Slavic midfielder Ibrahim Traoré took members of the club management on an excursion to Côte d’Ivoire, his home country, at the end of last year. Afterwards, the colossus from Vršovice also hired the world-famous coach Miloslav Brožek, who is to look for talented players in Africa, among other things, in Africa. In the relatively recent past, Eden has considered an even larger expansion into the continent.
Africa attracts Slavia, the players have done it for her and continue to do good services. The defense rested on the thunderous Michael Ngadeu and the elegant Simon Deli. The fairy tale was written by Abdallah Sima, who in a short time rose to England.
In the current staff, coach Jindřich Trpišovský has four Africans at his disposal and they all helped him a lot last week. Traoré and Oscar contributed to the 3: 2 victory in the inaugural playoff of the Conference League at Fenerbahce Istanbul, with the help of Yira Sor. Peter Olayinka then scored the subsequent derby with the Bohemians with a single hit.
“We are happy when anyone has goals and assistance, especially in the situation we are in. Some players have left us, the team is changing a bit, so we have to break it down into more players. “It’s going well, these guys are taking it on, they’re scoring important goals,” Trpišovský praised. with reference to the smart Liberian goal in Istanbul.
Slavia has good experience with African envoys, she has verified that they can add a new flair to her game. “Their elasticity and movement culture in combination with technology gives the team different ingredients. Typologically, it belongs to the football we want to play, “Trpišovský agreed some time ago.
“Slavia knows who she is investing in. Olayinka or Oscar are extremely fast, they have great preconditions for them to work in her staff, “agreed coach Jaroslav Hynek, who in the past led Dukla and drew Olayinka there.
“African players are different, of course. They are all hugely fast, hardworking, stubborn. They have a different elasticity, strength, their quality of movement is somewhere else than in Czech boys. On the other hand, they have worse predictability in duels. You also have to be motivated, it is important to keep it with them. It is necessary to constantly arouse interest in them, “Hynek calculated.” Sometimes it is good to motivate them, for example through their partners, “he added with a smile.
He knew what Olayinka was like. “He has huge emotions in him, you can see that in his game. He also never liked anything, not even from more experienced fighters, such as Duk Kušnír or Podaný. If he felt a sting and didn’t even understand it, he was so tense, “Hynek recalled.
“We need his leadership and invincibility, which he then transfers to the team. That’s great. Although he has moments to kill, he loses completely simple balls. But he is able to be in a start, combination or some action at virtually every minute. His activity and mentality are very important to us, “Trpišovský praised the Nigerian legionnaire.
He gets in shape after returning from the African championship. He played the best match against the Bohemians in the spring, it was significantly more valid than three days before in Istanbul. “He lacks training. He trained with the national team, but in a different environment, temperature and so on. But we don’t have time to give him an adaptation period, “the Slavic strategist indicated how important Olayinka is to him.
The agile Sor acclimatizes in Eden after the winter transfer from Baník Ostrava, he proved exceptional speed preconditions against Fenerbahce, but sometimes he acted hastily. Oscar has already redeemed himself for an unnecessary exclusion in the last autumn round against Baník, the coaching team has already forgiven him.
Karlovy Vary goalkeeper Jiří Chára and Ibrahim Traoré from Slavia Prague in the round of the MOL Cup.Photo: Vlastimil VacekRight
A Traoré? He already seemed to be mainly a mentor for younger teammates from Africa, but at the moment he has also made an interesting contribution on the field. “If you have a player in that community who is such a teacher for others and accepts this role, it must definitely pay off for you,” Hynek said. “Traoré is already used to the Czechia. under Bohumil Páník, who can communicate very well with Africans or Brazilians. He knows how to deal with them, “added former coach Dukla.
