It was supposed to be help, a boost, maybe even a trump card in the fight for the championship cup. When David Hovorka and Ondřej Kúdela, the team’s former clear support, returned to Slavia after protracted injuries, it seemed that Trpišovský would have a pleasant and varied selection.
It was offered that experienced fighters would give peace and that rehearsals and improvisations would end, which Trpišovský had to resort to in their absences and after David Zima’s summer departure for FC Turin.
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Aiham Ousou and Taras Kačaraba got the biggest space, but in the middle of the defense Tomáš Holeš also jumped quite often. Ladislav Takács was only a short-term option, because he was not available for most of the autumn due to health reasons, and in the winter he went on a guest tour with an option in Baník Ostrava.
But the carousel of changes has started even more recently, leaving only a varied selection. Nobody is very convincing, Slavia, especially in the Conference League, collected an unusually large amount; in the Czech league, Hradec Králové was able to use the permeability of the red and white defense for the last time.
In this match, Hovorka and Kačaraba joined each other and acted in all sorts of ways, but not sure and reliably. “The hitchhikers did not play as the coach imagined,” the experienced coach Stanislav Levý observed in the Přímák program on the Sport.cz server.
Previously, Hovorka and Kúdela cooperated side by side against Zlín, and their joint performance leveled off after an uncertain entry. In any case, Trpišovský has a rather difficult head from the comfort options. “Nobody is very well. At Kacharaba, I am not even surprised to see what is happening in his native Ukraine. After the injuries, another experienced coach, Vlastimil Palička, noticed. limits.
At the same time, the league numbers are not bad for Slavic trackers. Everyone is among the best in the success of passes, none of them falls below 86 percent. This is an important aspect for Trpišovský, who wants the middle defenders to be constructive and not afraid to play out. Kúdela (76.9%) and Kačaraba (74.5%) excel in the success of won defensive battles.
But the overall picture does not currently reflect stability. That is why Trpišovský has to think about who he will put in the Stoperská pair in the main battle against Pilsen. All the combinations that the four trackers can make are possible. Withdrawing Holeš from the reserve into the defense is extremely unlikely.
“It will be important if the coach manages to choose the right eleven from the staff he has at his disposal. The competition is great, but on the other hand you have to have a lucky hand. Choose an eleven that will match what you want to play. Coach Trpišovský pays a lot of attention to the typology of the match, “said Levý.
Trpišovský against Pilsen needs to have a lucky hand, after the defeat with Hradec they got to the second place and under unexpected pressure. Another point loss could be fatal for them.
