
And we continue the list of injured further. Stopper or fullback Václav Jemelka is another player who will miss the start of the spring season. At the end of autumn, he underwent shoulder surgery.
One of the new Matěj Vydra was also not part of the first match. After a long absence due to knee ligament surgery, he is gradually returning to the training pace. However, according to Horváth, his recovery will take some time.
The latest injured is summer signing Adam Vlkanova. He is suffering from muscle problems, but they are not of a larger scale.
But the problems of league leader Fortuna are far from over. Today, the management of Viktoria decided to cancel the planned friendly match with Pardubice. The team was affected by a virus.
Pilsen should fly next week to a training camp in Benidorm, Spain, where they will be until January 21. She should play three friendly matches (Heidenheim, Ferencevaros and Molde).
According to Horváth, the coaching staff is now working with doctors and physiotherapists and it will be seen in what composition they will fly to Spain. According to the former midfielder, reducing the staff in the current state is out of the question.
Source: FC Viktoria Plzeň