David Heckel
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/PHOTO GALLERY/ Two wins, one draw. This is the balance of the players of Baník Ostrava during the week-long training camp in Opalenica, Poland. In addition to the results, however, a number of players impressed with their performances, even from the reinforcement camp, of which seven have been officially announced so far. Defender Matej Madleňák from Ružomberok is still waiting for the stamp.
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Baník Ostrava at a training camp in Poland against Romanian Farul Constanta | Video: David Hekele
Ewerton, Tanko, Blažek, Kpozo, and recently the confirmation of Rig, Markovič, and Kubala, with whom everything, despite the agreement of the clubs and the player with Baník, should have been delayed for a long time in the person of Ondřej Šašinka, who finally gave the nod to the move to Hradec.
On the other hand, in addition to the veterans Kuzmanovič and Laštůvka, goalkeeper Budinský, defender Chlumecký, midfielders Boháč and Reiter are also gone from the squad, Daniel Smékal and Jaroslav Svozil, who is no longer even on the roster on the official website, are expected to leave at least on loan. “There will be narrowing,” coach Pavel Hapal admitted.
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He was satisfied with the concentration. “I’m glad that most of the players are healthy, we don’t have serious problems, and they were able to work in difficult training conditions. In large doses,” he declared.
“Now in the remaining fortnight they will be smaller so that we can fly into the league ready. I believe it will work,” he continued, adding that he wants to have a wider roster than last year.
“Twenty-three to twenty-five names, plus goalkeepers. We still have a bit of time,” added Hapal, who has 31 players, including Smékal and the Marauders Fleišman and Takács, but without the aforementioned Madleňák.
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And what will the team’s schedule be before the weekend duel in Slovakia’s Turzovka? “The boys get a day off and on Tuesday we start working and training again before the general game with Žilina. Then there is enough time to get ready and prepare,” concluded Pavel Hapal.
