Mariusz Jop after #HUTWIS: I am happy that we advanced to the next round

Wisła Kraków advances to the round of 16 of the STS Polish Cup! After a thrilling match against Hutnik Kraków, the White Star secured their place thanks to a goal from Kacper Duda. Mariusz Jop summed up the match.

"We know that the Polish Cup is a competition in which There are no easy matches. Competitions that have their own rules. We we came here to advance to the next round and that goal was achieved realized. That's the most important thing. Of course – it was a match in which there was a lot of fighting, where the fluidity in the game was maybe not as much as we would like they wanted. However, you also have to take into account the pitch that is here, because It's not easy to play. We did what we had to do and I am happy that we have advanced to the next round and we are waiting in peace for draw.” – summed up coach Mariusz Jop.

Does the promotion award from the Polish Football Association also have additional significance? importance, but we didn't think about it. I didn't know what the amounts were for moving on to the next round. I'm in charge of sports matters, and the finances are others in the club." – said the White Star coach briefly.

What was the reason for substituting Igbekeme for Carbo? "It was planned I'd like to have both of these players ready for Sunday's match. with Chrobry and it was dictated by that. Not by the quality of Marc's play, because I think that in He looked good in the first half. James also played well in the second half. looked good. It was a qualitative change for one player who was in good form for the second one. " – said the coach.

Is there any new information regarding Angel Rodado's health? "Appearance in Sunday is real. It's getting better every day. I hope it will be could take part in the match against Chrobry Głogów." – he replied briefly.

Question about Kacper Duda. "I encouraged Kacper to shoot because he has very strong and good shot. Sometimes he lacks a bit of luck in these in some situations in the league because he took shots but lacked precision. He hit it perfectly today. I'm glad he scored that goal and it will give him an extra impulse and will gain even more desire to shoot a lot of these shots. I'm glad because the change was already being prepared, so it fit in perfectly events, because after taking the shot and scoring the goal he could have calmly left with a smile on the face." – said coach Jop.

A question about the change Krzyżanowski – Grujcić. "I saw that the "Krzyżu" was already He's breathing heavily. He put a lot of work into this match. He was active offensively, but he also came back and protected the backline. I wanted to bring in a player who is high, because I knew there might be some set pieces. Hence the change a bit unusual, because at first glance you can assume that this is the place Lelieveld will come in as a full-back. The change was dictated by precisely because the opponent could have set pieces at the end of the game and We just needed growth," the coach said.

Overall assessment of Marko Bozic's return to the pitch. "Marko is a player who He has strengths in offensive play. He has good dribbling, he has such a relaxed attitude when it comes to about forward action. However, I expect much more from him when it comes to these actions in defense and in transition phases. We talk about it. He knows what are the team's needs in this regard. As I said earlier, if you don't train 5-6 weeks fully with the team, it's just one week of such training, let's not expect him to be at such top level form. He needs time. Let's remember that basically as soon as we he came, this injury happened to him quickly and he needs time to feel what we do in training and in the match. I count on him, I believe in him, However, you have to be patient in this case." – said the Trainer.

What opponent would the coach like to face in the next round? wishes have no significance during the drawing. However, I would like to play against a top league team at our stadium, to make it happen A pleasure for our fans." – replied coach Jop shortly.

A question about objects thrown from the stands. Did the referees react? "I saw that bottles were flying towards the players. I reported it to the fourth official, who He said "everything is okay." For me, when is it not okay? When will someone get hit in the head? I don't think it should be like this, but Judges are there to decide what to do in such situations." – coach Mariusz Jop concluded his statement.