Mariusz Jop after #WISSTM: We can think about the future in good spirits

After the White Star's confident 3-0 victory over Stal Mielec, Wisła Kraków's coach Mariusz Jop summed up his players' performance at the post-match press conference.

“At no point was there any discussion as to who dominates this match, who is the better team and deservedly won. I'm happy very much that during the last match this year, our fans who came to the stadium, we could show good football. I think the first half was concert. Lots of chances, three goals, and I think it was enjoyable. I am also happy that we started the spring round, the return round with victory, because as I said, our goal is to win this spring round. So I think we can look to the future with good humor. Of course. We know we still have two tough matches ahead of us. We'll be ready for them. prepare from tomorrow, i.e. the cup and the match against ŁKS, which ends the competition in this year." – summed up coach Jop.

Was the control and calmness in the second half due to from the calculation that you still have two matches ahead of you this year? "No, in fact on the contrary. In the locker room, we told each other at half-time that we wanted to continue what we had been doing. what happened in the first half. We wanted to go for more goals and the beginning was very good. We wanted to finish these moves a bit too quickly, because Rodado could have shot from about five meters without a touch, and Duda had his chance. There was quite a bit of turmoil there. There was also a lot of danger from set pieces. game. We didn't want to treat this second half as a time that would only be in order to survive it. I think also the number of substitutions, rotation in positions makes the fluidity escape a bit, that's natural. In conclusion, I think We can be satisfied," he said.

The attitude of Marko Bozic, who came out today for the first time in the starting lineup in a league match. "He earned it in training and friendlies, he was waiting for the moment when he would be in the starting eleven. I think that he took advantage of him. We can't say anyone played poorly today. I think that everyone played at a really good level and Bozi was also one of the better players today." – said the White Star coach.

Wisła increased their lead to 3 place. However, you can't lose concentration. "I think that in conclusion There will be time after the last match to do it properly. I'm happy with the average points per game. After this victory, we have 2.33 points per game. We don't have a big influence on how rivals play, while the table is in such a way that the advantage has grown after today's match up to 11 points. This is a solid advance. However, we We know that things happen in football. There is absolutely no relaxation. We know that this work is still ahead of us and there is much to do. So we want to end this week with this attitude and then have a good one rest and work hard before the return matches next year." – the coach stated.

Frederico Duarte broke through today and scored goal. "I think that for every football player, if we were to analyze all matches, especially for those who played a lot, there were moments when they were weaker matches. Dua also had a weaker moment, but apart from what they see fans, I also see footballers in their daily work and I also see how they are attitude and how much they give of themselves. Duarte is the kind of player who always He works hard and he simply won this place during training." – he said.

What is more valuable to a coach? Playing for zero at the back or a very good performance in the first half? "I can choose two options? So I choose this and that," he said. short.

Do you have a plan ready after this meeting? match against Zawisza in the Polish Cup? "I had the idea in my head earlier. After The first question is always whether everyone will be healthy after the match. At the moment, it seems everyone is in full strength and yes, there is a concept for Thursday somewhere, if It's about the squad, it is there." – concluded Wisła Kraków coach Mariusz Jop.