Mariusz Jop after #WISSTA: Two-to-one victory, victory fought for, snatched away

Mariusz Jop's team strengthens its lead! Wisła Kraków defeated Stal Rzeszów 2-1 thanks to goals from Julius Ertlthaler and Angel Rodado, securing another three points. Mariusz Jop commented on Sunday's match.

"It was definitely an exciting meeting, which had a lot going on at both ends. I think that from our perspective, we definitely lacked some fluidity in the game, longer maintenance on the ball. I think for our team today we had a lot of our own unforced losses. On the one hand, this was due to the fact that the opponent in the functioned very well in the transition period. It must be said that Stal put We set the bar very high today. It's no coincidence that they scored 20 points and are high in the table. A young team with good intensity. Today stood up to Wisła and played a good match. However, in the end, what The most important thing is on our side, which is victory. A two-to-one victory, a victory fought for, snatched. Maybe this The match wasn't perfect in our performance. However, what's always important at the end that the points stayed in Krakow. I'm happy about that. Congratulations to the team. Now It's time for us to rest and prepare for the cup match." – Coach Jop summed up the meeting.

Was there a lack of concentration? "I think we We had a lot of chances to score more goals in the first half. Or there was a slight offside somewhere, or we were inaccurate. It wasn't like we We didn't create these situations. We demand more from ourselves and expect that we will be more effective in these situations, especially in transition phases, where the rival he had to open up a little more and we, being in medium or low defense, sometimes We had a few moments where we could have gone out with a quick attack. No I would put it down to a lack of concentration. Sometimes there are meetings where the flow is smaller." – assessed the trainer.

Did Stal set the bar for Wisła the highest? rivals so far? "As I said, he stood very high today set the bar. Similarly, Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki was also very demanding opponent. They played openly, they played boldly. In moments like these, in In such matches it is important to simply take advantage of your chances. Despite that this match was even and sometimes we gave the ball away opponent, but they did not create such super clear-cut chances. Of course there was that penalty, actually two penalties. But other than that, no I remember there being some excellent situations," said the White Star coach.

The changes made were already in preparation for the Cup match against Hutnik? "Today we focused on this match and on what was happening on an ongoing basis. If there was such a need, and such a need I saw not to take any risks with Julek, because he had a yellow card and was on his side of a fast guy who is good in duels - I mean Masiak and Warczak, who also joined in the offensive actions. No we wanted to take the risk here that in the transition phase it would have to interrupt the action and he'll be sent off. Besides, Krzyż [editor's note: Krzyżanowski] He's also in good form. He came on and I think he played very well," the coach said.

Question about Rodado's health. "He's delicate problem with the ankle joint. He sprained the joint slightly. While still warmed up, could continue playing. We'll see how it goes tomorrow, the day after tomorrow. Will Will these symptoms worsen or just the opposite? We'll see. Not yet. We have a diagnosis that would tell us that there is a big problem." – he assessed the health condition attacker.

Duarte will have "prescribed" situational training one-on-one? "There are many moments during training where there are situations and one-on-one, and a lot of finishing in the penalty area. Usually at such a moment he looks for and he does it very well. I thought he would finish this action like that. These are two-on-one situations that need to be converted into goals. He certainly wanted to. He made a bad decision. The goalkeeper also made a good save there. In the end, we didn't score. that third goal. The counterattack itself was certainly enjoyable." – concluded coach Mariusz Jop.