Brojovka starts the spring with a tough draw, I still have to work on the defense
Zbrojovce is not doing well in the first league spring starts. He has been waiting for the win for 13 years
His restraint is understandable, after all, after Mladá Boleslav, Zbrojovka will face Pilsen, Slavia, Ostrava and Bohemians. “We would like to see our points gain increase, but we are primarily looking at the team below us. What is ahead of us is interesting and we would like to chase the opponents ahead of us, but the priority for this season is for the man to save himself,” adds the coach.
The successful autumn of his charges was marred by three November defeats, in which the Brno team received a total of ten goals from České Budějovice, Pilsen and Olomouc. A more solid defensive line is a major task for the spring. “We know where the boot is pushing us, we get a lot of goals in the autumn part. We prepared for it this year in the winter training, but we still conceded seven goals in three matches, so we will have to go defensive in the spring part of the season as well,” Dostálek nods.
Preparation numbers
Tipsport league in December:
Zlín – Zbrojovka 0:2
Trnava – Zbrojovka 1:3
Trenčín – Zbrojovka 1:2
preparation in January:
Austria Vienna – Zbrojovka 3:4
Zbrojovka – Podbrezová 1:2
Slovan Bratislava – Zbrojovka 2:1
best scorer: Jakub Nečas (4 goals)
best recorders: Jiří Texl and Wale Musa Alli (2 recordings)
most productive player: Jan Hladík (3 goals + 2 assists)
most minutes: Filip Blecha (450)
The armory often paid the price for gross individual mistakes, after which the opponents scored. “We try to push the players to have better games of the organization. Through communication, they can advise and help each other on the field, sometimes they raise their voices at each other, but they can prevent this,” Dostálek points out.
Although the Brno management looks forward to being able to draw attention, in the winter they only acquired the 20-year-old full-back Josef Koželuh from Pilsen on loan until the end of the next season with an option. The only departure is the transfer of striker Jakub Přichystal to Olomouc.
However, the deadline for transfers has not yet expired. “We do not rule out movement in or out. on the other hand, the priority was to keep the squad together. We would welcome more competition in at least two positions, one of them more defensive, the other more offensive. On the other hand, the winter transfer period is specific, available players are not currently moving here. We can see that in the entire league, there are not many transfers. But we are not sleeping and some change may still come,” says Zbrojovka sports manager Tomáš Požár.
Even before the spring season, the club announced that it had secured captain and league top scorer Jakub Řezniček for the next two seasons. He will continue in Brno until at least June 2025. “I am very happy that we agreed so quickly and I am clear about the future. I am happy in Brno, so it was my priority from the beginning. This contract does not have to be for two years, even in that it is better that I have to deal with something again in a year. I’m glad that the owner Bartoněk got involved like this and we found a common language,” the thirty-four-year-old forward Řezníček relishes.
We attack extremely, but it is at the expense of the defense, admits the Brno midfielder Texl
Zbrojovce did well in the autumn, mainly outdoors, where they scored twelve points. She collected only eight at home and would like to improve the balance. Is it the key to salvation? “If we bring a body from abroad and they are good enough to be in the table, it will not be key. But we regret that we sold out Serbia twice and did not offer the fans a single goal scored. We will certainly do more for it than in the fall,” the coach mentions the 0:4 losses against Slavia and Sparta.