Mariusz Jop before #WISRCH: We will want to force our opponents to make mistakes through our good play

Wisła Kraków face another league match. This coming Sunday, the White Star hosts Chorzowski Ruch Chorzowski, and Wisła Kraków coach Mariusz Jop will answer questions from journalists at a press conference before the match.

The physical condition of the White Star players after two matches this week. "We definitely have two intense matches behind us, if It's all about the physical work. The players gave it their all in the first and second meeting. When it comes to fatigue parameters, it looks quite decently. Of course, they are higher than after the first meeting, that is natural, because fatigue accumulates. We have a very large number of positions competition and this will also be the moment when I will be able to take advantage of other players. 6-7 days to prepare for the match certainly gives more the opportunity to retrain certain elements for the opponent. We had less time for that, however, we have had our own structure for a long time, as we did earlier, we will function similarly. Of course, taking into account some details that the players already know about, because we had a briefing about Ruch. We will continue this in Sunday's meeting," said Mariusz Jop.

Can we expect any rotation in the squad? "No. I want to be specific, because we make the opponent's task a little easier. However, I can say that there will be a change or changes," the coach replied briefly.

James Igbekeme has given two good innings recently. "James has certainly sent a very strong signal in the last two games. I agree with the assessment that he played very well, scored the winning goal and certainly is much, much closer to the first team than he was before these two matches" – assessed the White Star trainer.

You won the sparring match against Ruch, but since then Ruch has had a coaching change. "Of course, we look at it a little differently this time moment. Coach Fornalik implemented his rules, a few tactical nuances however, there are changes, more pragmatism in the game, so this sparring and match in that season at this point doesn't really matter. Of course there are those only names, some are new, we know these players, their characteristics, However, the change of coach certainly had a positive impact on this team" – summed up coach Jop.

The last match of the team from Chorzów showed that they can have problems in defense. "Let's remember that every match is different. In fact, in this match against Wieczysta, Ruch allowed his rival to have many opportunities situations, he conceded as many as four goals. However, I don't know if there will be as many mistakes they did in the meeting with us, we'll see. We'll want them to make these mistakes force through his good offensive play," he argued.

In the last two matches in particular In the second half, you dominated your opponents. What kind of Ruch can we expect? tomorrow? "It's probably related to how we want to play, that we we want to hold the ball for a long time, dominate possession, but also wait for our chances moments in the transition phase, moving a little lower. If we press, we have possession for a long time, the opponent has to defend, then there comes a moment, that there is greater fatigue and we push him to low defense. Movement also sometimes These six players come in between two defenders and defend in a 5-4-1 structure, which is just like Polonia Bytom. I think there will be moments when we will high, where we will close the opponent in our own penalty area. However, these can also be moments where Ruch will try to go a little higher to us, because in this way also played. We'll see how much courage they have in playing football like that, and how much they will be very pragmatic, they will count on set pieces, on low defense, on counterattacks, because they also have players for that," the coach analyzed.

You've been scoring fewer goals lately. You've had space to work on effectiveness? "At the moment we were in this week, there is not much time for it, because we know that the second day after the match this is the moment where there is a high risk of injury and shooting training is not indicated. Of course, players who played less also had this finalization. We we train very often because we know that the match scenario is exactly in in many cases, the same as we have seen recently. We are in the opponent's half and behavior in the penalty area, this third period is very important. This week a little less, because we focused mainly on regeneration" - he said coach.

The decision to shoot, the choice of simple means. "This true. That was an element that I was a bit lacking - the decision to shoot in several situations and we also talked about this with the team to get used to it faster decide on the shots, don't wait, because it's an opportunity. Besides, there were matches in which which we turned such chances into goals, such as the match against Górnik, where Darijo gave us the victory with a long-range shot, or even James, who without a pass from 17-18 meters he scored a goal in the match against Polonia Bytom. the players saw it, I think they have similar feelings and I hope that under It will be better in this respect," said Mariusz Jop.

Evaluation of the draw and the plan for the Polish Cup match with Hutnik Kraków. "Of course, as in every match, we play for victory and We want to win the Polish Cup match. This is one of the closest possible trips, in terms of logistics, after this meeting we will be a trip to Głogów was waiting for us," the White Star coach replied briefly.

Wisła fans are breaking the mold. Incredible attendance both in the stands and in front of TV, where the matches are better watched than rivals from the league above. "The fans are certainly not disappointed. I think that this is the essence of what we do. We want to play for the fans, we want to give them joy, give them emotions. It's truly a phenomenon. It's fantastic that we can play at home very often with full stands, fantastic support, which definitely helps us a lot. I think that often visiting teams emphasize that this fan effect is noticeable. We We also want to use this as a team from the very beginning. And the fact that before There were also so many people with TVs and watching our meeting, it proves a huge Wisła community, with a huge fan base that supports us. I'm happy that I have the opportunity to work in such a place and the players are too. They appreciate that we have so many fans," concluded coach Mariusz Jop.